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EU EASTERN BORDERS: Baltic countries and Poland call on EU to increase focus on eastern border ― Estonian NGO helps to relaunch mental health support helpline for Ukrainians ― Finland’s border law set for 18-month extension ― NGO criticises Poland’s tr…
The Baltic countries and Poland have called on the EU institutions to increase their focus on the bloc’s eastern border. An NGO in Estonia has relaunched a helpline to provide mental health support for Ukrainians living in Ukraine and elsewhere in...

OSCE convenes high-level Annual Security Review Conference to address the current security situation in the OSCE area
Vienna, 25 June 2025 – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is holding a two-day Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) in Vienna on 25 and 26 June 2025. As one the OSCE’s principal fora to address regional security...

Chief People Officer, Lorna Gibb to leave Nokia
Nokia Corporation Stock Exchange Release 26 June 2025 at 10:00 EEST Chief People Officer, Lorna Gibb to leave Nokia Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announces that its Chief People Officer, Lorna Gibb, has decided to leave the company and step down...

OSCE Chairperson Valtonen concludes visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, stresses need for regional co-operation on joint challenges
TASHKENT, 12 June 2025 –OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen concluded her visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, reinforcing the OSCE’s commitment to supporting the countries in strengthening regional co-operation and...

Mission facilitates participation of Parliament representatives in ODIHR workshop on gender equality
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro facilitated the participation of three representatives of the Parliament of Montenegro in the ODIHR workshop “Realizing Gender Equality in and by Parliaments.” The workshop, which was held from 3 to 4 June in...

Learning by doing − speech by Victoria Saporta
Introduction It’s a pleasure to be here in Helsinki for this year’s conference on ‘Old Wisdoms and New Trends’. For more than a decade, a number of central banks, including the Bank of England, expanded their balance sheets by purchasing assets...

Nokia selected by Verizon as hardware and software provider for Thames Freeport multisite private 5G deal
Press Release Nokia selected by Verizon as hardware and software provider for Thames Freeport multisite private 5G deal Verizon Business, in collaboration with Nokia, will deliver multiple Verizon Private 5G Networks to industrial campuses across...

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Valtonen to visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
VIENNA/HELSINKI, 9 June 2025 — The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on 10 to 11 June for meetings with high-level government officials and civil society. In...

Climate change, firms and aggregate productivity
by Andrea Caggese, Andrea Chiavari, Sampreet Goraya and Carolina Villegas‑Sanchez[1] The effects of climate change on aggregate productivity Climate change is one of the most pressing policy challenges of our time, occupying a central place in...

Arctic Exceptionalism as Myth, Method, and Mirror
Back to Publications Meteor shower and Northern Lights over Snæfellsnes glacier, Iceland. Photo: Diana Robinson There is a story we tell ourselves about the Arctic. Every Arctic expert knows it by heart. It began in Murmansk, 1987, when Soviet...

Final Data from Teva’s PEARL Real-World Study Reinforce the Long-term Effectiveness of AJOVY® (fremanezumab) for the Prevention of Chronic and Episodic Migraine
Final analysis of PEARL real world migraine prevention study presented at 11th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN 2025) Congress in Helsinki1,2 Fremanezumab demonstrated sustained effectiveness and a favourable safety and...

XLEAR CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF NATURAL, XYLITOL-BASED WELLNESS SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
Looking to the Future with Xylitol AMERICAN FORK, UT, UNITED STATES, June 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Xlear Inc., a leading innovator in xylitol-based nasal and oral care products, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The company...

Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares
Nokia Corporation Stock Exchange Release 23 June 2025 at 14:00 EEST Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares Espoo, Finland – A total of 113 390 Nokia shares (NOKIA) held by the company were transferred today without consideration to participants...

European Leaders Demand Diplomatic Action After U.S. Strikes on Iran
(MENAFN) Several European nations expressed serious apprehension on Sunday regarding recent U.S. airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, calling on all sides to prioritize peaceful dialogue and prevent further escalation. Some officials...

Official Launch of Virtune Coinbase 50 Index ETP Marked by Bell Ringing in Frankfurt
Stockholm, June 23, 2025 – Virtune, the Swedish regulated crypto asset manager, celebrated the official launch of its latest exchange-traded product, the Virtune Coinbase 50 Index ETP, with a ceremonial bell ringing at Deutsche Börse Xetra in...

PaySaxas Secures EMI License and Appoints Dmitrii Barbasura as CEO, Ushering in a New Era of Growth
HELSINKI, FINLAND, May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paysaxas Oy, the licensed entity behind the PaySaxas fintech brand, proudly announces two major milestones: the successful acquisition of an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the...

CSC, SURF and Nokia Achieve 1.2 Tbit/s Data Transfer to prepare long haul network for new LUMI-AI supercomputer and AI Factories
Press Release CSC, SURF and Nokia Achieve 1.2 Tbit/s Data Transfer to prepare long haul network for new LUMI-AI supercomputer and AI Factories Trial helps researchers prepare network for high performance computing (HPC) clusters and AI Factories...

U.S. FDA approves third indication of darolutamide for patients with advanced prostate cancer
ORION CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 3 JUNE 2025 at 23.30 EEST U.S. FDA approves third indication of darolutamide for patients with advanced prostate cancer Darolutamide is the first and only in the U.S. and FDA-approved androgen receptor inhibitor...

TILT Biotherapeutics Announces Closing of USD 25 Million Series B Financing
HELSINKI, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TILT Biotherapeutics (Tiltbio), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing intravenously delivered cancer immunotherapies, announces it has raised USD 25.6 million (EUR 22.6 million) in a Series B...

Ad Scientiam Announces Completion of Enrollment in the pivotal MS-DETECT Study
A significant milestone achieved with the completion of enrollment in MS-DETECT, one of the most ambitious digital biomarker trials conducted in MS PARIS, FRANCE, June 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Ad Scientiam, a MedTech company leader in...