Today, we have celebrated the defenders of Ukraine (and thus the whole of Europe). Thank you to the heroes 🇺🇦 (translated)
Eetu Kallioinen won the skeet European Championship in Athens, which is his third personal senior championship medal in his career. (translated)
Eetu Kallioinen on Euroopan mestari
The production of oil in the Middle East is back at full capacity, but European diesel and gasoline stations are facing fuel shortages, pushing prices to record levels. (translated)
Nafta läks Lähis-Idas liikuma. Diislit aga napib ja Euroopas püstitas selle hind uue rekordi
Searches were conducted in Estonia and four other European countries in connection with neo-Nazi music, during which the police investigated four main suspects and individuals related to their collaboration and distribution, who were accused of promoting far-right ideology. (translated)
Эстония в их числе: в пяти странах Европы прошли обыски из-за неонацистской музыки
USA energeetikaminister Chris Wright ütles kolmapäeval ajakirjanikele, et USA valitsus ootab Euroopalt peagi teateid uute diislikütuse tarnete kohta. #diislikütus #USA #Saksamaa
Reuters: USA nõuab Saksamaalt ja Prantsusmaalt diislivarude kasutuselevõttu
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According to political theorist Eiki Berg, the rise of populists like Germany's Alternative for Germany raises security issues in Europe, including for Estonia. (translated)
ИНТЕРВЬЮ ⟩ Политолог: приход правых популистов к власти в Германии, вероятно, представлял бы угрозу и для Эстонии
So: - Russia is accelerating its hybrid operations in Europe. - At the same time, the SDP politicizes security policy -> Häkkänen has to cancel his participation in an important defense minister meeting. How do you think @AnttiLindtman and @TyttiTup are doing? (translated)
Political scientist Eiki Berg warns that the rise of the right-wing populist party AfD to power in Germany could pose a threat to the security of Estonia and all of Europe, while the National Rally in France does not pose a comparable threat. (translated)
INTERVJUU ⟩ Politoloog Eiki Berg: AfD jõudmine võimule Saksamaal kujutaks ilmselt ohtu ka Eestile
As a result of the opposition's vote of no confidence regarding Israeli policy, Minister of Defense Häkkänen has to miss the meeting of defense ministers of JEF countries. The topic of the meeting is strengthening the defense of Northern Europe. What was ultimately achieved with all this remained somewhat unclear to me. (translated)
Warnings are that the high price of gas may persist for years, although the sharpest phase of the energy crisis may quietly retreat, and this depends on both the geopolitical situations in the Middle East and securing new and stable energy sources in Europe. (translated)
Turud hoiatavad: gaasi kõrge hind võib jääda püsima aastateks
Great news! Nokia and Iceye are starting to develop a communication satellite system for states. This strengthens Finland's and Europe's strategic autonomy. (translated)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is requesting permission from the European Commission to relax budget rules to support companies and families suffering from rising energy prices. (translated)
Meloni palub ELilt luba rikkuda energiakriisiga võitlemiseks eelarvereegleid
The head of the European Union Agency for Cyber Security, Juhan Lepassaar, explained that artificial intelligence agents do not operate independently and are not aware, but use the freedoms and backdoors set by humans to achieve their goals, which raises concerns about the capabilities of cybercriminals and the tactics they employ. (translated)
EL-i küberturvalisuse ameti juht: tehisaru kasutab inimeste antud vabadust
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that European companies producing weapons for Ukraine may become targets of Russian attacks and warned representatives of Western countries about the risks of visiting Ukraine. (translated)
Venemaa ähvardas Ukrainale relvi tootvaid Euroopa ettevõtteid
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev called for the restoration of direct dialogue with Moscow and criticized the European strategy of supporting Kyiv, referring to historical peace treaty negotiations. (translated)
Bulgaaria peaminister kutsus üles taastama otsest dialoogi Moskvaga
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the arms factories in European countries producing for Ukraine may become targets of Russian attacks. (translated)
Venemaa välisministeerium esines uute ähvardustega
Expert: The American diesel fuel export ban will affect Lithuania and Latvia more, but Estonia will also not escape the price increase, as diesel fuel is a global market commodity and with imports halted, countries will have to compete for the same shipments, which will raise prices in Europe. (translated)
Эксперт: запрет на экспорт американского дизельного топлива больше повлияет на Литву и Латвию, но и Эстония не избежит роста цен
High fuel prices are forcing Europe to transition to electric cars, but Estonia still faces challenges with subsidies, habits, and infrastructure that hinder market share growth. (translated)
Дорогое топливо пересаживает Европу на электромобили. Эстония пока отстает
The first 100 "Robo taxis" in Finland are already eagerly waiting in the garage for the approval of Tesla's FSD in Finland. The taxi company Menevä has a large fleet of autonomous vehicles even by European standards. Traficom estimates that the permit issue will be resolved during this year. (translated)
I must say that the scale of the discussion surrounding Häkämies' visit to Israel is starting to frustrate me. The task of security policy is not to make decision-makers look good, but to keep the country safe. We have a neighboring country to the east that is at war, the security of Europe is in its most serious situation in decades, and Finland must at the same time strengthen its defense, preparedness, and alliance relations. In this world situation, I would prefer politics to focus less on proving its own moral purity and more on taking responsibility for how Finland's security is actually ensured. We do not have to like all our partners, nor do we have to approve of all their actions. Nevertheless, defense policy must be able to be conducted in a world as it is. Right now, we have more important matters to attend to than gathering political points from our supporters. Virtue signaling does not deter a single ballistic missile. (translated)
