scandal

Spain

POLITICAL CRISIS

Spanish intelligence chief dismissed amid spying scandal

The Nomad Today 5/10/22

The Pegasus software developed by the Israeli cyber-arms company NSO Group is capable of reading text messages, tracking calls, collecting passwords and location tracking, among other things

World

ESPIONAGE

Italy expels Russian diplomats after arrest of suspected spies

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/31/21

A Russian military officer and an Italian naval captain were detained for spying following an attempt to exchange secret documents for money.

World

RESIGNATION

Estonia's president replaces scandal-hit education minister

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/26/20

Mailis Reps, a single mother, reportedly used a driver from the ministry and a government car to drop off and pick up her six children from school.

Finland

POLL

Foreigner.fi readers approve Marin's leadership in virus crisis

The Nomad Today 9/15/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

World

Amid corruption scandal, former king Juan Carlos to leave Spain

The Nomad Today 8/4/20

"It is a decision that I am taking with deep emotion, but also with great calm," he wrote.

Finland

Trash-masks scandal: government agency knew it was contracting with troubled companies

The Nomad Today 6/23/20

The Finnish National Emergency Supply Agency knew of Onni Sarmaste's tax debts and also that Tiina Jylhä's company lacked a valid VAT identification number. Even so, they gave them € 10…

Finland

Trash-Masks: police investigate if agency official committed crime

The Nomad Today 5/12/20

The investigation, so far focused on the suppliers of the defective material, has taken a turn when the police announced that they are also looking into decisions made by employees of the National…

Finland

Marin and her spouse's employer claim to be victims of an "individual employee"

The Nomad Today 4/24/20

Prime minister defends the company where her spouse works and blames an employee whose identity has not been revealed . "The company is equally a victim here," says also the CEO of Markkinointi…

Finland

BUSINESS FINLAND

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to inspect the funding

The Nomad Today 4/23/20

In addition to the internal control and audit activities by Business Finland, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will launch its own investigation.

Finland

Sarmaste arrested by the police

The Nomad Today 4/22/20

The businessman who sold millions of useless protective masks to the National Emergency Supply Center is suspected of gross fraud and money laundering, according to the National Bureau of…

Coronavirus

Trash-masks: Government finds "unacceptable failures" in gear purchase

The Nomad Today 4/15/20

After an internal investigation, the report shows that those involved in the procurement operations "failed quite extensively" to comply with the standard processes of the National Emergency Supply…

Coronavirus

Trash-masks scandal: Finland made two millionaire payments for fake protective gear

The Nomad Today 4/10/20

Prime Minister Sanna Marin says she has lost confidence in the CEO of the Center for the Security of Supply, Tomi Lounema. Meanwhile, Finnish newspapers have uncovered more irregularities around this…

Coronavirus

Trash-masks scandal: the 5 million paid by Finland ended up in a bank account in Belgium

The Nomad Today 4/9/20

Behind the scandal of the cargo of useless masks bought from China there is a bizarre story that involves a beauty clinic entrepreneur, a fast-loan businessman, and even the Hell's Angels. Minister…