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25.11.2021 | Programme-based support for Finnish civil society organisations (CSOs) is allocated for the implementation of Finland’s development policy objectives to eradicate extreme poverty, reduce inequality and promote human rights. The work is carried out in close cooperation with developing countries’ own CSOs. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has granted approximately EUR 276 million for Finnish CSO’s multiannual development cooperation in 2022–2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/funding-allocated-to-finnish-civil-society-organisations-for-reducing-poverty-and-inequality
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21.9.2021 | The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU will organise informal meetings of energy and transport ministers in Kranj on 22–23 September 2021. At the meeting of energy ministers, Finland will be represented by Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka at the meeting of transport ministers.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/energy-and-transport-ministers-to-attend-eu-meetings-in-slovenia-on-22-23-september
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3.6.2021 | The Transport Ministers of the European Union met in Luxembourg on 3 June 2021. In the meeting, Finland was represented by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/eu-transport-ministers-discussed-sustainable-mobility-and-single-european-sky-1363525
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17.6.2021 | The Government has amended the decree restricting the activities of restaurants and other food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. As a result, Päijät-Häme and Kanta-Häme will return to acceleration phase restrictions. Southwest Finland and Central Ostrobothnia will return to baseline restrictions.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/restrictions-on-food-and-beverage-service-businesses-to-be-eased-in-paijat-hame-kanta-hame-southwest-finland-and-central-ostrobothnia-
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10.2.2021 | The Research and Innovation Council met for the first time in 2021 on Wednesday 10 February. The meeting was convened by Prime Minister Sanna Marin.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/research-and-innovation-council-discusses-importance-of-research-based-knowledge-and-role-of-rdi-activities-as-a-foundation-for-competitiveness
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15.3.2021 | The home affairs ministers and foreign affairs ministers of EU member states will meet at an informal video conference on 15 March 2021. Finland will be represented by Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto and State Secretary Olli-Poika Parviainen. The announced theme of the meeting is the external dimension of the EU’s migration and asylum reform. The debate will focus on mutually benefic...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-affairs-and-home-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-external-aspects-of-eu-migration-policy
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30.9.2021 | The Government proposes an experiment to assess what impact recruitment subsidy would have on a company hiring its first employee. The experiment will examine whether financial support for payroll costs would lower the threshold for recruitment. The objective is to support business growth and promote employment. The pilot is scheduled to start on 1 March 2022 and last until the end of 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/pilot-encourages-sole-entrepreneurs-to-hire-their-first-employee
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27.8.2021 | Finland ended its relief efforts in Kabul as planned on Thursday 26 August. Both the Foreign Ministry’s relief team and the Defence Forces’ unit tasked with safeguarding the efforts have now left Afghanistan. We will continue to provide consular assistance through other means to the extent possible.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-ministry-relief-team-leaves-afghanistan-finland-successfully-evacuates-330-persons-from-kabul
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26.2.2021 | In their video conference on 1 March 2021, EU tourism ministers will discuss ways of helping the tourism sector recover from the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. State Secretary Kimmo Tiilikainen will represent Finland at the meeting on behalf of Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/recovery-of-tourism-after-covid-19-pandemic-on-the-agenda-of-eu-tourism-ministers
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8.7.2022 | On 27 April, the European Commission issued a package on reforming legal migration. The package included a Communication on attracting skills and talent to the EU, and proposals for the revision of the Single Permit Directive and the Long-Term Residents Directive. The Finnish Government expressed its views on the proposed Directives in statements issued to the Parliament on 8 July.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/commission-proposes-improvements-to-the-eu-s-legal-migration-policy
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12.5.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications will start preparations for the designation of the National Cyber Security Centre operating under the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency as Finland's National Coordination Centre in the EU for cyber security matters. The new role would provide the Cyber Security Centre with more opportunities to support the information security sector in Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/national-cyber-security-centre-to-be-designated-as-finland-s-national-coordination-centre-in-the-eu-for-cyber-security-matters
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23.3.2023 | On Thursday 23 March, the Government decided on the technical General Government Fiscal Plan for 2024–2027. The General Government Fiscal Plan covers all general government finances, including central and municipal government finances, the finances of wellbeing services counties, statutory employment pension institutions and other social security funds.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/technical-general-government-fiscal-plan-for-2024-2027-published
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9.9.2021 | The Government has amended the decree restricting the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Separate restrictions on the number of customers or the opening and licensing hours of food and beverage service businesses will be removed in Central Finland as the region returns to the baseline restrictions.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/changes-to-restrictions-on-food-and-beverage-service-businesses-restrictions-to-be-lifted-in-central-finland
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26.3.2021 | At the presidential session on Friday 26 March, the President of the Republic appointed three new Ambassadors.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/new-ambassadors-to-madrid-abuja-and-bogota
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16.2.2021 | The Government has completed and published its draft proposal for the family leave reform. The draft proposal will be circulated for comments between 19 February and 2 April 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/draft-government-proposal-for-family-leave-reform-completed
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2.3.2021 | The Digital and Population Data Services Agency will send a notice of the right to vote in the 2021 municipal elections to all eligible voters during March. The notice will be accompanied by instructions on safe voting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410853/notices-of-right-to-vote-in-municipal-elections-to-be-sent-out-in-march
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10.2.2021 | In its meeting on 10 February, the Government discussed updating the objectives of its COVID-19 testing strategy and the measures in place to achieve them.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/government-discusses-updates-to-covid-19-testing-strategy-
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16.3.2021 | Maailman terveysjärjestön (WHO) alainen riippumaton yleiseurooppalainen terveyden ja kestävän kehityksen komissio vetoaa Euroopan hallituksiin, talous- ja sosiaalialan sidosryhmiin sekä kansainvälisiin järjestöihin covid-19-pandemiasta toipumisen nopeuttamiseksi.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/pan-european-commission-on-health-and-sustainable-development-calls-for-focus-on-the-post-pandemic-period
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12.5.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications will start preparations for the designation of the National Cyber Security Centre operating under the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency as Finland's National Coordination Centre in the EU for cyber security matters. The new role would provide the Cyber Security Centre with more opportunities to support the information security sector in Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/national-cyber-security-centre-to-be-designated-as-finland-s-national-coordination-centre-in-the-eu-for-cyber-security-matters-1315863
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8.11.2021 | An interdepartmental working group of public servants convened at the Ministry of Transport and Communications has prepared a draft assessment memorandum concerning implementation of a national road transport emissions trading scheme. The Ministry has now circulated this draft for comments. The call for comments expires on 3 December 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/call-for-comments-on-a-draft-assessment-memorandum-for-national-road-transport-emissions-trading