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Press releases

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Foreign Minister Haavisto to Berlin
Press release 16.10.2019 22.29
EU’s Tripartite Social Summit discussed growth and employment
Press release 16.10.2019 16.44
Minister Skinnari to the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group in Washington DC
Press release 16.10.2019 16.31
Finland gave the EU more information on its draft budgetary plan
Press release 16.10.2019 16.02
Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Safadi to Finland
Press release 16.10.2019 15.51

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News

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Classification of sustainable investments making headway in the EU
News item 17.10.2019 8.21
Finnish concept of comprehensive security – a source of ideas for rescue services cooperation in Europe
News item 10.10.2019 14.37
Government’s budget proposal for 2020 to Parliament
News item 7.10.2019 15.00
Finland to repatriate American Indian artefacts to the United States from its national collections
News item 4.10.2019 16.17
Study: Hate speech deters decision-makers from participating in public debate
News item 4.10.2019 12.40

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Speeches

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Speech by Prime Minister Antti Rinne at the Tripartite Social Summit in Brussels on 16 October 2019
Speech 16.10.2019 16.02
Opening speech by Prime Minister Antti Rinne at the Artictic Circle Assembly 10.10.
Speech 10.10.2019 16.00
Prime Minister Antti Rinne's speech at the EU-Asia Connectivity Forum
Speech 27.9.2019 17.57
State Secretary Pilvi Torsti in Competition and Consumer Day
Speech 27.9.2019 16.38
Closing address by Prime Minister Antti Rinne at the jubilee seminar in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Finland’s Constitutional Democracy, 13 September 2019
Speech 13.9.2019 12.21

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