Prime Minister Juha Sipilä will meet prime ministers of EU countries in Helsinki on 19-20 February to continue the preparations for Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. At the Prime Minister’s Official Residence Kesäranta, Sipilä will first meet the Prime Minister of Slovenia Marjan Šarec and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte on 19 February, followed by the visit of the Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel on 20 February. The prime ministers will come to Helsinki to attend the meeting of the prime ministers of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ALDE.

The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has studied how the recycling of municipal waste could be made more efficient in a way that suits the Finnish conditions. The study was based on the European Commission recommendations, according to which measures such as clarification of responsibilities for waste management and more cooperation among the operators is needed to raise the recycling rate in Finland. Reaching the recycling targets requires significant changes to the current system.

A report commissioned by the Finnish Government recommends creating an AI competence development strategy with a focus on nationally significant areas and existing strengths. The report was drawn up by experts from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Aalto University, ETLA Research Institute of the Finnish Economy and Silo.AI.