
Prime Minister Orpo to meet French President and Prime Minister
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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Prime Minister Orpo to meet French President and Prime Minister

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On 20 June 2023, the President of the Republic appointed Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government, which 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.