Daily News from Scandinavia
Back to homepageRatas thanked Japan for its strong support to Ukraine
NordenBladet — President of the Riigikogu Jüri Ratas met the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida in Tokyo today and thanked him for Japan’s strong support for Ukraine. Ratas qualified Japan as one of Estonia’s key partners in the Asian
Read MoreRatas will attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe
NordenBladet — President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas is travelling to Japan today to attend the state funeral ceremony for former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. According to Ratas, former Prime Minister Abe made a strong
Read MoreBritish army rotates troops in Estonia to continue support of NATO’s eFP
NordenBladet — On Wednesday 21 September, in a regular rotation of forces, the British Army’s King’s Royal Hussars (KRH) formally took over from the Royal Welsh to lead NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Estonia. This is the 11th
Read MoreThe Riigikogu appointed Sulev Valner as a member of the Estonian Public Broadcasting Council
NordenBladet — At today’s plenary sitting, the Riigikogu passed two Resolutions. Ruuben Kaalep was appointed as a new member of the Supervisory Board of the National Library of Estonia and Sulev Valner as an acknowledged expert was appointed as a
Read MoreThe government invites reservists to the defence readiness exercise QUILL 2022 (OKAS 2022)
NordenBladet — Today, the government decided to invite 2,861 reservists and Defence League members to the defence readiness exercise QUILL 2022 (OKAS 2022). At the proposal of the Cheif of the Defence Forces, reservists of the 11th Infantry Battalion, 16th
Read MoreNational Defence Committee: Russia’s partial mobilisation does not pose a direct threat to Estonia, but increases tensions
NordenBladet — The National Defence Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) discussed the security situation at its extraordinary sitting today and made a statement underlining that the announcement of a partial mobilisation by the Russian Federation did not pose
Read MoreThe Foreign Affairs Committee keeps future relations between Estonia and Asia under focus
NordenBladet — Today, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) discussed the report on future relations between Estonia and Asia, prepared in cooperation of four Estonian universities. The Committee considers continuing discussions on the Asian region one
Read MorePrime Minister replied to two interpellations
NordenBladet — Prime Minister Kaja Kallas replied to the interpellations concerning the omission of Turba-Risti railway from the Estonian Recovery and Resilience Plan (No. 138) and concerning the omission of the projects on Tallinn Hospital and medical helicopters from the
Read MoreKaljulaid: We expect NATO to act swiftly in implementing the Madrid Summit decisions
NordenBladet — The members of the National Defence Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) discussed the next plans of NATO and allied countries as well as the major challenges in strengthening the collective defence on the Eastern flank of
Read MoreThe Riigikogu passed the Act enabling a universal service for electricity
NordenBladet — Today, the Riigikogu passed the Act that will enable household consumers to buy electricity at a controlled production price, that is, as a universal service. In addition, the Parliament concluded the first reading of one Bill. The Act
Read More