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Wednesday, 01 September 2010|
Neli aastat hiljem juhib sotsiaaldemokraate Mona Sahlin, kes pidi parteisse tooma värsket hingamist ning pakkuma tulist konkurentsi valitsuserakondadele. Ometi ei ole miski läinud nii, nagu sotsiaaldemokraadid lootsid. Franchelli hinnangul on sotsiaaldemokraadid lootusetult maha maganud hetked, mil nad oleksid pidanud valitsevaid liberaale kriitikatormiga kostitama – majanduskriis, olematud lubatud töökohad, läbikukkunud kliimakõnelused Kopenhaagenis detsembris. Mona Sahlini poolt kostub vaid vaikus. Nad ikka seesama partei, mis paarkümmend aastat tagasi köitis valijaid. Praegu on ajad ja vajadused teised. |
Toomas Lapp - In Memoriam
Monday, 19 July 2010|
It is almost impossible to find the words to describe the pain we are feeling for the loss of Toomas Lapp, who was so suddenly and unfairly taken from us. Our hearts are broken. Toomas never liked clichés and he was everything but mediocre. He was an exceptionally talented man with a heart of gold – the most dedicated Scandinavist I have met in my four years over here. Educated and always well informed, an enthusiastic participant in discussions and open to new challenges. He was bright and honest, anything but fake. I admired his sincere contempt for everything false, calculated, prejudiced and hypocritical – he could see the invisible, see beyond the façade. Toomas's well-travelled soul did not tolerate narrow-mindedness and lack of imagination; he was not a wannabe analyst but an honest, thorough, exceptionally competent and open-minded person. Toomas was the kind of intellectual his beloved home country really needed. As a Scandinavist, he made a valuable contribution to the work of the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Estonia. You can still the exhibition of the photos from his trip to Greenland in the foyer of our Tallinn Office. We will never forget Toomas. Carita Pettersson, |
Estonian MEP: Baltic Sea Strategy could have rotating presidency
Thursday, 08 July 2010
Stones in the Batic Sea. Photo: Johannes Jansson/norden.orgIf the European Union's Baltic Sea Strategy is to be led by the eight countries involved in it, it won't be led at all, says Tunne Kelam, a member of the European Parliament and the chairman of its Baltic-Europe Intergroup. One solution for the management of the strategy would be to institute an annual rotating presidency taken on by the countries in the region.
Kelam expressed his concern regarding the state of the management of the Baltic Sea Strategy on 29 June at the conference "Realising the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region through Nordic–European synergies in co‐operation" held in Brussels under the aegis of the European Commission and the Nordic Council of Ministers. It is Kelam's view that implementation of the strategy needs a greater degree of coordination, more effective management and more transparent funding.
It is thought that, on the initiative of envoys to the European Parliament, the EU budget for 2011 will include an entry for the financing of the Baltic Sea Strategy. The European Commission has asked its Member States how much money they would like to be allocated and what they intend to do with it. However, Kelam feels that these questions are too general. The Estonian MEP feels that the EU could use direct financing for better coordination and as seed money in support of new projects, if they take in the problems of the region as a whole.
Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs sees cooperation between Nordic researchers as inspiration for Baltic countries
Wednesday, 09 June 2010|
The Top-Level Research Initiative is part of NCM's globalisation programme, which aims at jointly meeting the challenges of globalisation, especially within the areas of climate, energy, health and welfare. The initiative consists of six sub-programmes: |
Photo exhibition "Colours of Greenland"
Thursday, 20 May 2010|
Toomas Lapp and Eva Mätzler tried to capture the colour, culture and soul of this huge iceberg-like island in photos. During their travels to Nuuk in Western Greenland as well as to Tasiilaqq and Ittoqqortootmiit in Eastern Greenland, they captured magical moments of nature and the people of the island. Everyone is welcome to look at the photo exhibition in the foyer of our Tallinn office, Lai 29. The exhibition consists of 16 pictures (40cm x 55 cm, 40 x 70 cm, 40 x 85 cm & 40 x 90 cm). The photos are wall hung on 10 mm laminated plates. |
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