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Finnish president signs off on anti-mine treaty withdrawal
The Korea Times
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July 4, 2025
HELSINKI ― Finland's President Alexander Stubb on Friday approved the country's withdrawal from a treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing a "deteriorated security situation" and longer-term threat from Russia. Finnish lawmakers voted to leave...
Minister: Estonia cannot adopt unfeasible obligations with new climate targets
ERR
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July 4, 2025
The European Union wants to reduce carbon emissions by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. Estonia agrees with the plan only if the necessary technology exists and interim assessments are realistic, Minister of Energy and the Environment...
Kyrgyzstan: NGOs Urge President to Return Draft Laws that Threaten Human Rights
International Partnership for Human Rights
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President Sadyr Japarov - Photo by Latvian Foreign Ministry/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/latvianmfa/51941897880/ Together with several other human rights organisations, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) has issued...
Kyrgyzstan: President Should Step in to Halt the Erosion of Freedom of Expression
International Partnership for Human Rights
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We, the undersigned international human rights organizations express our deepest concerns with troubling developments in Kyrgyzstan that further curb freedom of expression and the media and seem designed to encourage self-censorship among...
EU countries debate bringing back military service
ANSA
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July 4, 2025
Since the end of the Cold War many European countries ditched conscription, but with a major shift in geopolitics and increasing instability, could young Europeans soon expect to face a call up to the military? Russia's full-scale invasion of...
Tinubu’s power surge: Over 140 opposition politicians defect to APC without election
Pulse
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July 4, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership has triggered an unprecedented political shift, with over 140 elected officials from opposition parties defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in under two years, without a single national...
German online alcohol seller suspected of €40 million tax fraud in Finland
Helsinki Times
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July 4, 2025
Finnish Customs suspects a German company of serious tax offences linked to alcohol sales, alleging it avoided nearly €40 million in taxes owed to Finland over a two-and-a-half-year period. The case concerns alcohol sold from Germany to private...
Work permit applications drop, more foreign graduates stay in Finland
Helsinki Times
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July 4, 2025
The number of work-based residence permit applications in Finland has fallen by 25 percent in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). At the same time, applications from...
AI use in Finnish workplaces still limited, mostly by managers
Helsinki Times
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July 4, 2025
Artificial intelligence remains a marginal tool in Finnish workplaces, according to a new survey by the Federation of Finnish Enterprises. Only 16 percent of respondents said they use AI daily. Among them, 9 percent use it several times a day. In...
Finnish President Hails ‘New NATO,’ Calls For ‘Burden Sharing’ on Ukraine
Kyiv Post
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON DC – Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated on Thursday that Ukraine “is doing well on the military front” and that Europe needs to find the right balance to help Kyiv, “...where perhaps the Americans are leaving a few gaps.” His...
Finland receives €91 million in EU transport funding, including icebreaker support
Helsinki Times
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July 3, 2025
The European Commission has approved €91 million in funding for Finland to support nine national transport projects, the Ministry of Transport and Communications confirmed on Tuesday. The largest share, over €42 million, will be used to acquire a...
Building trust in government: Letting the people decide
Kingston This Week
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Column Why transparency isn’t just a buzzword -- it’s infrastructure for legitimacy. Kingston City Hall. Photo by Elliot Ferguson /The Whig-Standard Editor’s note: Part 2 in a series. Advertisement 2 This...
Over 160 Ballet Dancers from Five Continents to Take Part in Sara-Nora Prima International Ballet Competition in Burgas
Bulgarian News Agency
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More than 160 ballet dancers from five continents are set to arrive in Bulgaria for the third edition of the Sara-Nora Prima international ballet competition and the accompanying ballet academy, the State Opera in Burgas, which is hosting the...
Some international LGBTQ+ travelers pull back on U.S. trips: 'Why would I go there?'
CNBC
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July 4, 2025
Participants march in the Reclaim Pride Coalition's seventh annual Queer Liberation March in New York, June 29, 2025. Erik McGregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Canadian citizen Robert Sharp was planning to visit Provincetown, Massachusetts — one...
Finnish President Alexander Stubb on why The Hague summit marks ‘the birth of new NATO’
Atlantic Council
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July 3, 2025
Watch the event With the United States halting weapons shipments to Ukraine, “Europeans have to understand that they have to take more of the burden” of supporting Ukraine, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said. “We need to find the right balance...
Finland backs EU’s 90 percent emissions cut by 2040
Helsinki Times
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July 3, 2025
Finland supports the European Commission’s proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, Environment and Climate Minister Sari Multala said on Monday. The target is part of the European Union’s roadmap to achieve climate...
Return of conscription? EU Countries Debate Bringing Back Military Service
Bulgarian News Agency
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This article is based on content provided by agencies participating in the European Newsroom (ENR), including the Bulgarian News Agency. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, growing instability in the Middle East, and Donald Trump’s return to...
Everything you need to know about the Wife-Carrying World Championship in Finland
Euronews
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Published on 04/07/2025 - 11:30 GMT+2 The Wife-Carrying World Championship – known as Eukonkanto - starts today and runs until tomorrow in Sonkajärvi, in the Northern Savonia region of Finland. Held since 1992, the annual sporting event involves...
‘Attacked randomly': Suspect in Finland stabbing attack tells police
Mint
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July 4, 2025
Finland: The suspect arrested in connection with the Tampere stabbing attack that injured four, told police that he had no racist or political motive, and that he attacked people randomly. “According to (our) current information, there is no...
Is There a Duty to Repatriate in International Law?
EJIL: Talk!
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July 2, 2025
As thousands of foreign nationals stranded in Iran and Israel wait for repatriation flights, governments are scrambling to find safe ways to evacuate them. With airspace closed, land border crossings limited, and evacuation routes posing dangers,...