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12.3.2026 | An OSCE Moscow Mechanism report on the developments in Georgia in respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms since spring 2024 was presented at the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on 12 March. It offers recommendations to the Georgian authorities, the OSCE participating States and the international community on how to address problems of democracy, the rule of law and human rights.

10.10.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia on 13–15 October. This is her first visit to the South Caucasus as the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

14.7.2025 | The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union will meet in Brussels on 15 July. State Secretary Pasi Rajala will represent Finland at the meeting.

14.7.2025 | The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union will meet in Brussels on 15 July. State Secretary Pasi Rajala will represent Finland at the meeting.

14.7.2025 | Ulkoasiainneuvosto kokoontuu tiistaina 15. heinäkuuta Brysselissä. Suomea kokouksessa edustaa poliittinen valtiosihteeri Pasi Rajala.

14.7.2025 | Utrikesrådet sammanträder tisdagen den 15 juli i Bryssel. Finlands representant vid mötet är politiska statssekreteraren Pasi Rajala.

11.3.2024 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet the Georgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ilia Darchiashvili, in Helsinki on 13 March. Georgia was granted the status of EU candidate country in December 2023.

11.3.2024 | Utrikesminister Elina Valtonen träffar Georgiens utrikesminister Ilia Darchiashvili i Helsingfors den 13 mars. I december 2023 fick Georgien status som EU:s kandidatland.

11.3.2024 | Ulkoministeri Elina Valtonen tapaa Georgian ulkoministeri Ilia Darchiashvilin Helsingissä 13. maaliskuuta. Georgialle myönnettiin EU-ehdokasmaan asema joulukuussa 2023.

24.6.2022 | On 23 June, the European Council discussed the membership applications from Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia and the support for Ukraine and held a strategic discussion on the EU’s relations with its partners in Europe and the Western Balkans.

24.6.2022 | Eurooppa-neuvoston kokouksen aiheina 23. kesäkuuta olivat Ukrainan, Moldovan ja Georgian EU-jäsenyyshakemukset, Ukrainan tukeminen, strateginen keskustelu Euroopan unionin suhteista sen eurooppalaisiin kumppaneihin ja Länsi-Balkan.

24.6.2022 | Vid Europeiska rådets möte den 23 juni diskuterades Ukrainas, Moldaviens och Georgiens ansökan om att bli medlemmar i EU, stödet till Ukraina, den strategiska diskussionen om Europeiska unionens relationer till dess europeiska partner och västra Balkan.

9.12.2025 | Statement by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen at the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York, 8 December 2025.

4.12.2025 | Opening remarks by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna 4 December 2025.

18.6.2025 | In its meeting on Wednesday 18 June, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions the EU single market strategy and the proposal for a handling fee for goods ordered from outside the EU. The Ministerial Committee also discussed Finland’s positions on the 18th sanctions package currently under preparation and the review of the EU Emissions Trading Directive.

21.2.2025 | EU foreign ministers will convene in Brussels on 24 February. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will represent Finland at the meeting.

23.1.2025 | In its meeting on Thursday 23, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions for three council meetings and one informal ministerial meeting taking place next week.

8.11.2024 | In its informal meeting on 8 November in Budapest, Hungary, the European Council adopted a declaration highlighting the need to strengthen the EU’s economy and competitiveness. The leaders of the EU Member States also discussed EU-US relations and the situation in Georgia. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo represented Finland at the meeting.

21.3.2024 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Anders Adlercreutz spoke at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs Forum in Helsinki on 20 March 2024

15.11.2024 | At its meeting on Friday 15 November, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs specified Finland’s positions on the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive. The Ministerial Committee also outlined Finland’s positions for next week’s council meetings.