Tag: Fence

  • Arrested with fake IDs and several million in cash

    Arrested with fake IDs and several million in cash

    Two men were detained for a week on suspicion of involvement in identity card fraud and other offences. One of the men had over 40,000 in his backpack. euros and lots of ID cards with different names. Police are investigating possible money laundering, falsification of documents, violations of immigration law and the Alien Employment Rights […]

  • Nordic nation’s military bans TikTok – media

    Nordic nation’s military bans TikTok – media

    Sweden’s Ministry of Defense has reportedly prevented employees from using the Chinese-owned app on work phones Sweden’s military has reportedly cracked down on TikTok, decreeing that personnel may no longer use the Chinese-owned video-sharing application on their work units due to security concerns. The Ministry of Defense announced its decision on Monday, which was watched […]

  • Nordic nation’s military bans TikTok media

    Nordic nation’s military bans TikTok media

    Sweden’s Ministry of Defense has reportedly prevented employees from using the Chinese-owned app on work phones Sweden’s military has reportedly cracked down on TikTok, decreeing that personnel may no longer use the Chinese-owned video-sharing application on their work units due to security concerns. The Ministry of Defense announced its decision on Monday, which was watched […]

  • Nordic nation’s military bans use of TikTok media

    Nordic nation’s military bans use of TikTok media

    Sweden’s Ministry of Defense has reportedly prevented employees from using the Chinese-owned app on their work phones Sweden’s military has reportedly cracked down on TikTok, decreeing that staff can no longer use the Chinese-owned video-sharing application on their devices at work due to security concerns. The Ministry of Defense announced its decision on Monday, which […]

  • Avalanche at Neskaupstaður

    Avalanche at Neskaupstaður

    “I was woken up by a bang and then I was waiting for the impact. I knew what was about to happen,” says Karl Jóhann Birgisson, a resident of Hrafnsmýri in Neskaupstaður, after an avalanche hit his house at 7:30 am. According to Birgisson, there was a lot of damage. “The avalanche engulfed the inside […]

  • The Nordic nation’s military bans the use of TikTok media

    The Nordic nation’s military bans the use of TikTok media

    Sweden’s Ministry of Defense has reportedly prevented employees from using the Chinese-owned app on their work phones Sweden’s military has reportedly cracked down on TikTok, decreeing that staff can no longer use the Chinese-owned video-sharing application on their devices at work due to security concerns. The Ministry of Defense announced its decision on Monday, which […]

  • The IAF contingent departs for India after completing the Cobra Warrior exercise in the UK

    The IAF contingent departs for India after completing the Cobra Warrior exercise in the UK

    London [UK]March 27 (ANI): The Indian Air Force contingent on Monday departed for India after successfully completing a four-week long Cobra Warrior exercise held at the Waddington Air Force Base of the Royal Air Force in the UK. “The @IAF_MCC contingent departed for India this morning after a successful four-week Cobra Warrior exercise held at […]

  • The army has too few soldiers to defend Denmark, says top general

    A top general in the army has warned that Denmark’s military is not fulfilling its commitment to NATO and will be inadequate in the event of war, This is reported by TV2. General Henrik Lyhne pointed to serious problems in the defense as a result of a lack of soldiers and equipment. “This is an […]

  • Denmark votes to become a member of the European Defense Agency

    Greater responsibilityThe basis for the vote in the Folketing today stems from the fact that Denmark went in a referendum last summer to abolish the EU’s defense reservation. That reservation had meant that Denmark could not participate in EDA or other EU-led military projects. “Europe must take greater responsibility for its own security, and Denmark […]

  • Prince Joachim moves to the USA

    Prince Joachim is moving to the United States, it has been confirmed by various sources, including the Royal House and the Ministry of Defence. From 1 September, he will join as defense industry attache and deputy defense attache at the Danish embassy in Washington DC. The position will initially last for three years, but there […]

  • Denmark one step closer to donating fighter jets, but Ukrainian pilots must first be trained

    Support is growing in the Danish Parliament to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. The defense rapporteurs for the Blue Blok parties Liberal Alliance, Danish People’s Party and Conservative – all members of the opposition – support following Poland’s lead. Yesterday, the country became the first NATO country to donate combat aircraft to Ukraine with […]

  • Dear Havis Amanda is fixed

    Dear Havis Amanda is fixed

    Havis Amanda has been through a lot Completed in 1908, the fountain and its bronze sculptures form a work of art designed by the artist Ville Vallgren. In addition to its artistic value, the work has a special cultural-historical and cityscape significance. The bronze statue has been through a lot over the years, e.g. during […]

  • Denmark confirms that the door is closed to Russia in the Nord Stream explosion investigation

    Zelenskyy thanks Denmark for the supportIn related news, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has praised and thanked Denmark for all the recent support it has shown his country. In his daily address to his nation via Twitter1’10 he congratulated Denmark for the way it has sent lots of goods to Ukraine since the start of the […]

  • Gangs have become more common in Helsinki, the police say

    Gangs have become more common in Helsinki, the police say

    The forces have been linked to, among other things, drug, violence and traffic crimes. The activity of such gangs has increased, especially in the capital, and the police receive reports of key members almost daily. Such activity may have gone unnoticed by the general public Mark HeinikariDetective Chief of the Helsinki Police Department. He revealed […]

  • Marin denies his promises regarding Finland’s Hornet jets

    Marin denies his promises regarding Finland’s Hornet jets

    “I have not made or proposed any decisions. I have said that Finland can discuss how we could participate even more strongly in supporting Ukraine. The Air Force’s 62 Hornet fighters that will retire in 2025. On Monday, Marin faced several questions from the media about her statement in Kyiv last week. “I believe we […]

  • First Danish tanks ready for Ukraine in May

    First Danish tanks ready for Ukraine in May

    5 billion and countingInitially, the tanks will be used to train Ukrainian troops, while the agreement also includes ammunition packages and spare parts. The joint initiative includes Germany and the Netherlands, but other countries are welcome to join later. Since the start of Russia’s invasion, Denmark has donated DKK 5 billion in weapons and equipment […]

  • Pål Jonson (M): That is why we are sending Leopard to Ukraine

    Pål Jonson (M): That is why we are sending Leopard to Ukraine

    The government will send Leopard tanks and air defense systems to Ukraine in a new arms package. It includes about ten Leopard tanks that will work together with the fifty combat vehicles 90 that Sweden has already decided to donate. The weapons are to be coordinated with contributions from other countries, including Leopard tanks, which […]

  • Therefore, Putin is pushing for revenge

    Therefore, Putin is pushing for revenge

    UN chief Antonio Guterres says that we are not even sleepwalking – but with our eyes wide open – towards a wider conflict. At the same time, experts assess that Russia is gathering strength and wants a revenge after years of failed tactics and replaced generals. Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have resisted the war […]

  • US Sends Another $100 Million in Earthquake Aid to Turkey, Syria

    US Sends Another $100 Million in Earthquake Aid to Turkey, Syria

    The United States is sending an additional $100 million in humanitarian aid to Turkey and Syria to help the two countries cope with the devastating earthquake that has killed more than 46,000 people and left millions homeless. The new aid brings total US assistance to $185 million and will be given to international and non-governmental […]

  • Fortress Europe to stop migrants

    Fortress Europe to stop migrants

    Fortress Europe, Fortress Europe. After the turn of the millennium, the 40s oozing concept emerged as something of a swear word, when European liberals accused right-wing forces of wanting to shield Europe from the rest of the world. Now the entrenchment is almost a fact. The member countries have built a total of between 1000-2000 […]

  • Tuesday’s papers: NATO scoop, sauna fence and Valentine’s Day thoughts

    Tuesday’s papers: NATO scoop, sauna fence and Valentine’s Day thoughts

    Finland has been striving to join NATO since the middle of 2022, but since then the process has hit the road.

  • China’s coach Shui is eyeing last eighth place in the 2023 Women’s World Cup

    BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese national team head coach Shui Qingxia has set her sights on reaching the last eight for the Steel Roses at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in July. In the 2019 World Cup in France, the Chinese team entered the last sixteen. “This time, […]

  • I-League: NEROCA FC defeat Mumbai Kenkre 1-0

    I-League: NEROCA FC defeat Mumbai Kenkre 1-0

    Imphal (Manipur) [India]February 9 (ANI): NEROCA FC defeated Mumbai Kenkre FC 1-0 in the I-League here at the Khuman Lampak Stadium on Wednesday. A competition between teams trying to avoid relegation is generally a stingy affair. That was the case today, but NEROCA had the upper hand throughout, as evidenced by their 15 shots on […]

  • I-League: Real Kashmir, NEROCA play thrilling 2-2 draw

    I-League: Real Kashmir, NEROCA play thrilling 2-2 draw

    Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India]February 12 (ANI): It was a mid-table match that promised a lot. Hosts Real Kashmir FC could have moved up to fourth in the I-League table with a win, while visitors NEROCA could have moved up to sixth if they had won. But none of these happened as they drew 2-2 […]

  • Denmark donates tanks to Ukraine

    Reliable, but has its flawsThe Leopard 1A5 was used by the Danish defense in the 1990s and saw combat against Serbian forces in Bosnia in 1994. The model is equipped with a less powerful barrel compared to modern Leopard 2 tanks. The 1A5’s armor is also less protective than its successor. However, it is very […]

  • Finland delivers more than 400 million euros of defense equipment to Ukraine

    Finland delivers more than 400 million euros of defense equipment to Ukraine

    Minister of Defense Mikko Savola (Centre) said on Friday that Ukraine still needs support to defend its territory against Russian attacks. “The current package is clearly the largest so far,” he emphasized news release. He stated that the package contained heavy weapons and ammunition and added that the contents were determined based on both the […]

  • Finland delivers more than 400 million euros of defense equipment to Ukraine

    Finland delivers more than 400 million euros of defense equipment to Ukraine

    Minister of Defense Mikko Savola (Centre) said on Friday that Ukraine still needs support to defend its territory against Russian attacks. “The current package is clearly the largest so far,” he emphasized news release. He stated that the package contained heavy weapons and ammunition and added that the contents were determined based on both the […]

  • NATO allies US, Turkey Trying to mend fences but cracks remain

    NATO allies US, Turkey Trying to mend fences but cracks remain

    WASHINGTON – The United States and Turkey tried on Wednesday to iron out differences that have strained relations for years but failed to report progress in resolving differences over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and NATO expansion that have strained ties between the allies. At a meeting in Washington, Foreign Minister Antony Blinken and visiting Turkish […]

  • Finland suspects four people of illegally crossing the eastern border

    Finland suspects four people of illegally crossing the eastern border

    At the same time, the government’s plans to build a short fence on the Russian border for testing purposes are progressing, STT reports.

  • The massacre in Munich – Swedish witnesses to the Olympic terror

    The massacre in Munich – Swedish witnesses to the Olympic terror

    A program by Alexander Lundholm, 2022.Final mix: Jesper Timan. Cast: Kerstin Palm, fencer with seven Olympics on her track record. She gets to know the Israelis before the games in Munich and wakes up at night to the sounds of the neighboring house, where the terrorists are breaking into.Ragnar Skanåker, marksman and Olympic gold medalist […]

  • Prime Minister Marin: The parliamentary parties are discussing the Russian border fence "as soon as possible"

    Prime Minister Marin: The parliamentary parties are discussing the Russian border fence "as soon as possible"

    The Finnish Border Guard has proposed that Finland build fences at critically sensitive points on the eastern border.

  • The Premier League star at the center of the Albanian mafia gambling scandal

    The Premier League star at the center of the Albanian mafia gambling scandal

    Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka has been named in reports of alleged match-fixing Investigators probing Granit Xhaka’s yellow card for Arsenal against Leeds United last season are also probing an alleged criminal conspiracy involving a former professional already convicted of match-fixing and the Albanian mafia. The FA launched an investigation after becoming aware of suspicious play towards […]

  • Arrested for the “stop war” sign in front of the Russian Embassy

    Arrested for the “stop war” sign in front of the Russian Embassy

    The police in Reykjavík arrested a Ukrainian woman yesterday for painting anti-war slogans with red paint on the fence and on the pavement in front of the Russian embassy at Túngata 24. According to information provided by the police to mbl.is, the woman was arrested and questioned at the police station in Hverfisgata, and then […]

  • Right now: The Court of Appeal upholds the sentence against the IS brothers – sentenced for travel offences

    Right now: The Court of Appeal upholds the sentence against the IS brothers – sentenced for travel offences

    Now the Court of Appeal for Västra Götaland upholds the district court ruling in the high-profile case of two men who have been prosecuted for having tried to go to the Islamic State (IS) to fight. The two men were sentenced earlier in May this year to eight months in prison in Gothenburg District Court. […]

  • It’s official: Testing of the updated eastern border fence could begin this summer

    It’s official: Testing of the updated eastern border fence could begin this summer

    The trial fencing of the border between southeastern Finland and Russia can start already this summer, they estimate Matti PitkäniityHead of the Border Guard’s international cooperation unit. The fence will probably be installed in separate parts, he told Yle TV1’s morning show on Friday. "We have to remember that we have a 1340 km border […]

  • For every 50 cents, Tivoli now sees a dollar

    For every 50 cents, Tivoli now sees a dollar

    It seems that Tivoli may have underestimated the Danish people’s overwhelming desire to go out again, now that the COVID-19 pandemic is in the rearview mirror. First of all, it went wrong over Friday Rock. Far more showed up than expected, causing disruption at the amusement park perimeter. There was even damage to some of […]

  • Friday leaves: Mandatory Swedish, border fences and safe swimming

    Friday leaves: Mandatory Swedish, border fences and safe swimming

    Finland does not make Swedish high school examinations compulsory, the newspaper said News Finn reports Friday morning. Minister of Education Li Andersson (left) said such changes to high school degree requirements would not make sense and would only make graduation more demanding for students. The story is also mentioned in Swedish Hufvudstadtsbladet (HBL). The HBL […]

  • It is election time again: Danes are in favor of dropping reservations, but many are still unresolved

    It is election time again: Danes are in favor of dropping reservations, but many are still unresolved

    There must be good money in putting up election posters. Copenhagen, and most of Denmark, is once again decorated with them – attached in large numbers to all sorts of fences, railings and lampposts at the weekend. They hold another bleeding choice, you might be thinking. Barely a few months after the last one, the […]

  • Henriksson: Ukraine belongs in EU in long term

    Henriksson: Ukraine belongs in EU in long term

    Celebrated annually on 9 May, the day is more important than it has been for a while due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Henriksson. Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA) on Monday reported that Finns are more positive than ever before about the EU, with two-thirds describing their views about the membership as […]

  • Tuesday’s newspapers: Back to school, failed Covid strategy and wall construction

    Tuesday’s newspapers: Back to school, failed Covid strategy and wall construction

    Students will return to classes on Tuesday after a ten-day strike by teachers seeking a general 2 percent increase. Helsingin sanomat newspaper title claims that "the children had to pay the bill again." "I feel in my heart that this was not good for children," City of Helsinki Student Welfare Manager, Vesa Nevalainen told HS. […]

  • Unrest triggered by right-wing extremist demonstrations continues in Sweden

    Unrest triggered by right-wing extremist demonstrations continues in Sweden

    Helsinki – Riots broke out in southern Sweden late last Saturday despite police moving a demonstration by an anti-Islam far-right group, which planned to burn a Koran, among other places, to a new location as a preventive measure. Riots and unrest were reported in the southern city of Landskrona after a demonstration planned there by […]

  • Right now: Hear the latest about the unrest in Malmö

    Right now: Hear the latest about the unrest in Malmö

    A car has tried to get through the riot fence in Skånegården in Malmö in connection with Rasmus Paludan’s right-wing extremist demonstration. A woman is said to have received a stone in the head and the police have used pepper spray against stone throwers. Hear Ekot’s reporter on site.

  • Greenpeace activists are blocking a cargo ship carrying coal from Russia

    The environmental organization Greenpeace has said that it has prevented dock workers from unloading coal from Russia at the pier of the energy company Helen in Helsinki’s Salmisaari. Inside something Tweet on Tuesday, the organization released a picture of climate activists dressed in construction clothing and helmets who appeared to be climbing over the fence […]

  • Ten new national nature reserves on the horizon

    Ten new national nature reserves on the horizon

    The price for nature to flourish The funds for the establishment of the national nature parks come from the Nature and Biodiversity Package, which was signed back at the end of 2020. Five million kroner has already been set aside for outdoor life in each park, which can help to support nature experiences. It has […]

  • The Russian embassy in Helsinki has received bomb threats

    The Russian embassy in Helsinki has received bomb threats

    According to Finnish police, the Russian embassy in Finland has received several bomb threats in recent weeks. The threats began immediately after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine. Heikki PorolaThe chief commissioner of the Helsinki Police Department said. Threat messages transmitted through letters and other media have reportedly not led to incidents. "No explosives found," […]

  • Urgent monument to Ukraine in front of the Russian Embassy in Helsinki

    Urgent monument to Ukraine in front of the Russian Embassy in Helsinki

    Anti-war protesters have erected a memorial to the victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in connection with the Russian embassy in Ullanlinna, Helsinki. On Tuesday, a demonstration in connection with the demonstration stated that the conflict has claimed the lives of nearly 10,000 victims since the Russian invasion began on 24 February. Next to […]

  • Finland outlines plans to increase defense co-operation after the meetings between the United States and Sweden

    Finland outlines plans to increase defense co-operation after the meetings between the United States and Sweden

    “[The long-standing co-operation in the sector of defence and security policy] will be further developed, ”he commented at the Finnish Embassy in Washington. “Without now organizing all the proposals and initiatives to be discussed, we will embark on a clear process to increase defense and security cooperation.” “Finland has clearly pushed towards close co-operation with […]

  • Thousands pursue insurance claims after hurricane force storm Malik visits Denmark

    Thousands pursue insurance claims after hurricane force storm Malik visits Denmark

    The country’s two largest insurance companies had a busy day on Sunday when thousands of people in Denmark called them to record injuries sustained during the visit of storm Malik, which raged from Saturday afternoon to Sunday lunchtime. There are no reports of any deaths. The arrival of the storm was not unexpected and it […]

  • I call you sometimes

    I call you sometimes

    Amanda is sitting at her grandmother’s kitchen table. Grandma tells, as she always does, about what happened to her during World War II. At the same time she draws. Her hands tremble and the pencil lines on the paper become weak and uneven. Grandma draws pictures from Auschwitz At the same kitchen table, grandmother has […]

  • Q&A: What does the social and healthcare reform mean for you? 

    Q&A: What does the social and healthcare reform mean for you? 

    Ahead of regional elections planned for 23 January, we asked social and healthcare experts to answer questions from the audience on the upcoming reform of services in the sector. The elections will deliver new 'county councils' for 21 new regional authorities that will be in charge of healthcare, social care and emergency services in each […]

  • HS: Most Finns would suspend asylum applications if hit by a hybrid attack

    HS: Most Finns would suspend asylum applications if hit by a hybrid attack

    About one in six (17%) of respondents thought that the country should continue to receive asylum applications. One-fifth of the respondents, on the other hand, did not have an opinion on the matter. According to the daily, the answers varied significantly depending on the political position. The suspension of the reception of asylum applications if […]

  • Helsinki police: The zoning case of the deputy mayor proceeded to the prosecutor

    Helsinki police: The zoning case of the deputy mayor proceeded to the prosecutor

    The Helsinki police have decided on a preliminary investigation into the activities of the deputy mayor Anni Sinnemäki (Green) concerning the granting of planning permission in the historic Meilahti area. Locals had complained that the veteran politician influenced the decision made in 2016 to grant a special area permit to a friend, an actor Pihla […]

  • European merchants hope for profit in the 2022 Christmas markets

    European merchants hope for profit in the 2022 Christmas markets

    FRANKFURT, Germany: An increase in new cases of covid-19 left a worried feeling about Frankfurt’s Christmas market, as well as in other markets around Europe. In Frankfurt, masked customers have to pass through a one-way entrance to a fenced wine cellar and stop at the hand disinfection station, while security officials check their vaccination certificates. […]

  • OTI: Improving car safety behind the drastic reduction in deer and collision deaths

    OTI: Improving car safety behind the drastic reduction in deer and collision deaths

    Last year, the authorities registered a total of 1,527 road accidents involving deer in Finland. Three people died in the accident, one motorist and two motorcyclists. More than a dozen people die in deer or deer accidents on Finnish roads in the 1990s, but recently the number has fallen between one and four. The decrease […]

  • Wednesday’s newspapers: Tunnel voting, dark November and a fair game of football

    Wednesday’s newspapers: Tunnel voting, dark November and a fair game of football

    Helsingin sanomat newspaper write that the fate of the controversial new traffic tunnel in the Helsinki Sörnäinen area will be decided at a city council meeting on Wednesday evening. The HS called the members of the council to get an idea of ​​how the vote could go, and found that a majority was going to […]

  • The Durand Line dispute is a major existential concern for Pakistan

    The Durand Line dispute is a major existential concern for Pakistan

    Islamabad [Pakistan], November 21 (ANI): Durand Line is a strategic concern for both Afghanistan and Pakistan, but the dispute over the region is a major existential concern for Islamabad. The Durand Line (the border established under British colonial rule and the Afghan king in 1893) divides the traditional Pashtun homelands of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Due […]

  • EU could ease sanctions on Belarus to start migration talks: MEP

    EU could ease sanctions on Belarus to start migration talks: MEP

    EU foreign ministers agreed on Monday that Belarus will expand the sanctions on its accused of encouraging migrants to the EU’s Polish border. This would be the third round of sanctions imposed on Belarus since the border crisis began in the summer. “Europe can increase its economic pressure and refuse to issue visas, but sanctions […]

  • Turku intends to allow public participation in the Christmas peace declaration

    Turku intends to allow public participation in the Christmas peace declaration

    Turku authorities are preparing to publish an annual Christmas peace proclamation to the public after Covid broke the 700-year tradition in 2020. This would mean that participants would be able to gather at the Old Market Square to watch the ceremony in a familiar way. However, city officials said the plan could change if the […]

  • Old prison like new

    Old prison like new

    A former prison at Skólavörðustígur in Reykjavik has been restored. From the middle of last year, it was covered with fences, scaffolding and plastic sheets. The exterior of the property has been completely renovated by Minjavernd. The building, built in 1872, served as a prison until June 1, 2016. Originally it had 16 prison cells. […]

  • There is no point in building a fence, the border authority says

    There is no point in building a fence, the border authority says

    The prospect of the convergence of thousands of migrants on the Polish-Belarusian border has led many Finns to wonder how the country would react if a large number of asylum seekers arrived at the Finnish border. MPs from the Coalition Party and the Basic Finns have urgently called on the government to make changes to […]

  • Local elections 2021: Offers to tighten the fence and welcome Denmark into the fold

    Local elections 2021: Offers to tighten the fence and welcome Denmark into the fold

    In the upcoming local elections in Frederiksberg, the French candidate Mathieu Pouletty will seek to secure a place for Volt Denmark. Pouletty wants to introduce a more pan-European approach to Frederiksberg municipality, which has been under conservative rule for the past 100 years. “We are truly European” The party was founded in 2017 in response […]

  • Poster boy!  So that’s why so many end up in the channel!

    Poster boy! So that’s why so many end up in the channel!

    Have ever noticed how some streets are crammed with election posters and others are naked. Peer closer and small plastic blinds are visible on pylons and fences. Explore the area and you will often find the remains of a poster or two: in the bushes or the harbor as the new favorite seat of a […]

  • Wednesday’s newspapers: Violent teenagers, Covid passport at work and Helsinki ditches meat

    Wednesday’s newspapers: Violent teenagers, Covid passport at work and Helsinki ditches meat

    Helsingin Sanomat leads the story of violent crimes among young teens. The newspaper reports that police statistics refer to the reporting of several assaults on people under the age of 15 following several high-profile cases of bullying. According to the HS, police now see reports of cases that would not have been reported for years […]

  • The mouse that roared: Local candidate in Copenhagen receives China!

    The mouse that roared: Local candidate in Copenhagen receives China!

    There’s David and Goliath, the classic movie ‘The Mouse that Roared’ from 1959, James Buster Douglas beat Mike Tyson and Foinavon, the brave British horse who won the world’s toughest race after every other rider was put off by the 23rd. fence. And now you can add Thomas Rohden, Radical local election candidate barely out […]

  • Ministry knew of pollution and threat to groundwater

    In March 2020, the Ministry of Defense received a memorandum from the Armed Forces recommending the purification of PFAS contaminants in the Armed Forces’ areas. But the ministry did not ensure that the spread of the pollutants was stopped or that clean-up was initiated. It shows documents that Radio4 and Avisen Danmark have been given […]

  • Supporting parties will have cleaned up after PFOS pollution in the Armed Forces

    Since 2016, the Ministry of Defence’s Property Agency has followed how pollution from fire foam at three air stations has spread to a river, a stream, a lake, groundwater and nature. Avisen Danmark and Radio4 have described this. Nevertheless, according to the two media, the agency has done nothing over the years to stop the […]

  • According to an expert, cleaning up after PFOS becomes expensive and cumbersome

    188 areas across the country are suspected of being contaminated with the group of fluorides to which PFOS belongs. These include fire drill sites where the now banned PFOS has been used in fire foam. According to Avisen Danmark and Radio4, the Ministry of Defence’s Property Agency estimates that it will take at least 50 […]

  • Defense: It will take over 50 years to clean up after pollution

    Defense: It will take over 50 years to clean up after pollution

    It will take more than 50 years to clean up the contaminants with the toxic substances PFAS at the Armed Forces’ areas. The Danish Armed Forces’ Property Agency assesses this to Radio4 and Avisen Danmark. Last week, the two media outlets described that the Armed Forces has known about pollution with PFAS for many years. […]

  • Municipalities are criticized for failing to monitor the Armed Forces’ pollution

    The three municipalities that have the environmental supervision of PFAS pollution at the Armed Forces’ air stations have failed. This is the opinion of environmental rapporteurs for the Liberal Party, the Danish People’s Party and the Unity List. It writes Avisen Danmark and Radio4. – It clearly testifies that the municipalities have not fulfilled their […]

  • The defense knew for several years of massive pollution

    The defense knew for several years of massive pollution

    Every year since 2016, the Ministry of Defence’s Property Agency has, through extensive studies, followed how the Armed Forces’ pollution from fire foam at the air stations has spread to a river, a stream, a lake, groundwater and nature. Nevertheless, over the years, the agency has done nothing to stop the spread of pollution, writes […]

  • Never before have there been so many wolves in Denmark

    Never before have there been so many wolves in Denmark

    It is actually the largest number of wolves we have recorded simultaneously so far. This is what Peter Sunde, who is a professor at the Department of Ecoscience at Aarhus University, says. – The number of animals we have registered in Denmark has been increasing in recent years. And the primary reason is that more […]

  • More money to GPS-monitor the wolf population

    It tells Environment Minister Lea Wermelin (S) at a consultation on Thursday. – We expect the new initiatives launched during the first half of next year, she says. In addition to GPS-monitoring the wolves, the money will go to two other initiatives: dialogue meetings with local citizens and trailers with useful equipment for volunteer helpers […]

  • Tuesday Magazines: Green Changes, Man Rediscovered, and Olympic Stadium Complaints

    Tuesday Magazines: Green Changes, Man Rediscovered, and Olympic Stadium Complaints

    The board of the Finnish Green Party met on Monday night to decide who will change the party’s leader Maria Ohisalo as Minister of the Interior at the beginning of parental leave. It was not a simple process, reports Evening paper. The six-hour meeting effectively decided who would be given the ungrateful task of running […]

  • The defense was aware of PFOS contamination on leased land

    The Ministry of Defence’s Property Agency has for more than two years been aware of PFOS pollution in Hessellund Bæk in Viborg Municipality. Nevertheless, in the same period, the Armed Forces leased out the land and the brook to a cattle farmer who has had beef cattle walking there. This is what Avisen Danmark writes, […]

  • FACTS: You can do this to secure your home against the thief

    * Neighbor help. Download the Neighbor Help’s app and become an active neighbor helper. By forming a network with your neighbors, you can make your area safe and burglary free. * Hedges and fences. Make sure that hedges, fences and shrubs can not be a hiding place for a thief. Natural monitoring from neighbors and […]

  • This week’s editorial: This is democracy at work

    This week’s editorial: This is democracy at work

    After 16 years in office, German Chancellor Mutti Merkel is retiring. We will miss her. She made the EU a stable place to live through financial crises, COVID-19 and an American president who annoyed her. An example for all of us We are proud of our border with Germany. Often called the happiest in the […]

  • Posters and hotlines have not stopped violations in the Armed Forces

    Posters and hotlines have not stopped violations in the Armed Forces

    Until 7 September this year, 19 cases concerning sexually abusive behavior have landed on the table at the Ministry of Defence’s Audit Corps. It shows a new statement. There are as many as in the whole of 2020, and at the association Female Veterans, the vice-president and spokesperson Marie Sihm is worried. – I think […]

  • Serious infringement cases continue in the Armed Forces

    Serious infringement cases continue in the Armed Forces

    Until 7 September this year, 19 cases concerning sexually abusive behavior have landed on the table at the Ministry of Defence’s Audit Corps, a new statement shows. There are as many as in the whole of 2020, and at the association Female Veterans, the vice-president and spokesperson Marie Sihm is worried. – I think it […]

  • Tesfaye was for dialogue coffee in Bording

    Tesfaye was for dialogue coffee in Bording

    But that plan went in the sink. And shortly after – in May – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration Mattias Tesfaye (S) promised that he would “as soon as possible” give the area around Kærshovedgård a helping hand. Four months later, help is on the way. On Monday, the minister met with the local […]

  • DF on Kærshovedgård: The government has not taken it seriously

    That is the opinion of the chairman of the Danish People’s Party, Kristian Thulesen Dahl. – The government must live up to promises and offers. They must also be given one to one around Kærshovedgård, he says. The government wanted to establish a scheme whereby neighbors and traders could apply for support for security measures […]

  • Tesfaye gives Greece pat on the back for low asylum rates

    Tesfaye gives Greece pat on the back for low asylum rates

    Among other things, according to the news agency AFP, there has been criticism of Greece’s new “closed” camps for asylum seekers unless freedom of movement for the inhabitants of the camps. But according to Mattias Tesfaye, Greece deserves more praise for its work. – Right now we have very low asylum numbers. We have this, […]

  • The government will continue to contribute to fences around Europe

    The government will continue to contribute to fences around Europe

    In the future, Denmark will continue its contribution to establishing physical barriers around Europe. This is what Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration Mattias Tesfaye (S) says in interviews with Berlingske and Jyllands-Posten. Earlier in September, the minister was able to tell that the government had decided to sell 15 kilometers of barbed wire fences […]

  • Lithuania will spend $ 42 million on fences on the border with Belarus

    Lithuania will spend $ 42 million on fences on the border with Belarus

    VILNIUS, Lithuania: The Lithuanian government has said that work on the first section of a 420-mile border along Belarus, which will begin this month, will be completed in April. The fence, which tries to stop migrants from the Middle East and Asia from crossing the border, measures 700 km and is topped with razors. More […]

  • Municipalities say no to nature national parks

    Municipalities say no to nature national parks

    Where these areas will be located is still unclear, but on Wednesday the Ministry of the Environment announced 23 possible areas for nature national parks around Denmark. However, a number of Jutland mayors are already resigning. It writes Jyllands-Posten. One of the proposals is Rold Skov in Rebild Municipality. But it should not be turned […]

  • German male wolf has come to Denmark: Revealed by DNA analysis

    German male wolf has come to Denmark: Revealed by DNA analysis

    Another wolf has come to Denmark. This is clear after DNA analyzes have confirmed that a new German male wolf is behind an attack on sheep south of Holstebro on 4 August. The Danish Environmental Protection Agency writes in a press release. The wolf has apparently been in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein during the […]

  • Employers and employees agree on new maternity model

    – This is an agreement that goes in and moves at fence posts in our society by ensuring that we actually get equality in the distribution of maternity and leave in the first year of the child’s life, says deputy chairman of FH, Majbrit Berlau, to Berlingske . With the agreement, the mother will now […]

  • Yle survey: Every third Member of Parliament wants to attend new regional meetings

    Yle survey: Every third Member of Parliament wants to attend new regional meetings

    Finland will vote in the elections for new regional meetings in January, and MPs are among the candidates. Nearly half of respondents to Yle’s survey said they hadn’t decided yet, while nearly one in three said they would drive. About 115 MPs responded to Yle’s questionnaire on candidates for new meetings that decide on health […]

  • Migration crisis: Denmark helps to fence up the Lithuanian border

    Migration crisis: Denmark helps to fence up the Lithuanian border

    On the way west According to Tesfaye, Lithuania claims that many of the migrants do not want to settle in the country, but rather move to the western part of the EU. It is unknown what effect the fence will have on the case, as Lithuania and Belarus share a border that is 680 km […]

  • Denmark sends barbed wire fences to the pressed Lithuanian border

    Denmark sends barbed wire fences to the pressed Lithuanian border

    2021 has offered unusual pressure on the border with Lithuania, after Belarus stopped preventing migrants from seeking further access to the EU. Last year, only 81 migrants came to Lithuania, but this year, more than 4,100 so-called irregular migrants have already been registered. According to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration Mattias Tesfaye (S), the […]

  • This week’s editorial staff: Soldiers out, nurses back

    This week’s editorial staff: Soldiers out, nurses back

    Until last week, 10 percent of nurses were on strike for more than ten weeks hoping to get a better deal than their dealers came up with. Bizarrely structured However, the conflicts have had a bizarre structure. The acclaimed Danish labor dispute model recommends that employees and employers fight against it without interference from the […]

  • Finnish troops continue to evacuate Afghanistan

    Finnish troops continue to evacuate Afghanistan

    The foreign minister tweeted on Tuesday Pekka Haavisto (Green) said that embassy employees hired by Finland had been evacuated from Afghanistan with their families. Haavisto said on Tuesday morning that Finland had facilitated the evacuation of more than 200 people from the country and stated that most of the evacuees were women and children. He […]

  • Finnish troops will continue evacuation operations in Afghanistan, the minister says

    Finnish troops will continue evacuation operations in Afghanistan, the minister says

    The foreign minister tweeted on Tuesday Pekka Haavisto said that embassy employees hired by Finland had been evacuated from Afghanistan with their families. Haavisto said on Tuesday morning that Finland had facilitated the evacuation of more than 200 people from the country and stated that most of the evacuees were women and children. He said […]

  • Bus driver suspected of offences over deadly Collision with woman in Turku, Finland

    Bus driver suspected of offences over deadly Collision with woman in Turku, Finland

    “The evidence collected during the investigation points in that direction. We’ve managed to corroborate that from a number of fronts. That’s why there’s a reason to suspect them of these offenses. ” Mika Paaer, the Detective chief Inspector in charge of the investigation, stated to YLE on Tuesday. The Investigators have examined security camera footage […]

  • Jakob Ellemann-Jensen will collect blue block with ten principles

    Jakob Ellemann-Jensen will collect blue block with ten principles

    Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, chairman of the Liberal Party, presents ten principles that he hopes can bring the blue bloc together around a common direction and create a common platform leading up to the next parliamentary election. It writes Politiken. The principles are, among other things, that it must be worthwhile to go to work, a modernization […]

  • France wins Olympic gold in women’s handball

    France wins Olympic gold in women’s handball

    France claimed their first Olympic women’s handball title, beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team 30-25 in the final at the Tokyo Games on Sunday. France secured gold following a dramatic, high-paced showdown between the two sides in which they had the upper hand at the break before the Russians pulled level at 16-16. But […]

  • Brown cosiness: reminiscent of the fact that even in 1978, Denmark was behind the curve

    Brown cosiness: reminiscent of the fact that even in 1978, Denmark was behind the curve

    Seen from a distance of 40 years or more, Denmark, as I landed in the summer of 1978, seems a very different place than today in Denmark. As my daughter perceptively pointed out as she laughed over some photos of the youthful me, everything seemed brown. People had Hessian wallpaper and coconut mats on the […]

  • Billion-dollar contract terminated: Soldiers got bad food and cleaning

    – With the termination of the contract, we are of course faced with a new task of finding a better solution. This places great demands on the Ministry of Defense and the employees. But the goal is clear. We must have a better solution in the future, she says in a press release. The barrister […]

  • Terminates Denmark’s largest contract in history

    Terminates Denmark’s largest contract in history

    – With the termination of the contract, we are of course faced with a new task of finding a better solution. This places great demands on the Ministry of Defense and the employees. But the goal is clear. We must have a better solution in the future, she says in a press release. The barrister […]

  • Thulesen Dahl fears for the Danish values ​​for decades to come

    Thulesen Dahl fears for the Danish values ​​for decades to come

    This is how it sounds on Saturday from the chairman of the Danish People’s Party, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, in his party leader speech at the Folkemødet in Allinge on Bornholm. But he fears that Danish values, as Thulesen Dahl interprets them, will disappear in the coming decades. – Coherence. Togetherness. Common sense. It has not […]