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22.3.2021 | Travel restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic have plagued the aviation industry and Rapporteur Kari Savolainen has been seeking ways of ensuring its future sustainable growth. His initial recommendation is to safeguard the finances of industry enterprises and the skills of their staff, with longer term investment focusing on such areas as cost-effectiveness, sustainability and quality of service.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/rapporteur-finances-staff-skills-and-international-competitiveness-of-aviation-companies-must-be-safeguarded
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29.4.2021 | The Government is committed to a long-term approach in its work to raise the employment rate through decisions that will bring an estimated 80,000 new jobs.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-employment-haatainen-government-s-decisions-in-mid-term-policy-review-to-create-an-intermediary-for-people-with-partial-work-ability-to-transfer-te-services-to-municipalities-and-to-support-work-based-immigration-will-boost-employment
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14.9.2021 | The Act on Broadband Construction Aid will be amended to continue to comply with the European Union's State aid rules. The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests that opinions on the Government proposal and Government Decree be submitted by 27 September 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-required-amendments-to-the-act-on-broadband-construction-aid-opinions-are-requested-on-drafts-of-the-act-and-decree
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22.6.2021 | On 22 June, the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy gave its support for the Finnish Government’s participation in financing domestic vaccine development and production. The Committee justified its support based on innovation and business policy and financial security of supply.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-economic-policy-supports-financing-for-finnish-vaccine-development-project-to-study-launch-of-vaccine-production
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29.7.2021 | The Government has amended the decree restricting the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The amended decree will enter into force on 31 July 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/changes-to-restrictions-on-opening-hours-of-food-and-beverage-service-businesses-in-several-regions
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18.6.2021 | The Government proposes a number of temporary amendments to the Communicable Diseases Act. The aim of the proposed amendments is to prevent COVID-19 infections contracted abroad from spreading to Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/government-submits-legislative-proposal-to-parliament-to-prevent-spread-of-covid-19-to-finland-from-abroad-
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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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25.11.2021 | Finland and Kenya are cooperating to reduce violence against women and girls in Kenya, where gender-based violence has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. With Finland’s support, Kenya also aims to increase the number of women in leadership positions.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/cooperation-between-finland-and-kenya-to-eliminate-gender-based-violence
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13.1.2021 | The EU health ministers will hold an informal videoconference on Wednesday 13 January. The theme of the conference will be the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations in the EU Member States. Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru will represent Finland at the conference.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/eu-health-ministers-to-discuss-rollout-of-covid-19-vaccinations-in-eu-member-states-at-videoconference-on-13-january
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21.4.2022 | The number of COVID-19 patients in specialised and primary healthcare has decreased slightly. Vaccinations continue to provide effective protection against the more serious forms of the disease. A fourth vaccine dose is recommended for people aged 12 or over who have a severely weakened immune system, people aged 80 or over and all older people living in residential care homes.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/less-than-half-of-those-aged-80-or-over-with-three-vaccinations-against-covid-19-have-received-fourth-dose-particularly-older-people-require-hospital-care
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5.9.2021 | The Government has amended the decree restricting the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The restrictions for the acceleration phase of the epidemic will be introduced in Satakunta and the baseline restrictions in the city of Rovaniemi.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/changes-to-restrictions-on-food-and-beverage-service-businesses-restrictions-to-be-eased-in-satakunta-and-rovaniemi
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24.11.2021 | The EU Competitiveness Council meeting in Brussels on 25−26 November will focus on the regulation of activities of the largest digital companies and improvements to safety of users of various online intermediation services. The agenda for space issues includes the financing of companies in the sector and the management of space transport.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/competitiveness-council-to-discuss-regulation-of-digital-giants-internet-user-safety-and-research-innovation-and-space-issues
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23.2.2022 | Närings-, trafik- och miljöcentralen ska bevilja stöd ur EU:s återhämtningsinstrument (Next Generation EU) för hushåll som avstår från oljeuppvärmning. För dem som avstår från oljeuppvärmning har EU-medel reserverats till ett belopp av 65 miljoner euro. Summan räcker till för cirka 15 000 hushåll. Nästan 10 000 ansökningar väntar på behandling. EU-anslag kan inte beviljas för fjärrvärme, vilket inne...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/1410903/eu-finansiering-ska-beviljas-hushall-som-avstar-fran-oljeuppvarmning-ansokningar-tas-inte-langre-emot-i-fraga-om-fjarrvarme
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19.3.2021 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has appointed Pasi Rajala to the post of Press Counsellor at the Embassy of Finland in Washington DC. The three-year term will start on 1 June 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/pasi-rajala-appointed-as-press-counsellor-at-the-embassy-of-finland-in-washington-dc
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26.11.2021 | The Government has amended the decree that restricts the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The restrictions on licensing and opening hours will be tightened in areas where the epidemic is in the community transmission phase. In addition, restrictions on food and beverage service businesses will be reintroduced in the region of South Karelia.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/tighter-restrictions-on-food-and-beverage-service-businesses
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13.4.2022 | Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished ambassadors,https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/speech-by-minister-for-european-affairs-tytti-tuppurainen-at-the-local-conference-of-heads-of-mission-in-ireland
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21.3.2022 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs publishes for the first time its long-term plan for Finland’s international climate finance, extending up to 2026. Finland’s international climate finance will increase nearly twofold during this government term compared to the previous term, and a larger share than before will be allocated to critical climate adaptation measures in developing countries. More attent...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-publishes-its-plan-for-international-climate-finance-nearly-twofold-increase-in-funding
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22.7.2021 | On 22 July, the Government approved amendments to the decree aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 infections to Finland from abroad. People arriving in Finland are required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or of recovery from COVID-19 within the past six months. Those who show proof of one of the above will not be subject to other health security obligations upon arrival in Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/health-security-at-finland-s-borders-arrival-from-low-risk-countries-permitted-without-certificate-or-test
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21.9.2021 | Consultation on the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report concerning the continuation of Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant has begun. The consultation period is from 20 September to 18 November 2021. Comments and opinions can be submitted through the Lausuntopalvelu.fi service. A public hearing on the project will take place in Loviisa on Thursday 7 October.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/consultation-on-the-eia-report-for-the-future-of-loviisa-nuclear-power-plant-has-begun
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15.1.2021 | The Roadmap for fossil-free transport aims to halve transport emissions by 2030. The measures of the three-phased roadmap are particularly relevant for road transport, which accounts for the majority of transport emissions. The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on the roadmap, i.e. the Resolution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from domestic transport, by 19 February 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/comments-invited-on-the-roadmap-for-fossil-free-transport-three-phases-towards-climate-friendly-mobility