Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen

21.5.13

May European Council to focus on energy and taxation

The European Council will meet in Brussels on 22 May. The main themes of the meeting will be energy and taxation.

"Finland welcomes the emphasis on the prevention of tax evasion, tax fraud and aggressive tax planning. Combating tax fraud and tax evasion must be our number one priority. I look forward to the European Council meeting tomorrow and expect it to take an ambitious approach to these issues", said Prime Minister Katainen in Helsinki on Tuesday.

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20.5.13

Ministers Stubb and Hautala on a Team Finland trip in Africa

Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Alexander Stubb and Minister for International Development Heidi Hautala are travelling to Zambia and Tanzania from 20 to 25 May.

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21.5.13

New communication guidelines in disruptions focus on preparedness and warnings

The new government guidelines for communications in disruptions and emergency conditions entered into force on 20 May. The guidelines adopted by Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen replace the government communications guidelines for crisis and emergency conditions issued in 2007.

The reviewed guidelines focus on enhanced dissemination of information required in various disruptions under normal circumstances and on communication cooperation between various authorities, businesses and NGOs.

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Photo: Guri Dahl, Scanpix/Office of the Prime Minister

17.5.13

Finland and Norway seek deeper Arctic cooperation

Prime Minister Katainen had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Norway, Stoltenberg. The discussions focused on enhancing Arctic cooperation between the two countries.

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