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18.8.2021 | The Heads of Finnish Missions abroad will convene for their annual meeting on 23-25 August. The meeting will discuss foreign policy, international relations, the state of the global economy and Finland’s positioning in the post-pandemic world. Due to COVID-19, the Foreign Ministry will hold the meeting virtually in its newly renovated premises in Merikasarmi.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/meeting-of-heads-of-mission-organised-virtually
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2.12.2021 | The Government has amended the decree restricting the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Restrictions on food and beverage service businesses in community transmission areas will be introduced in the region of Central Finland and the City of Rovaniemi.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/restrictions-applicable-in-community-transmission-areas-to-be-introduced-in-new-regions
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2.9.2021 | 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 the entire region of South Savo and the restrictions for the community transmission phase in the region of South Ostrobothnia. The restrictions on opening and licensing hours will no longer apply in Åland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/government-decides-on-new-regional-restrictions-on-food-and-beverage-service-businesses-1
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3.12.2021 | The Government has amended the decree restricting the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Restrictions on food and beverage service businesses that are necessary to prevent the spread of the epidemic will be introduced in Åland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/restrictions-applicable-in-community-transmission-areas-to-be-introduced-in-aland
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8.4.2021 | The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Regulation that would prolong the current roaming rules for ten years until summer 2032. The proposal puts forward a reduction in maximum wholesale charges in 2022 and 2025. The Government submitted a letter to Parliament concerning the Commission proposal on 8 April 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-supports-continuation-of-roaming-regulation-1265935
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24.8.2021 | The Climate Policy Roundtable will hold its tenth meeting on Wednesday 25 August. The topic to be discussed is the EU’s Fit for 55 package, which presents the means that will enable the EU to reduce its emissions by at least 55% by 2030. This binding emission reduction target is also included in the EU Climate Law, which entered into force in summer 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/climate-policy-roundtable-convenes-to-discuss-eu-s-fit-for-55-climate-package
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19.5.2022 | COVID-19 also spread widely among the older population in early 2022. This led to a rise in the number of COVID-19-related deaths occurring within 30 days of testing positive. However, this trend took a downward turn in late April–early May. Despite the considerable number of infections, the mortality rate among those who have received at least three vaccine doses has clearly remained at a lower level when compared to the rest of the population.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/more-than-half-of-people-aged-80-or-over-have-received-their-fourth-vaccine-dose
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2.6.2021 | The transport and telecommunications ministers of the European Union will meet in Luxembourg on 3-4 June 2021. In the meeting, Finland will be represented by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-harakka-attends-a-meeting-of-the-eu-transport-and-telecommunications-council-1361253
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20.4.2021 | COVID-19 support for businesses reduced the likelihood of layoffs. However, allocating aid to sectors most affected by the coronavirus pandemic by means of the support for business development did not produce the desired impact, and companies would have needed support for costs of business sooner.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/research-finland-s-covid-19-support-package-internationally-small-companies-needed-support-when-the-crisis-broke-out
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16.12.2021 | 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 food and beverage services businesses that are necessary to prevent the spread of the epidemic will be introduced in the whole of Lapland and the Hospital District of South Savo.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/restrictions-applicable-in-community-transmission-areas-to-be-introduced-in-the-whole-of-lapland-and-the-hospital-district-of-south-savo
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1.6.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will visit St Petersburg on 2–5 June. Minister Skinnari will attend the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The International Economic Forum will bring together influential leaders from the world of business and economics from various parts of the globe, offering an excellent platform for exchange of views with representatives of business and political life.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-skinnari-to-attend-the-st-petersburg-international-economic-forum
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23.9.2021 | The Government has amended the decree restricting the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Based on the current epidemiological situation, the restrictions on the maximum permitted number of customers and on opening and licensing hours will be lifted in North Ostrobothnia. In addition, restrictions will be eased in Kymenlaakso and Pirkanmaa and tightened in Satakunta.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/changes-to-restrictions-on-food-and-beverage-service-businesses
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17.12.2021 | The EU ministers responsible for the environment and climate change issues will meet in Brussels on 20 December to discuss the EU’s climate package (Fit for 55 package), the Battery Regulation and the Soil Strategy. State Secretary Terhi Lehtonen will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/eu-environment-and-climate-ministers-to-discuss-climate-package
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Hallituksen esitys eduskunnalle laeiksi työriitojen sovittelusta ja eräiden työtaistelutoimenpiteid edellytyksistä annetun lain ja työaikalain 2 ja 19 §:n muuttamisesta ESITYKSEN PÄÄASIALLINEN SISÄLTÖ Esityksessä ehdotetaan muutettavaksi työriitoj...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/delegate/file/153047
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8.12.2021 | The demand for natural products is expected to grow globally. Natural raw materials are expected to generate significant business activities because their economic potential has not yet been fully realised.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/sector-report-strong-trends-support-growth-of-the-natural-products-sector
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22.12.2021 | The temporary provisions of the Communicable Diseases Act will be extended until the end of June 2022. For the most part, the provisions will remain as they are at present. The President of the Republic approved the Act on Temporarily Amending the Communicable Diseases Act on 22 December 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/temporary-provisions-of-communicable-diseases-act-in-force-until-end-of-june-2022
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18.3.2022 | The Government has begun preparations for developing cybersecurity and the preparedness of public administration. The goal is to form a situation picture and assess the necessary development measures in the circumstances caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/ministerial-working-group-discussed-the-development-of-cybersecurity-and-the-preparedness-of-public-administration
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8.7.2021 | On 2 June, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation to reform the Schengen evaluation and monitoring mechanism. The Government expressed its position on the proposal in its communications submitted to Parliament on 8 July.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/revision-of-schengen-evaluation-mechanism-enhances-trust-between-member-states
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29.10.2021 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has received a statement from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare on expanding the use of the COVID-19 passport. In its statement, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare proposes, for example, that the COVID-19 passport also be used to ascertain the fitness for work of healthcare and social welfare personnel, i.e. that personnel performing certain care and healthcare duties are vaccinated.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/proposal-to-expand-use-of-covid-19-passport-requires-legal-assessment
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4.11.2021 | The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe), together with the European Union, prepares a comparative analysis every three years on how the Council of the European Union recommendations on physical activity are implemented in the Member States of the European Union (EU Physical Activity Country Factsheets). Information is collected on the physical activity of the population and on policy measu...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/finland-a-leading-eu-country-in-promoting-physical-activity