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517: The liberals' diffuse red lines
The Liberals go to Karlstad for municipal days. It is a party in headwinds that gathers with tough opinion figures and difficulties in dominating the debate. How are the Liberals in 2024? And how has the position of the government affected their view of the Sweden Democrats? Fredrik Furtenbach has new figures on how bourgeois…
Fine for Hvalur for violating animal welfare law
Iceland's only whaling company has been fined ISK 400,000 for violating animal welfare laws by delaying the fatal shot at a whale in September 2023. This legal violation led to the temporary suspension of the company's whaling operations last year. On September 14, the activity of a ship belonging to the only Icelandic company […]
THL announced a savings plan and there is a threat of cuts
The Department of Health and Welfare aims for savings of 12 million euros.
Waiting times for a vasectomy stretch up to three years
Finland's welfare service provinces attribute the long queues to the scarcity of resources.
Wednesday papers: Strikes high, Russia's most wanted, most dangerous roads
Strikes protesting the government's labor policies and welfare cuts are in full swing, hitting key sectors of the economy and affecting everyday life.
Collision of private planes – no one was injured
The planes that collided on the south coast on Sunday are not airworthy. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is investigating the matter. No one was injured in the incident. It is believed that the collision occurred in the so-called uncontrolled airspace. These planes flew from Belfast to the United States with a stopover at KeflavĂk…
Get a morning update with the latest news from Ekot
The number of homeless people in Sweden is decreasing somewhat according to a new survey made by the National Board of Social Welfare. But thousands of children still have parents who do not have their own home. On Thursday, a government inquiry will be submitted with proposals for how we can manage the food supply…
Finland "i hated" the dog owner is blamed for animal welfare
David Lopez and his Nordic wolfhound, Nala, made headlines last spring when news broke that Lopez refused to keep his pet on a leash, resulting in it attacking at least one other dog.
Hear the week's biggest news in Goodmorning the world
Hear reports from Bangladesh where elections are being held today, good advice for winter motorists and the panel's advice to the king. We also hear about the threats to welfare, our correspondents about Orthodox Christmas in the shadow of war and reports on the culture of self-help. Program manager: Jesper Lindau
Throwing away textiles will soon be banned, Orthodox Christmas in wartime, Welfare crimes can still be stopped
HOUR 1 The war in Gaza ………… There will be a stop throughout the EU to throw away clothes and other textiles, everything must be recycled In Bangladesh, democracy is being challenged in this weekend's presidential election The winter everyday life of a Norrland car hauler Columnist Ulrika Knutson The panel with Olov Abrahamsson NSD,…
Pusher Street is being cleared
“You wouldn’t have been able to do this at all 10 years ago,” said a deputy inspector at the scene. Furthermore, a new study shows that Danes expect welfare to decline and would pay more taxes to save it, air pollution in the capital is worse than we think, and a high-speed car chase in…
Janken Myrdal – about the father, the lie and the poison of fame
“We will have a child on October 29. The kid wasn’t a mistake, it was just the realization of what I’ve always said: get as many kids as quickly as possible, get reasonably the same age and quickly get rid of them.” So wrote Jan Myrdal, writer and heavy left-wing profile, in a letter to…
Jan Emanuel – dares to lower the guard
For almost a quarter of a century, he has been a living banknote party. He is the Robinson winner, the debater, the influencer, the S-politician and the welfare entrepreneur who always manages to “tickle the most erogenous zones of the haters” – with his explosive statements about feminism and the environmental movement, and with his…
Helsinki-Vantaa’s security personnel will leave work on Thursday
The public and welfare sector union (JHL), the Pro union and the Industry union will all organize walkouts next Thursday.
Monday papers: Resistance to budget cuts, the new NATO ambassador and parenting in Finland
Vantaa welfare service council has joined the criticism of the government’s budget cuts, reports Helsingin Sanomat.
Wednesday papers: Bill for health services, border fence, another scam warning
According to Iltalehti, the national welfare municipalities are planning major spending cuts to cover the growing funding deficit.
Government support is waning: “If the economy is doing so well, why aren’t ordinary people feeling it?”
The prime minister, foreign minister and economy minister are on a meet-and-greet tour of Denmark to gather support: but voters and municipalities outside the capital are furious about welfare cuts at a time of economic boom. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber, log in here: sign in…
Finland’s largest welfare province begins restructuring negotiations concerning 20,000 employees
Pirkanmaa’s regional hospital deficit this year is 95 million euros, and the negotiations are expected to lead to the loss of up to 500 jobs.
Reindeer hunting season will remain unchanged
The Animal Welfare Advisory Board has proposed to delay the reindeer hunting season to 2023, but it will remain unchanged. The recommendation of the Animal Welfare Advisory Board concerned the welfare of reindeer calves, in particular winter orphaned calves. The recommendation of the Advisory Board refers to Norway where, for this very reason, the hunting…
A shortage of nurses is eating up ward beds
About half of the welfare service municipalities that participated in Yle’s survey announced that they would close some of their departments due to staff shortages.
Kela no longer reimburses travel expenses or costs incurred from procedures related to COVID-19 tests and vaccinations
The temporary amendments to the Health Insurance Act expire on June 30, 2023. As of July 1, 2023, Kela will no longer reimburse travel expenses related to COVID-19 vaccinations and tests, nor the costs related to private healthcare providers’ COVID-19 tests and vaccinations. The end of the temporary changes to the Health Insurance Act will…
Whaling will stop until August 31
“The MAST agreement is so strong that it was clear that we had to step in,” Minister SvandĂs SvavarsdĂłttir told mbl.is. The Animal Welfare Board of the Food Standards Authority (MAST) recently issued an opinion which concluded that the fishing methods used for whales did not comply with the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act.…
The equipment that can cause discomfort to the horse
Christian Olsson and Maria Gretzer discusses how we can train and socialize with our horses in an ethically defensible way. About the pros and cons of having the horse in a box or on the loose, and the equipment that can provoke; the rod, the bite and the spurs. Maria tells us that her Olympic…
Monday’s papers: Relief from food inflation, the promise of wind energy and Finland’s pest problem
Finland’s flourishing wind power sector could help finance the welfare state for decades, according to Fingrid’s CEO.
THL: Finland in the middle of the spring coronavirus wave
However, according to the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), the Covid situation is relatively calm compared to last year.
The minister should ban whaling immediately
The Icelandic Veterinary Association / DĂ˝ralæknafĂ©lag ĂŤslands says that the Food Agency’s report on the welfare of whales during hunting clearly shows that the method used to kill the animals violates the main objectives of the Animal Welfare Act. The Minister should therefore immediately ban fishing. This is stated in a statement from DĂ˝ralæknafĂ©lag ĂŤslands…
Prime Minister candidate Orpo: Finland’s economic situation “even worse than I thought”
“If this continues, we can say goodbye to the welfare state,” said Prime Minister-elect Petteri Orpo (NCP).
The myth of the healthy wine
A glass of red wine a day can counteract cardiovascular diseases, so it has been said for a while. Alcohol, which during large parts of the 20th century was seen as a social and health hazard, has increasingly come to be seen as relatively harmless, as long as one drinks in moderation. – There was…
The panel in Good Morning World: About the future of Ebba Busch (KD)
Is Ebba Busch party leader for KD in the next parliamentary election? Is it good to have “financial” consequences for parents, if they do not follow the decisions of the social welfare committee? Is it the right way to abolish the tax on plastic bags? The panel in Godmorgon världen is unique in its kind…