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Next week, I will propose a specific measure at the European Council meeting – to no longer issue tourist visas for Russian citizens to travel to Europe. We are concerned that Russia will try to organize diversions in Europe. So why are we allowing Russians in as tourists and letting them move freely? Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stated that in order to strengthen European security, it is essential to completely stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens. #Rusija #vizos #Suomija (translated)

Next week at the European Council meeting, I will propose a specific measure – to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens for traveling to Europe. We are afraid that Russia will try to carry out diversions in Europe. So why do we allow Russians in as tourists and let them move freely? "Next week at the European Council meeting, I will propose a specific measure – to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens for traveling to Europe. We are afraid that Russia will try to carry out diversions in Europe. So why do we allow Russians in as tourists and let them move freely?" said P. Orpo. #Rusija #Suomija #ŠengenoViza (translated)

If Chinese organized crime can buy a custom website and money laundering service just like ordering food for home delivery, then anyone with an account is in the danger zone. American Attorney General Jeanine Pirro vividly described the problem while taking action against one of the largest such platforms, Xinbi Guarantee: "If Chinese organized crime can buy a custom website and money laundering service just like ordering food for home delivery, then anyone with an account is in the danger zone." #spletneprevare #umetnainteligenca #kriminal (translated)

Joonas Kiviranta wrote that the pension contributions paid by the prematurely deceased remained in the pension system according to him, and the heirs received nothing from them. He described property protection as non-existent and the effective inheritance tax rate as 100%. #eläkejärjestelmä #perintö #talous (translated)

The trajectory drawn for defense funding last year, when the rise was truly drastic, (...) was already with huge discounts on what is actually needed to have defense capabilities by 2030. It was a significant compromise with defense needs. The chairman of the National Alliance, member of the Seimas NSGK Vytautas Sinica states that the funding planned for next year will not be enough to develop the planned military capabilities. #gynyba #finansavimas #Lietuva (translated)

D. Trump, whose party's prospects in next month's midterm elections look bleak, partly due to rapidly rising fuel prices in the U.S., announced on Friday that he called his Russian counterpart V. Putin and agreed to allow Moscow to release large quantities of diesel into world markets. #rusiškaNafta #JAVKongresas #sankcijos (translated)

"If we are no longer meeting the Maastricht criteria, there must be very significant reasons for that. The chairman of the ruling coalition's Democratic Union 'For the Homeland', MEP Virginijus Sinkevičius, says he has no information on why next year Lithuania's state budget deficit will exceed 3 percent." #LietuvosBiudžetas #Kreditingumas #Palūkanos (translated)

He awarded his highest honor to a zealous individual who built his career on concocting and spreading blood libels against the only Jewish state. According to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the committee that awarded the prize has lost its moral compass. #NobelBékedíj #Izrael #NaviPillay (translated)

European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič and Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao agreed during talks in Beijing that China will limit the export of hybrid vehicles to the EU. Šefčovič explained that this will mean several million fewer vehicles. Šefčovič stated that China will reduce tariffs on European products, which could bring at least 225 million euros in savings on nearly four billion euros of exports. #HibridnaVozila #Trgovina #EUKitajska (translated)

"This is the first step, and a decisive first step," Šefčovič assessed the agreement. "For the first time, China has accepted that it will adjust its trading. The agreement exceeds our expectations," Šefčovič said. "Today's agreement is just the beginning. Together, we are ready to balance trade," Šefčovič indicated a willingness for further work. #trgovina #EU #Kitajska (translated)

China has agreed to a drastic reduction in the export of hybrid vehicles to the EU, which represents an important step towards balancing trade relations between the EU and China, as announced by European Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič after a two-day visit to Beijing. #trgovina #EU #Kitajska (translated)

Family Minister Karin Prien defended her law for more quality in daycare centers in the Bundestag, which aims to promote educational opportunities regardless of social background, while the opposition raised concerns about funding. #KitaGesetz #Chancengerechtigkeit #FrühkindlicheBildung (translated)