Daily News from Scandinavia

The Riigikogu anniversary week starts with the opening of a travelling exhibition

NordenBladet — Today at 1 p.m., the President of the Riigikogu Henn Põlluaas will open the travelling exhibition Riigikogu 100, dedicated to the 100th...

The Riigikogu authorised Jüri Ratas to form a Government

NordenBladet — At today’s sitting, the Riigikogu authorised the candidate for Prime Minister Jüri Ratas to form a Government. 55 members of the Riigikogu...

Brexit calls for more Nordic-EU co-operation

NordenBladet - “More Nordic co-operation is needed in the EU when the UK leaves” was one message that was put forward during an EU...

Report: the time is right to promote the Nordic “peace” brand

NordenBladet - The momentum and willingness are growing for the Nordic countries to work even more closely together on peace and conflict resolution. Opportunities...

New biodiversity targets must set the bar high

NordenBladet - The loss of biodiversity is one of the biggest challenges facing mankind. The Nordic ministers for the environment now want to set...

Nordic Region pushes for global agreement on plastics

NordenBladet - In a joint declaration, the Nordic countries are pushing for a new global agreement on the reduction and prevention of plastic waste...

Board of the Riigikogu approved the number of members and allocated seats in standing...

NordenBladet — The Board of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) approved the number of members in its ten standing committees, and decided how many...

Finnish parliamentary elections: Record number of women winners

NordenBladet - In a very close election, the Social Democratic Party won the most seats in Parliament – but only just. The main issues...

Kaja Kallas did not obtain the support of the Riigikogu to form a Government

NordenBladet — At today’s sitting, the Riigikogu did not support authorising the candidate for Prime Minister Kaja Kallas to form a Government. 45 members...

Mihkelson in Kiev: we must defend Ukraine’s efforts to join the EU and NATO

NordenBladet — The Head of the Estonian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Marko Mihkelson spoke at the high level Kyiv (Kiev) Security Forum,...