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Prime Minister Orpo to attend European Council and EU-Western Balkans summit in Brussels
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will take part in two high-level meetings in Brussels on 18 and 19 December. The EU and Western Balkans leaders will meet for a summit on Wednesday, and the leaders of the EU Member States will convene for the last European Council of the year on Thursday.
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Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government is Finland’s 77th government. Orpo’s Government is formed by the National Coalition Party, the Finns Party, the Swedish People's Party of Finland and the Christian Democrats in Finland.
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The Government
The Government is an institution exercising the supreme executive power in Finland. It is a central part of Finland's political system.
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Government plenary sessions make decisions on matters that are far-reaching or important as matters of principle and on proposals for decisions to be submitted to the President of the Republic. Government plenary sessions handle approximately a thousand items of business every year.