In Lapland (Finland) husky dogs culling are ahead if the post-coronavirus situation continues to degrade, said Pasi Ikonen, an entrepreneur from Hetta Huskies in Enontekiö, in an interview with Helsinki Sanomat newspaper. There is an urgent need to adopt measures & policies to mitigate the market disruptions affecting husky #tourism companies in Lapland (news in…
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Malta ambassador resigns after verbal assault
Malta’s Ambassador to Finland has resigned after comparing German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Adolf Hitler in a public message in the context of Europe remembering the end of World War II. Zammit Tabona resigns as ambassador after comparing Merkel to Hitler https://t.co/hDpdIGZfNU pic.twitter.com/QCgXyupbX1 — MaltaToday (@maltatoday) May 10, 2020 Malta government ensured that the official…
Merkel predicts “difficult” EU budget Summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that talks to set the European Union’s budget for the coming seven years will be “very difficult” at an extraordinary summit beginning February 20 in Brussels. “We think our concerns are not sufficiently addressed on many points, and I therefore see very tough and difficult negotiations ahead,” Merkel told reporters…
“Anti-Hungary lobby”strikes again
“The anti-Hungary, pro-migration lobby is back” reads the statement of State Secretary of Hungarian government Zoltán Kovács. The anti-Hungary, pro-migration lobby is back at it again. The #Article7 witch hunt goes on… Read my latest blog entry here: https://t.co/9wqNuujrhd https://t.co/jZmWmtZy1H — Zoltan Kovacs (@zoltanspox) September 16, 2019 “Certain elements in the European Parliament remain determined…
Putin arrived to Helsinki
President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin arrived to Helsinki for his bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Although there is no official agenda, two leaders are expected to cover not only bilateral relations, but a broader range of international issues: conflict in Syria, Donbass, nuclear deal with Iran (JCPOA), and North Korean non-proliferation in…
Trump: “Rigged Witch Hunt” damages relations with Moscow
Hours before the meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki President Donald Trump blamed “U.S. foolishness” for bad relations between Washington and Moscow, while the Kremlin said it expected a tough meeting. President Trump wrote in his Twitter microblog that “foolishness and stupidity and now. the Rigged Witch Hunt” are causes of poor relations with Russia….
Sweden culls wolves ignoring EU laws
Swedish hunters were given the go-ahead to hunt 36 wolves and at the beginning of this week already 28 had been shot. In addition, county Dalarna has decided for an additional seven wolves to be culled starting 24 January. So, all in all 43 wolves might be killed which is more than 10% of the…
German prosecution requests extradition of Puigdemont
Prosecutors have asked a regional court in northern Germany to permit the extradition of the former Catalan leader to Spain. Puigdemont has been detained in Germany since March 25. The public prosecutor for Germany’s northern state of Schleswig-Holstein announced on Tuesday that it had requested the extradition of former Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont. BREAKING: German public…
EU prefers to ignore political justice in Spain
A German court in Neumünster in Schleswig-Holstein will formally decide upon Carles Puigdemont’s identity on Monday (26.03.2018) afternoon after the Catalan independence leader was detained by police, while entering Germany on the way from Finland to Belgium, where he lives in an exile. The operation was reported as a ‘success’ of German and Spanish intelligence…
Carles Puigdemont detained in Germany
Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont is detained in Germany by police acting on an EU arrest warrant issued by Spain, his lawyer said. Mr.Puigdemont lawyer, Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas, said that highway police had stopped Puigdemont on Sunday (25.03.2018) after he crossed the border from Denmark to Germany, DW reports. THe lawyer also confirmed that Puigdemont had been on his way…
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