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Back to homepageSweden opens up new spaceport at the Esrange Space Center in Kiruna in northern Sweden
NordenBladet — A spaceport at the Esrange Space Center in Kiruna in northern Sweden has recently officially opened after the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf, and European and Swedish political dignitaries cut the ribbon to the new
Read MoreBill allowing for paperless court proceedings passed the second reading
NordenBladet — The Riigikogu concluded the second reading of the Bill allowing for digital court proceedings, as well as the Bill regulating the service of documents in cross-border matters. The Bill facilitating the administrative proceedings for children of repressed people
Read MoreRatas underlined importance of strengthening relations between Estonia and Armenia
NordenBladet — At the meeting with President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan today, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas confirmed the desire to deepen practical cooperation between Estonia and Armenia and strengthen parliamentary relations between the two countries.
Read MoreBaltic and Polish Speakers want to deepen parliamentary cooperation in response to geopolitical threats
NordenBladet — President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas and the Speakers of the Parliaments of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland issued a joint declaration at their meeting in Warsaw, Poland, today. They declared their willingness to deepen parliamentary
Read MoreSutt encouraged Armenia to continue on reform path and cooperate with the EU
NordenBladet — Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Andres Sutt said at the meeting with President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan today that Estonia was ready to share its reform experience with Armenia and saw
Read MoreArchaeologists in Norway finds 2,000-year-old runestone
NordenBladet — A 2,000-year-old runestone has been found in Norway by Archaeologists, which date back to the earliest days of using runic writing. The stone has been labelled as the world’s oldest runestone. The Museum of Cultural History in Oslo
Read MoreDenmark registered zero bank robberies in 2022
NordenBladet — According to Bloomberg, the number of registered bank robberies in Denmark hit zero in 2022 due to the reduced number of cash in the country and increased security. Michael Busk-Jepsen, Director of Digitalization at Finance Denmark, has stated
Read MoreRatas attends the meeting of Polish and Baltic Speakers in Warsaw
NordenBladet — On Monday, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas will attend the meeting of the Speakers of the Parliaments of the Baltic States and Poland in Warsaw, where enhancing the parliamentary cooperation between the four countries
Read MoreBill concerning anti-personnel mines was dropped from the legislative proceedings
NordenBladet — Today the first reading of one Bill was on the agenda of the Riigikogu plenary assembly, and it was dropped from the legislative proceedings. The Bill on the Denunciation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use,
Read MoreRatas confirmed support to establishing of international special tribunal
NordenBladet — President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas and Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković discussed further support for Ukraine at their meeting today, confirming strong support for the establishment of an international special tribunal to investigate
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