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Prime Minister Orpo to meet French President and Prime Minister

4.10.2023 13.53

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will travel to Paris on Wednesday 4 October. He will discuss current EU matters and topics concerning both Finland and France with President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne.

Other items on the agenda include support for Ukraine, strengthening European defence and defence industries, migration, future Union enlargement, and the programme of the new European Commission, which will be appointed next year.

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Ministry of the Interior to prepare amendments to provisions on detention and entry bans in the Aliens Act

2.10.2023 12.51
The Ministry of the Interior's project will examine the provisions on detention and entry bans in the Aliens Act. The aim is to tighten the Aliens Act in accordance with the set of measures related to voluntary return and departure laid down in the Government Programme.

Startup Refugees programme reaches the final of the European Entrepreneurship Promotion Awards

29.9.2023 13.40
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The inclusive Startup Refugees entrepreneurship programme supports asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants in the path towards work, entrepreneurship and skills development. The Finnish programme will compete in the finals of the Awards, which will be announced in November 2023.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo emphasises stronger efforts to influence EU

29.9.2023 9.56
In the photo Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.
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Prime Minister Petteri Orpo emphasises the importance of proactively influencing EU decision-making. In a letter to the members of his Government, Prime Minister Orpo highlights several priorities for Finland’s EU policy. He writes that geopolitical uncertainties, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, create pressure to strengthen the EU and prepare it for reforms. Finland must actively influence the EU’s upcoming objectives on every level of preparation and decision-making.

Prime Minister Orpo to meet French President and Prime Minister

28.9.2023 15.51
In the photo Petteri Orpo, Finland's Prime Minister and Emmanuel Macron, President of France.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will travel to Paris on Wednesday 4 October. He will discuss current EU matters and topics concerning both Finland and France with President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne.

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