Daily News from Scandinavia

Reservists arrive for Spring Storm exercise

NordenBladet —On May 6th, hundreds of reservists gathered in Raadi, Tartu, where units of the 2nd Infantry Brigade participating in the Spring Storm exercise...

Military exercise Spring Storm 2024 kicked off in Estonia

NordenBladet —On Monday, May 6th, the annual military exercise Spring Storm started, with nearly 14,000 participants from Estonia and allied countries. This year’s exercise...

Hussar and Braže underlined the importance of parliamentary diplomacy

NordenBladet — Hussar said at the meeting that Estonia and Latvia worked actively together in many fields and the relations between the parliaments of...

Riigikogu declared the Moscow Patriarchate an institution sponsoring Russia’s military aggression

NordenBladet — 75 members of the Riigikogu voted in favour of passing the Statement of the Riigikogu “On Declaring the Moscow Patriarchate an Institution...

The Sugary Drinks Tax Bill passed the first reading

NordenBladet — The first reading of the Sugary Drinks Tax Bill (418 SE), initiated by the Government, which had been adjourned due to the...

The Constitutional Committee sent a Bill on using frozen assets to the second reading

NordenBladet — The Bill on Amendments to the International Sanctions Act and Amendments to Other Associated Acts (332 SE) creates a national mechanism to ensure...

The links between European banking and climate policy were debated in the Riigikogu

NordenBladet — Governor of the Bank of Estonia Madis Müller replied to the interpellation concerning the pressure from the European Central Bank on the...

Mihkelson and Kols discuss supporting Ukraine and preparations for NATO Summit in Berlin

NordenBladet — Today and tomorrow, Mihkelson and Kols will meet with Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Bundestag Michael Roth, member and...

Jüri Ratas on Veterans Day ceremony: Our country is born from the Estonian spirit

NordenBladet — The Veterans Day is an occasion to remember the veterans of the Defence Forces and the Defence League, and their loved ones....

The Tibet Support Group of the Riigikogu will pay a visit to the Dalai...

NordenBladet — “The Tibet Support Group in this Riigikogu is the largest of all time, and it has altogether 16 members,” Chairman of the...