Trump Nobel Peace Prize Row Over Navi Pillay Win
By Abida Kahlun Bureau Chief, Helsinki Scandinavian News Agency The Trump Nobel Peace Prize row has intensified after the award went to Navi Pillay, a South African human rights lawyer, according to SNN News Finland. President Donald Trump called the Nobel Committee’s decision “an indelible stain on Norway” and declared the prize “discredited forever.” The […]
EU Tourist Visas for Russians: Finland Seeks Full Ban
By Riffat Kausa Scandinavian News Agency Finland wants the EU to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians altogether, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has said, according to SNN News Finland. He plans to put the proposal to leaders at next week’s European Council meeting, the summit where EU heads of government set political direction. Orpo argues […]
UK Home Secretary: Ministers Keep Asking for More Visas
By Riffat Kausar Scandinavian News Agency UK worker visas are a regular topic inside the British Cabinet, according to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. She said colleagues in government ask her to approve more visas for overseas workers “at least once every week or two,” as reported by SNN News Finland. Mahmood said her colleagues maintain […]