Aid

Spain

STRIKE ACTION

Spain promises fuel aid as fishing crews and truckers strike

The Nomad Today 3/22/22

Transport Minister Raquel Sánchez announced aid of €500 million to help combat high diesel price

12 February 2022, Spain, Arenal: People sunbath on the beach of Arenal in Mallorca. In view of falling Corona numbers, the outdoor mask requirement ended in Spain on Feb. 10. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Tourism

PUBLIC AID

Grants of the 'Spain Tourism Experiences' program can now be requested

The Nomad Today 2/16/22

The maximum amount given for each grant will be 2 million euros, and the minimum 200,000 euros

Unloading of military equipment sent by US to Ukraine by plane. Photo: @USEmbassyKyiv

World

RUSSIA-US TENSIONS

US sends military aid to Ukraine amid tensions with Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/22/22

On board was 90 tons "of lethal aid, including ammunition for the front line defenders of Ukraine"

Entrepreneurs

ENTREPRENEURS

Spanish industrial SMEs can now apply state aid to renew machinery

The Nomad Today 10/9/21

The aid is in the form of a subsidy and will be a maximum of 20% of expenses in small companies and 10% in the case of medium-sized companies

10/05/2021. The Minister of Territorial Policy and Government spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez, and the Minister of the Presidency, Relations with the Courts and Democratic Memory, Félix Bolaños, have appeared in the Moncloa press room after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Spain

AID PACKAGE

Madrid approves aid worth millions for volcano-struck island La Palma

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/6/21

Volcanologists could not say how long it would remain active. It could take months , they said

Pedro Sánchez, on Monday with the Prime Ministers of New Zealand and Australia, inaugurated a meeting to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 'Madrid Protocol' for the comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment. Photo: La Moncloa.

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

La Palma volcano more active; government to pay millions in aid

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/4/21

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced an emergency programme with aid payments amounting to 206 million euros

04 May 2021, Nepal, Kathmandu: Men wearing personal protective suits carry the body of a COVID-19 victim for cremation on the bank of Bagmati River. Photo: Dipen Shrestha/Zuma Press/dpa

Coronavirus

WITH THE EU

Finland sends aid to help Nepal fight Covid-19 epidemic

The Nomad Today 5/26/21

Nepal is one of Finland's long-term development cooperation partner countries.

Helsinki-airport-plane-Finnair-by-Finavia

Finland

EMPLOYMENT

Finland to receive EU aid to support redundant Finnair staff

The Nomad Today 5/9/21

The application concerns a total of about 500 former employees who lost their jobs at Finnair and related companies.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Finland to support Covid-19 response in India, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Niger

The Nomad Today 5/7/21

Finland’s contribution will be channeled via the Finnish Red Cross.

A cafeteria in the city of Järvenpää (Uusimaa region). Photo: Foreigner.fi/file photo.

Entrepreneurs in Finland

BUSINESS

Entrepreneurs can apply more aid for Covid-19 damage from April 27

The Nomad Today 4/10/21

A total of 356 million euros has been reserved for the third round of business cost support and closure compensation.

Sanna Marin's cabinet, during their meeting on Monday. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Finland

COVID-19 EPIDEMIC

Finland announces state support for businesses affected by shutdown

The Nomad Today 3/1/21

The shutdown will start on 8 March and it remain in force until 28 March.

HANDOUT - 12 February 2021, Belgium, Brussels: European Parliament President David Sassoli (R), Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pose for a photo after they signed the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) agreement in Brussels. Photo: Daina Le Lardic/European Parliament/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

EU's Covid-19 recovery fund gets final approval

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/12/21

A large chunk of this money - 312.5 billion euros - is to be distributed in grants for investments and reforms in the 27 countries of the bloc.

Finnair aircraft on the ground. Photo: Mikko Pylkkö/Finnair.

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Finland applies EU aid to re-employ laid off Finnair workers

The Nomad Today 12/30/20

The total budget of the project is estimated at approximately 3 million euros, of which 40% will be nationally funded.

28 November 2020, Hamburg: Demonstrators hold a banner with the inscription "No War" as they protest against the developing conflict in Ethiopia. Ethiopia's government launched an offensive against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which is in power in the northern region of Tigray. Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa

World

WAR

Three Danish aid group employees killed in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/11/20

The circumstances of their death remain unclear.

Minister for Economic Affairs and Employment Mika Lintilä, during a government meeting on 23 November 2020. Photo: Jussi-Toivanen/Vnk.

Finland

BUSINESS

Government grants 7.7 million for projects replacing coal energy

The Nomad Today 12/2/20

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has reserved 90 million euros for the investment aid. Applications for projects that replace coal power will be accepted by 28 February 2021.

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (C), at the Afghanistan donor conference in Geneva. Photo: Twitter/@Haavisto.

World

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Donors pledge billions for Afghanistan but demand progress in return

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/25/20

A donor conference organized by Afghanistan, Finland and the United Nations was held in Geneva.

06 August 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: Russian medics check the wounds of Hussein, a six-year-old Syrian boy, who was injured by shattered glass during Tuesday's massive explosion, at a Russian field hospital in Beirut. Aid has been pouring from around the world with several countries sending medical assistance, setting up field hospitals and sending rescue teams to help the local authorities cope with the aftermath the explosion. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

Finland

Finland to send rescue experts and material aid to Lebanon

The Nomad Today 8/6/20

Finland’s material aid will include medical and hygiene supplies.

Opinion

06 August 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: People put their belonging in a truck as they leave a destroyed area caused by a massive explosion in Beirut's port that rocked the whole city, killing at least 100 people and injured thousands. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa.

Open letter to the Finnish government from a Lebanese mother in Finland

Maria Haykal 8/6/20

FILE PHOTO: Medical specialists wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) treat a patient in an intensive care unit of the Lomonosov University Clinic, which delivers treatment to patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Moscow, Russia May 20, 2020. Andrei Nikerichev/Moscow News Agency/Handout via REUTERS

Coronavirus

US flies coronavirus aid to Russia where cases are climbing

The Nomad Today 5/21/20

The death toll climbed past the 3,000 mark after 127 people died in the previous 24 hours.

UN-mission-soliders-blue-Central-African-Republic-Bangui-child-humanitarian.-Photo-by-UN Photo-Herve Serefio

World

Humanitarian action is more dangerous than ever

The Nomad Today 8/11/19

This year 399 humanitarian workers have been subject to serious attacks, and 126 lost their lives trying to save victims of conflicts or natural disasters. Sexual violence against women, in…