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16 World and Press | August 2 2022 Finland’s OTAN beer. | Photo: Picture Alliance/EPA New beer with ‘a taste of security’ celebrates Finland’s NATO bid FINLAND By Julian Mark 1 FINLAND’S application this week to join NATO is a sign of tense times. And for one brewery, that’s a good reason to say “Otan olutta” – Finnish for “I’ll have a beer.” Olaf Brewing, a small brewery near the Finland–Russia border, has rolled out a new lager called OTAN, a play on the Finnish expression and the French acronym for the security alliance it seeks to join. Englisch für die Kleinsten My first English book ¤ 9,90 [D] ISBN 978-3-7961-1069-6 www.sprachzeitungen.de 2 “Our brewery and our hometown lies only 50 km from the border to Russia, and naturally after their attack on Ukraine you look to Russia being so close with new eyes,” Petteri Vänttinen, Olaf’s chief executive, said in an email to ‘The Washington Post,’ adding that he hoped Finland joins the alliance and that membership “will continue peaceful times in our country and city.” 3 The brewery released the beer days before Finland and Sweden submitted their applications to join NATO, an alliance of 30 countries originally formed in 1949 to counterbalance the power of the Soviet Union. Finnish membership would add 800 miles to the alliance’s border with Russia. Analysts say the bids of both Nordic countries could further strain relations with Russia, which has opposed NATO’s expansion along its borders. 4 For more than 70 years, Finland and Sweden remained nonaligned for their own reasons. But when Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, sentiment shifted among the countries’ leaders and citizens. Seventy-six percent of Finns now support NATO membership, according to a recent poll. 5 Vänttinen said his beer’s popularity reflects that change. Since the OTAN beer was released on Monday, “our sales email has been flooded with orders from Finland and from abroad,” Vänttinen said. “We sell the [beer] at our taproom in Savonlinna and people are driving long distances within Finland to buy it.” Vänttinen said he will continue to sell the lager “at least for the summer season 2022.” In an interview with the Associated Press, Vänttinen described OTAN as having “a taste of security, with a hint of freedom.” … © 2022 The Washington Post 0 – 2 BID h.: Beitrittsantrag — tense angespannt — brewery “"bru…´ri‘ Brauerei — to roll out auf den Markt bringen — lager “"lA…g´‘ helles Bier — acronym “"œkr´nIm‘ — security alliance “´"laI´ns‘ Sicherheitsbündnis — chief executive “Æ-Ig"zekj´tIv‘ Chef(in) 3 to release herausbringen — to submit einreichen — to counterbalance “ÆkaUnt´"bœl´ns‘ als Gegengewicht dienen — to strain belasten — relations Beziehungen — expansion Erweiterung 4 – 5 nonaligned “Æ-´l"aInd‘ blockfrei — to invade einfallen in — sentiment “"sentIm´nt‘ Stimmung — to shift s. verändern — poll “p´Ul‘ Umfrage — sales Vertrieb — taproom Schankraum — hint Hauch solution Page 15 | Across 3 DISCLOSE • 5 DONOR • 9 SAVINGS • 12 COMPLAINT • 13 MADNESS 15 INHUMANE • 16 FUND • 17 BEHEMOTH • 18 ATTENDEE • 19 FLOCK • 20 OMNIVOROUS Down 1 COMPELLED • 2 TOWERING • 4 STANDS • 6 IGNORANCE • 7 CRITIQUE • 8 GLIMPSE 10 BOARDWALK • 11 DEVIATE • 14 PASTIME Die nächste Ausgabe erscheint am 27. August 2022. Von Magna Carta bis Devolution Extra – The United Kingdom The Political System Themenheft in englischer Sprache 44 Seiten, DIN A4, Softcover · ¤ 16,90 ISBN 978-3-7961-1154-9 (1) Pope apologizes in Canada … The New York Times; 25.07.2022 (2) I’ve already wasted ... The Guardian; 12.04.2022 (3) The era of cheap and … The New York Times; 03.05.2022 (4) Where lawns are outlawed … The New York Times; 03.05.2022 New York says … The Times; 25.05.2022 (5) Listen to veterans about … The Washington Post; 02.06.2022 (6) ‘It makes no sense’ The Guardian; 29.05.2022 The world’s largest four-day … The Washington Post; 07.06.2022 (7) ‘Wagatha Christie’ case … The New York Times; 19.05.2022 (8) The grass is really … The Times; 31.05.2022 Australia’s first Indigenous … The Guardian; 27.05.2022 references • Abiturthema: Das politische System Großbritanniens • Niveau B2 – C1 – C2, gymnasiale Oberstufe • Materialvielfalt: aktuelle Pressetexte, Videos, Podcasts, Infografiken • Die Sprachzeitung • www.sprachzeitungen.de (9) ‘We love the Queen – … The Times; 02.06.2022 (10) Condé Nast asked a … The Washington Post; 20.05.2022 Qantas revives plan … Bloomberg News; 15.05.2022 (11) ‘Hard for me to … Stateline.org; 22.04.2022 (12) Record number of … The Guardian; 16.05.2022 (13) Hit hard by high energy … The New York Times; 30.05.2022 (14) Fun is part of the … The Times; 23.05.2022 Grove of Titans redwood … Los Angeles Times; 21.05.2022 (15) ‘The Temps’ by … Star Tribune; 30.03.2022 (16) New beer with ‘a taste … The Washington Post; 20.05.2022

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