Germany plans to prolong the running time of nuclear power plants, Sweden has overturned the ban on new reactors and Finland is planning new nuclear plants. In several European countries nuclear power is making a comeback under the pretence of protecting the climate, laments the daily Eesti Päevaleht: “The key argument with which these states [...]
The Swedish Ministry of Social Affairs has decided that dementia patients at nursing homes and old people’s homes may no longer be kept locked up behind closed doors. The daily Göteborgs-Posten criticises this: “The authority finds the legislation outdated and insulting. The naivety with which the social affairs authority is acting is shocking. This became [...]
Poland’s monopoly authorities approved on Tuesday the sale of the Polish confectionery company Wedel by its British owner Cadbury to the Japanese industrial holding Lotte. The EU had made the planned takeover of Cadbury by the US company Kraft conditional on the sale. The tabloid Fakt pokes fun at conservative Polish politicians who are unhappy [...]
The management of Polish state-run oil company PKN Orlen has selected a consultancy to develop a concept for the future of the Lithuanian Mažeikių Nafta refinery. The possible sale of the refinery would have a considerable political impact for the government, points out the liberal daily Gazeta Wyborcza: “Partially privatised, but still under the control [...]
The Finnish government’s decision announced at the beginning of August to increase the number of Finnish soldiers in Afghanistan from 145 to 195 has triggered a debate in the national media. The daily Aamulehti defends the plan: “Most likely people in all countries which are sending soldiers to Afghanistan are questioning what their boys and [...]
Latvia registered slight economic growth in the second quarter for the first time since the crisis began. Although Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has already announced the end of the recession, the daily Dienas Bizness sees no reason for euphoria yet: “The current data on economic growth are no guarantee that the rapid recovery will continue [...]
Latvian entrepreneur Viesturs Koziols has bought the majority stake in the Latvian daily Diena from the British Rowland family. Writing in her blog with the portal Politika, Dita Arāja fears politics will now hold sway over the paper: “Free and independent media have been pretty much snuffed out in Latvia with this move. The journalists [...]
Estonia’s euro coins will show no more than an outline of the country. The daily Postimees is peeved: “We have to be honest and admit that we have no grand cultural personality have like Mozart or Dante with whom we can adorn our coins. But there are other options. For example the German motifs showing [...]
Sweden comes out well in a pan-European comparison of carbon dioxide emissions, but it could do better, writes the tabloid Expressen: “This is partly owing to our geographic advantage in having many rivers whose hydropower we can exploit and partly the result of political astuteness in deciding to build nuclear power stations and allow their [...]
Poland’s president designate Bronisław Komorowski will bring political stability to the country and clear the way for pressing reforms, commentators write, adding that his election may help overcome the divisions ailing Polish society. New president brings fresh prospects After the victory of Bronisław Komorowski in the Polish presidential elections the country should return to harmony [...]
