Tag: Think tank
The insurance company reconsiders BMI’s position in light of criticism
A DR story about a woman with a BMI of over 35 – who promised to take legal action when she was refused both life and disability insurance – has clearly had a great effect, as the insurance company PFA Pension has promised. it will no longer base decisions on the score of a BMI […]
Jaishankar holds bilateral meeting with foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Sweden
New Delhi [India]March 3 (ANI): Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held bilateral meetings with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Saudi Arabia’s counterpart Faisal bin Farhan and Sweden’s Tobias Billström on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue. “Happy to meet FM Sameh Shoukry from Egypt. Welcomed his participation in the G20 meeting yesterday. Our discussions […]
VMA in Gällö in Bräcke municipality, Jämtland county
On Monday, US President Joe Biden appeared in the Ukrainian capital Kiev side by side with the country’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyi. The visit is taking place in connection with the anniversary of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Biden pledges continued support for Ukraine’s valiant fight against the Russian invasion forces. Joe Biden later repeated […]
Enjoy it! Danish researchers find new key to greener agriculture
A huge stepThis summer, the researchers will send out a guide to help farmers in Denmark use Bovaer when feeding livestock. Being able to halve the emissions of methane from cows before 2030 will be a significant step for Denmark to reach its climate goals. “We have considered the emission of methane from cows to […]
Reserve Bank renovation well overdue
There is no doubt that the Coalition-stacked Reserve Bank needs a deep clean-up, hopefully including an updated, more democratic selection process, writes Lachlan Newland. TREASURER JIM CHALMERS have promised reform from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). This is hardly surprising as every current board member is a coalition appointee. Politicians often talk about interest […]
Eva’s report: Finland must cut 13 billion euros
The economic think tank offers four economic policy options, the purpose of which is to help Finland’s political leaders balance the government’s books.
Explanation: Immigration needs to triple in order to preserve Finland’s workforce
Etla Taloustutkimuslaitos, a business-supported think tank, calculates that an annual net migration of 44,000 people is needed to stabilize the size of Finland’s workforce.
Sweden sends Archer to Ukraine
On January 19, 2022, the moderate-led government announces at a press conference that it is preparing to send the Archer artillery system to Ukraine – a system that has been high on Ukraine’s wish list for months. – I would say that it has much less significance than we think, says Patrik Oksanen, security policy […]
Confusion in the formation of the government and jokes that upset
In this podcast you meet David Druid and Katherine Zimmerman who were previously colleagues in Morgonpasset in P3. The talk show is their reunion. In the podcast, we also hear Ekot’s political reporter Lova Olsson and the satirist Moa Wallin from the Think Tank in P3. Producer: Sukran Kavak Digital editor: Anton Lundholm The program […]
Eva survey: Trust in politicians has increased after the pandemic years
The majority of Finns are satisfied with how power is distributed in the country, the handling of the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine, which increase people’s trust in politicians, according to a recent opinion poll by the Elinkeinoelämä forum. Fin). Research results published on Tuesday show that attitudes towards politicians improved during the […]
Latest developments in Ukraine: 21 May
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flash point Ukraine. Recent developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 02:02: IN his latest assessment of the war in Ukraine, Institute for the Study of War, an American think tank, says that Russian forces are digging around Kharkiv and can prepare […]
NATO’s democracy problem
Cast: John Boltonformer security adviser to Donald Trump, Paul LevinTurkey expert at Stockholm University, Sinan Ulgenformer Turkish diplomat and today linked to the think tank Carnegie Europe, Muriel DomenachFrance’s NATO Ambassador, Pierre Morcosat the Research Organization, Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, Hisyar Özsoythe Kurdish party HDP’s head of foreign affairs, Aron EmilssonSweden […]
EVA’s opinion: there is confidence that Finland could defend itself alone
A recent security survey by the EVA incubator shows that Finns believe that the country would be able to repel a Russian military attack on its own with a 48 percent probability. Respondents also estimate that there is a 19 percent probability that Russia will use military force against Finland later this year, and a […]
The game about oil in the wake of the Ukraine War
Participants: Emil Nordströmharbor master, Victor Alvarezeconomist, Jesus Rafael Gonzalespolitical scientist, Dignora Hernandezparty leader Ventre, Sarah Leah WhitsonDemocracy for the Arab World Now, Yasser Al Ghasslanjournalist and commentator, Michail Krutikhinoil and gas expert, Andrej Kortunovthink tank Russian International Affairs Council. Host: Robin Olinrobin.olin@sr.se Reporters: Maria Georgieva, Cecilia Uddén, Ivan Garcia, Kristian ÅströmTechnician: Elin Hagman Producer: David […]
The story of NATO – this is how the defense alliance works
The invasion of Ukraine has increased the Swedes’ willingness to join NATO and the government is working at a fast pace. In just a couple of weeks, a security policy report will be presented, before a possible membership. But how did NATO come about and how do you become a member? In P4 Världen we […]
The United States accuses Putin of genocide
Biden accuses Putin of genocide In a speech in the state of Iowa, the US president launched a fierce attack on Russian leader Vladimir Putin, accusing him of genocide in Ukraine. What does the term mean, and what are its implications for Russia? US special role in NATO Ahead of a possible NATO membership for […]
Putin’s friends in the world
Participants: Jan Eliassonformer President of the UN General Assembly, Jude BlanchetteChina expert at the think tank Center for Strategic & International Studies, Tong Zhaothe Carnegie think tank in Beijing, Alexander Gabuevthe Carnegie think tank in Moscow, Arun Mohan entrepreneurs Delhi, Shyam Saranthe think tank Center for Policy Research in New Delhi, Jitendra Nath Misra professor […]
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine joins NATO
Participants: Ann-Sofie DahlAssociate Professor of International Politics, Adam Sunny MeinertzVeteran of Afghanistan, Leonard Schuette, doctoral student Maastricht University, Jean-Marie Bockelformer Deputy Minister of Defense of France, Pierre MorcosFrench NATO expert, Agoston Mrazthink tank Nezopont, Tamás Csiki VargaHungarian defense researcher, Gunilla Herolf security analysts, Wess Mitchell Former United States Secretary of State Host: Robin Olinrobin.olin@sr.se Reporters: […]
Biden wants revenge
Participants: Ginna LindbergUS commentator on Ekot, Kajsa Boglindpresenter P4 World and Anna WieslanderNorthern European chief think tank Atlantic council. Host: Sara Stenholm Producer: Viktor Mattsson Technician: Ludvig Widman usapodden@sverigesradio.se
EVA: More female bosses than ever before
The proportion of women in the heads of companies, agencies and NGOs has risen higher than ever before, according to the EVA incubator, which is supported by companies. The “glass ceiling index” of think tanks suggests that in 2020, about 37.5 percent of Finnish leaders were women. That is 36.8 percent more than the previous […]
Macron’s call for EU talks with the Kremlin is making European allies nervous
French President Emmanuel Macron’s call on the EU to continue its own talks with the Kremlin raises fears of a split that is developing in the Western world’s response to the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Macron has previously struggled to convince its EU partners of the need for Europe to take regional […]
APN podcast: Finland’s far-right terrorists and job opportunities outside the capital
This week, Yle News All Points North North looks at the terrorist plots of Finnish far-right people, politicians who break their own rules in Covid, how staff are forced to get vaccinated and look for work outside Helsinki. You can listen to the full podcast on the embedded player here, through Yle Areena, Spotify, Apple […]
Special assistants to the new Minister of the Environment Emma Kari
Jarno Lappalainen, M.Sc. Maria Ohisalo. Lappalainen is also the secretary of the Green Ministerial Group. Prior to her appointment to the Ministry of the Environment, Milja Henttonen, M.Sc., also served as Special Assistant to Minister of the Interior Ohisalo. Henttonen is responsible for communications and media relations for the Minister for the Environment and Climate, […]
Finns are increasingly criticizing Russia, it is clear
Finns are increasingly criticizing Russia, according to a survey of values and attitudes commissioned by the Finnish business and policy forum, the think tank Eva. Slightly more than a third of respondents were positive about Russia and 45% were negative. At the same time, a similar survey conducted in 2012 found that 63 percent had […]
Finland exports 140 million euros of military equipment to the United Arab Emirates
In March 2020, Finland granted permits for the export of military vehicle parts to the United Arab Emirates for a total of EUR 139.3 million. The deal covers almost all of Finland’s arms exports last year. The information was included in the latest Finnish arms control Report The production is independent of SaferGlobe, a Finnish […]
Think Tank will remove SU for graduates
The future of the SU has regularly been up for debate. Business organizations and often blue politicians have regularly discussed whether it should be cut or whether part of the support could be converted into loans. Now there is renewed support for that idea. The think tank Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd (AE) proposes in Dagbladet Børsen that […]
Think tank will convert SU on master’s programs to loans
According to the think tank Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd (AE-rådet), students in master’s programs must not have SU in the same way as today. It writes Børsen. – What we are proposing is that the SU be converted to master’s programs for loans. – It can be an interest-free loan, and then you can use the money […]
Green editor-in-chief and enterprising entrepreneur
Erik Rasmussen, who turns 80 on Wednesday 20 October, founded his life’s work, Ugebrevet Mandag Morgen, in 1989. It was supposed to be “a gifted corrective to a mainstream news feed”. He became a journalism student at Bogense Avis when he was 17 years old. His career led on to Fyens Stiftstidende and later to […]
Housing economists are pushing Lars Løkke’s tax plan to the ground
– It is done in Sweden, and it is not something that the Swedish housing economists like. They want to take over the Danish system, he says. In his book “Out of the blue”, Lars Løkke Rasmussen outlines a model that is similar to the Swedish one, where the profit from the sale is taxed. […]
Løkke’s tax proposal gets a cold shoulder
– It is a populist proposal that has no place on earth at all, says commentator on Børsen Helle Ib. Løkke, who has founded the party Moderaterne, writes according to Politiken in his book “Out of the blue” that he wants a showdown with the “arbitrary tax-free gains on housing trade”. On the other hand, […]
APN Podcast: "We can take from the rich and give to the poor," the pension expert says
As Finland gets grayed out, the Yle News All Points North podcast speaks to economists with different ideas on how the country can balance rising pension spending with other social protection. Sanna Kurronen, right-wing think tank EVA, economist Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA said that Finland can "ending up with a system that reduces […]
A question interrupted day-long Indian climate rose
And combined with a female, progressive head of state focusing on climate, there was not an Indian eye dry. The day started in Gujarat Bhawan, the state palace of the state of Gujarat in New Delhi, with traditional dancers and music. Followed by photo option with dozens of Indian journalists treating an inspection of advertising […]
Mette Frederiksen wants rich countries at the forefront of the climate fight
Here she participated as a guest speaker at a climate conference at the green think tank Observer Research Foundation at the fashionable Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi. – I would like to emphasize that the richest countries in the world will have to deliver. And Denmark is ready to do that. We want to increase […]
The Social Democrats’ nomination committee proposes Magdalena Andersson as the new party chairman
The Social Democrats’ nomination committee proposes Magdalena Andersson as the new party leader, says Elvy Söderström, convener of the nomination committee at a press conference. – I am very honored to be proposed as party leader, says Magdalena Andersson. Listen to Ekot’s political commentator Fredrik Furtenbach, Kalle Sundin from the think tank Katalys, PM Nilsson, […]
Friendship, alcohol and money – this is how company spies are recruited
Host:Hanna Malmodin Participants and voices in the program:Patrik Oksanen, senoir fellow think tank FrivärldJenny Hellström, reporter EkotMats Ljungqvist, prosecutorTaavi Tuula, Defense AttorneyDaniel Stenling, head of counter-espionage SäpoKarl Lallerstedt, head of security policy at the Confederation of Swedish EnterpriseFredrik Westerlund, research leader at FOI Producer:Olof Wijnbladh Techniques:Maria Stockhaus
K-chairman will get more professionals by rethinking the primary school
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) has previously pointed to a lack of skilled labor as one of Denmark’s biggest challenges. By 2030, there will be a shortage of up to 100,000 skilled workers according to calculations from think tanks, the newspaper writes. The primary and lower secondary school can help to solve this problem, says […]
Think tank: The government’s unemployment benefit proposal will cost students dearly
It shows a calculation from the think tank Cevea. – It shows that 60 percent of the master’s students have a job next door and thus will go considerably more down in income than what we have heard from Jakob Ellemann-Jensen or the government’s calculations, says Cevea director Asbjørn Sonne Nørgaard. The graduate rate is […]
Former bishop sits far from silent
Recently, he co-founded the Think Tank for Persecuted Christians, of which he is also chairman. According to Karsten Nissen, the purpose is to spread the knowledge that many Christians are persecuted around the world. On Friday, September 10, the former bishop turns 75 years old. Karsten Nissen moved with his family to Viborg in 1986. […]
The government will raise the tax on stock gains
Specifically, the government will raise taxation on gains over DKK 56,500 to 45 percent from 42 percent. The change will thus affect the people who have the largest share income. If you sell shares for a year with a gain of DKK 100,000, the raised tax will mean that you have to pay around DKK […]
Think tank: New welfare law can eat most of the leeway
The law will roughly oblige any government to ensure that more money is spent in the public sector corresponding to the population changing composition – for example, by more people getting older. The latest update of the Ministry of Finance’s estimates for the next few years shows that it will require an increase in public […]
The Maoist football rebel with poodle hair
He began his professional career at FC Bayern Munich in 1970 and until 1974 helped secure three German championship titles. In 1974, he switched to Real Madrid and won two championship titles in three seasons. After a season at Eintracht Braunschweig, he returned to Bayern in 1978. Here he played with Karl Heinz Rummenigge. It […]
Commentator: Khader has thrown in the towel
With legal assistance, he has come to the conclusion that it will have no purpose to bring one or a string of injury cases against the women who have felt violated by him and stood up. – Thus, it must be said that Naser Khader has come to an end after many years of efforts […]
Gaming trains your brain
The brain changes throughout life and is shaped by the things we do. So it’s not hard to imagine that gaming is also making its mark in the organic think tank. – Can gaming change the way the brain works ?, asks young Jonathan from the Science Club, which is a free leisure offer for […]
Finland has the greatest confidence in the news media, according to a global survey
Finns trust the news media more than any other nation surveyed as part of a global study conducted jointly by the Oxford University Research Center and the Reuters Institute. The study found that public confidence in the Finnish media increased by nine percentage points during the coronavirus pandemic. "Finland is still the country with the […]
New think tank will focus on sustainable use of the sea
That is the opinion of Maria Reumert Gjerding, who is the front person for the board of the new Sea Think Tank, which will be launched on Monday 21 June. It is important that we look at the transformation of the sea in the same way as we have seen in the green transformation, where […]
Free Greens at the Folkemødet: Integration is going well
He refers to a new analysis from the think tank Kraka, which shows that nine out of ten immigrants in some areas contribute as much to society as ethnic Danes. And that has been the trend for a long time, he continues. – It’s just as if the vast majority of politicians have not really […]
The divide between rich and poor areas is growing
Take, for example, Aarhus Municipality. In the richest area, Risskov, the residents have a 3.6 times as high disposable income as the residents in Gellerup, the analysis states. In 2010, income in Risskov was three times as high as in Gellerup. In the Municipality of Copenhagen, Garrison Parish tops, where the income is 2.9 times […]
The government: Denmark’s economy is growing a little more than expected
It still looks good for Denmark’s economy, as the corona crisis subsides and everyday life has begun to return. This is how it reads in the government’s Economic Report, which the Ministry of Finance published on Tuesday. Here it appears that a growth of 2.4 percent in gross domestic product (GDP) is expected this year. […]
The Xinjiang report does not justify a new Cold War, warns the Swedish group
Evidence used by a US think tank to explain that China’s policies in Xinjiang are genocide is not strong enough to risk a confrontation between America and China, the director of the Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research (TFF) told CGTN In an interview from his office in Lund, Sweden, Jan Oberg said that […]
Business thinking beats government spending plans
The business-supported think tank Etla (Finnish Economic Research Institute) has sharply criticized the Prime Minister’s government Sanna Marin (SDP) is planned to exceed the public expenditure framework. Due to the tight budget negotiations that took place earlier in the spring, the government announced that the expenditure framework will be exceeded by EUR 900 million next […]
VMA in Borås, Västra Götaland County
Cast: Yoav Zehavi, news reporter on Israel’s Public Service TV, Dahlia Scheindlin, analyst at the American think tank Century Foundation, Boaz Haetzni, resident and spokesperson for the Samarian Regional Council, Adel Budeiri, Samira Dajani and Muna al-Kurd, accommodation in the Sheikh Jarrah area, Abdalla Abu Ghanim, living in Ramle, Evan Fallenberg, author who started the […]
Commentator: SF anger against exit center comes behind the government
The government has not calculated that SF would stand on its own two feet, assesses political commentator Erik Holstein from the media Altinget. – It has apparently been underestimated that SF would be against. This must come as a bit of a surprise, since Langeland is the only place where SF has the mayoral post. […]
New confrontations are feared in Jerusalem – despite a stopped threat of eviction
Following the serious confrontations in Jerusalem, the Israeli Supreme Court has launched a controversial threat of eviction against Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem. Palestinians live on land that was once Jewish. The Palestinians believe that Israel is trying to wipe out everything Palestinian from East Jerusalem, which Israel occupied and later annexed after […]
Afterword: This is how the party leaders behaved in the debate
Eight party leaders met in a debate in tonight’s episode of Agenda on SVT. Ekot broadcasts live and sums up tonight’s deal. Included in the broadcast: Ulrika Schenström, CEO of the think tank Fores and former State Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Committee at Reinfeldt, David Orlic, communications expert who has been involved in designing […]
Almost every fifth teacher is without vocational training
The teaching in the Danish primary and lower secondary schools is too often handled by teachers without the necessary education. This is the conclusion from the Danish Teachers’ Association on the basis of an analysis from the think tank…
Associate Professor: Teachers without education lack crucial competencies
– You must have learned to think pedagogically. One must have learned to manage a class and get students with different backgrounds to work together. And you do not have that unless you have received an education in it – When close to 20 percent do not have an education, it starts to be so […]
The after-talk – Elisabeth Svantesson (M) in Ekot’s Saturday interview
Participants: Lisa Pelling, head of the think tank Arena idea, Arvid Hallén from the think tank Oikos and Jonas Hinnfors, Professor of Political Science University of Gothenburg. Host: Li Hellström Producer: Cecilia Ingvarsson Technician: Sandra Pettersson
Autistic swimmer girl gets zero kroner from municipality despite mistakes
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that although it was wrong that Lolland Municipality did not comply with the National Board of Appeal’s decision to grant the woman a number of hours as a support person, the violation did not affect the woman’s “self-esteem and honor”. And precisely this assessment means that she can not […]
Poll: Most people prefer vaccination certificates to normal
The majority of Finns support the importance of coronavirus vaccination certificates in the opening up of society, according to the Toivo survey, a close think tank with the National Coalition Party (NCP). The survey asked if they thought they should be the first to receive vaccination certificates to visit cultural sites such as events, libraries […]
British report on racism accused of painting beautiful pictures
According to a new study on racism in British society, structural racism cannot explain the differences that still exist in the UK between different population groups in terms of income and wealth. The study, commissioned by Boris Johnson after the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, is debating – critics say it is a beautiful painting of […]
The USA is still the largest arms exporter during 2016-2020: the Swedish think tank
STOCKHOLM, March 16 (Xinhua) – International arms transfers leveled out in 2016-2020, while the United States remained the largest exporter during the period, a Swedish think tank said on Monday. Between 2011-2015 and 2016-2020, the United States increased its global share of arms exports from 32 percent to 37 percent, according to a report published […]
Right now
Men own over 2.5 times more than women of the land we walk on, 39 percent compared to 15 percent, the rest is owned by, for example, the state and companies. It shows a new report from the think tank Ownershift which is based on figures from Lantmäteriet. “Precisely when it comes to the ownership […]
One third of Europeans do not trust Americans, says think tank survey
BERLIN January 19 (Xinhua) – Thirty-two percent of Europeans no longer believed Americans could trust after electing Donald Trump president in 2016, according to a pan-European survey of more than 15,000 people in 11 countries published on Tuesday. In Germany, 53 percent of those polled said they strongly agreed or agreed that Americans can no […]
Emergency relief general with heart for the weak
Most prominent is probably the position as chairman of one of the world’s largest associations of relief organizations, the Act Alliance, which has an annual budget of up to 20 billion kroner. But also domestic organizations are reaping the benefits of Qvist-Sørensen’s great organizational experience. Thus, she is, among other things, a member of Danida’s […]
Media: North Jutland citizens are allowed to travel between seven municipalities
The restrictions in the seven North Jutland municipalities were actually supposed to apply until 3 December, but they will be eased ahead of time. These are the municipalities of Hjørring, Frederikshavn, Brønderslev, Jammerbugt, Thisted, Vesthimmerland and Læsø. The restrictions were introduced after a mutated variant of the coronavirus called cluster 5 was found in mink. […]
New intense fighting in Ethiopia
The armed conflict in Ethiopia is soon over, claims Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. But yesterday, there were reports of new airstrikes and intense fighting in several places in the northern parts of the country. Ethiopia is not being engulfed in chaos, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed tweeted today, assuring a troubled world that what he […]
Nervous wait for leaders in the Middle East
The outcome of the election in the United States affects the whole world, and for the countries in the Middle East whose leaders have been close to Trump, the next 24 hours mean a nervous wait. This is especially true of the Gulf states, Iran, Egypt, and Israel – where Trump, who has contributed to […]
Muslims in Montenegro testify after threats after the election
In Montenegro, the victorious coalition is still trying to form a government since the August election, which marked the end of the ruling Socialist Party’s 30-year political dominance. For some, the change means a welcome fresh start, but parts of the country’s Muslim minority can testify to threats and violence in the wake of the […]
OVERVIEW: The arms smuggler who triggered the diplomatic crisis
For years, relations have been strained between Denmark and India, which wants the arms smuggler Niels Holck extradited for prosecution. Both the city and county courts have rejected extradition. On Monday, the two countries entered into a green partnership, which is a sign of improving relations between the two countries. Get an overview of the […]
“Palestinians have taken a seat where they are losing again”
In just one month, two Arab Gulf states have made peace with Israel. Today, the agreements are signed in the White House. But the Palestinians, who have always been able to count on the support of the Arab world, feel abandoned and betrayed. In the Middle East, there are questions about whether Arabs are tired […]
Climate wars continue on the green track
If you say Connie Hedegaard, there is a high probability that you will say climate next. The former Member of Parliament, the former Crown Princess of the Conservatives and the former well-known journalist will turn 60 on 15 September. Hedegaard is one of Denmark’s most famous faces in European and international politics. After she became […]
Police go into thinking box after the city rejects corona fines
Copenhagen Police have been sent into a think tank after three people were acquitted on Monday and should not be fined for breaking the residence ban on Islands Brygge anyway. Will the verdicts have consequences for the others who were fined at Islands Brygge in April? And will the prosecution try to get the fine […]
Russian military raises concerns in Estonia
The recent increased Russian military presence around the Baltic Sea is causing concern in Estonia and now the country is planning to increase its preparedness, says the country’s Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu to Swedish Radio. An issue that he will also address with his Nordic and Baltic colleagues who meet today in Tallinn. “Russian aggression […]
The Danes are among the most satisfied with the corona handling
The government has managed the corona outbreak well, and at the same time the pandemic has brought the population together. This is how the Danes’ attitude can be summed up, shows a study conducted by the reputable think tank Pew Research Center. In 14 countries with well-developed economies, the institute has asked people how governments […]
Supervision warned of criticisable conditions in FE already in 2017
In 2017, 2018 and 2019, the Danish Intelligence Service (TET) has warned that the Defense Intelligence Service (FE) has illegally spied on “persons domiciled in Denmark”. It shows a review of the Authority’s reports from recent years, which TV 2 has made. Thus, changing defense ministers and politicians have been warned of criticisable conditions in […]
