Daily News from Scandinavia

Finance ministers reach agreement on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

NordenBladet — On Tuesday 15 March, the EU’s finance ministers reached an agreement in the Economic and Financial Affairs Council on establishing a...

Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy supports refurbishment of Government Palace and modernisation of premises

NordenBladet — In its meeting on 16 March 2022, the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided to support the plan to modernise government...

Finnish and Swedish ministers to discuss bilateral cooperation and changes in the security environment

NordenBladet — Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen and Sweden's Minister for Justice and Home Affairs Morgan Johansson will meet in Finland on...

Ministry of the Interior to prepare introduction of border procedure

NordenBladet — The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to examine and prepare legislative amendments to enable the introduction of...

The Social Affairs Committee sent amendments to the Health Services Organisation Act to first...

NordenBladet — The Social Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) decided to send the Bill on Amendments to the Health Services Organisation...

Bill on additional days of rest passed the first reading in the Riigikogu

NordenBladet — At today’s sitting of the Riigikogu, the Bill under which the working day following a national day or public holiday falling on...

Ministers for European Affairs Tuppurainen and Dahlgren stress importance of EU as a guarantor...

NordenBladet — On Monday 14 March, Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen and Swedish Minister for EU Affairs Hans Dahlgren met in Stockholm...

Åland Week to celebrate province’s anniversary in schools

NordenBladet — The week beginning on 21 March will be Åland Week in schools. Nearly 20 partners have been involved in putting together...

Taking a stand for sympathy and against racism

NordenBladet — The secretariat of the Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations has been contacted a number of times regarding hate speech and harassment...

Meeting of President of the Riigikogu and Foreign Minister of Croatia focused on the...

NordenBladet — At their meeting today, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia...