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  1. 6.9.2023 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo gave a presentation speech to Parliament on the government statement on promoting equality, gender equality and non-discrimination on 6 September 2023. Speech to be checked against delivery.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-s-presentation-speech-to-parliament-on-the-government-statement-on-promoting-equality-gender-equality-and-non-discrimination-on-6-september-2023
  2. 11.4.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft bill which lays down provisions on the authorities competent to counter terrorist content online. The proposal is related to the EU Regulation which aims to improve detection and removal of online content that incites to terrorist acts. The deadline for submitting comments on the proposal is 25 May 2022.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/draft-bill-on-terrorist-content-online-sent-out-for-comments
  3. 31.1.2022 | Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Master of Laws trained on the bench, has been appointed to serve as Secretary General of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Concerning the Sámi People. Juuso will take up her duties on 1 February 2022.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/anni-kristiina-juuso-appointed-secretary-general-of-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-concerning-the-sami-people
  4. 10.12.2021 | The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is Finland’s next multi-role fighter Ministry of Defence Publication date 10.12.2021 14.37 Type: Press release The Government of Finland has 10 December 2021 authorised the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Co...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/the-lockheed-martin-f-35a-lightning-ii-is-finland-s-next-multi-role-fighter
  5. 16.6.2022 | The Government has decided which regions will belong to support areas I and II in accordance with the EU regional state aid guidelines. The aim is to allocate aid to areas where the economic situation is disadvantaged either nationally or relative to the Union as a whole. In the support areas, the maximum amount of investment aid granted to companies is higher than in the rest of the country.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-decides-on-regions-eligible-for-higher-investment-aid-in-2022-2027
  6. 31.3.2021 | Ten years ago, millions of Syrians took to the streets of Dara’a, Aleppo and Damascus, calling for democracy and respect of their fundamental rights and basic freedoms. The brutal response by the regime triggered over the span of a decade one of the most serious criminal enterprises and humanitarian crises since the Second World War resulting in more than 400 000 deaths and in countless violations of human rights.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/joint-op-ed-by-18-foreign-ministers-on-the-fight-against-impunity-for-crimes-committed-in-syria
  7. 19.1.2023 | In 2022, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the missions abroad provided consular services to a total of approximately 256,000 customers. The demand for advisory services, in particular, continued to grow. During the year, the ministry’s 24/7 service received more than 8,000 contacts in total.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministry-for-foreign-affairs-helps-finns-in-distress-abroad
  8. 8.4.2021 | A working group appointed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications to study forms of media support is proposing permanent forms of assistance for media operations that provide news and current affairs content. These forms would be editorial production assistance and development assistance. The assistance will seek to promote communications that are reliable, diverse, wide-ranging and socially meaningful.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/working-group-proposes-support-formats-for-journalism-1265636
  9. 30.3.2022 | Integration programmes and language training increase employment of immigrants. An active labour market policy is most effective for people who have the greatest difficulty in securing employment. Financial sanctions, on the other hand, are likely to work best for the highly educated. These are the findings of a study completed by Labore, the Labour Institute for Economic Research som beställts av arbets- och näringsministeriets Kompetenscentret för integration av invandrare.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/utredning-integrationsprogram-och-sprakutbildning-okar-sysselsattningen-bland-invandrare
  10. 5.12.2023 | Findings of the OECD’s PISA 2022 (Programme for International Student Assessment) show that while the performance of Finnish young people has deteriorated, it remains above the OECD average. PISA 2022 focused on mathematical literacy.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/pisa-2022-performance-fell-both-in-finland-and-in-nearly-all-other-oecd-countries
  11. 29.9.2023 | Pääministeri Petteri Orpo puhui Helsinki Security Forumissa perjantaina 29.9.2023. Puhe muutosvarauksin. Vain englanniksi.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/-/paaministeri-petteri-orpon-puhe-helsinki-security-forumissa-2023
  12. 28.11.2022 | According to a recent evaluation, Finland’s influencing towards the EU’s development policy has been relevant and successful. However, the evaluation identified deficiencies, too, such as gaps in the strategic guidance of activities at different levels.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-mainly-successful-in-influencing-eu-development-policy
  13. 10.3.2022 | The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve the amendment to the Act on the Finnish Broadcasting Company and that the date of its entry into force be 1 August 2022. The Act on the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE, is to be amended so that the text-based online content published by YLE would be more closely linked to its audio or video content broadcasts.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/act-on-the-finnish-broadcasting-company-for-approval
  14. 8.7.2022 | The EU home affairs ministers will hold an informal meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 11 July in Prague. The meeting will be the first during the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Ministers will discuss the effects of the war in Ukraine on the EU’s internal security, fight against child sexual abuse, and interoperability between EU information systems in the justice and home affairs sector.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/eu-home-affairs-ministers-discuss-the-effects-of-the-war-in-ukraine-on-the-union-s-internal-security
  15. 7.6.2022 | “Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, we are in a historical situation where we have to find energy solutions independent of the imports from Russia. Together with climate change, this poses an enormous challenge. We need to make use of all tools and capabilities to find solutions to these challenges and increase our resilience,” Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä said in his speech at the opening event of the Nordic Nuclear Forum 2022 in Helsinki on 7 June 2022.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-lintila-nuclear-power-offers-solutions-for-phasing-out-fossil-energy
  16. 11.2.2022 | The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) invites its member states to nominate candidates for the next three-year term of the Expert Panel. The candidates should have a strong background in science and experience on the science-policy interface. Please let us know if you are interested by 23 February 2022.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/candidates-sought-for-multidisciplinary-expert-panel-of-ipbes
  17. 13.3.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo spoke at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 13 March 2024. Check against delivery.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/speech-by-prime-minister-petteri-orpo-at-the-european-parliament-13-march-2024
  18. 23.9.2021 | At its 65th General Conference, the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA elected Finland to the IAEA Board of Governors for a two-year term from September 2021 to September 2023 with a possible extension for a third year.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors
  19. 13.3.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo spoke at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 13 March 2024. Check against delivery.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/speech-by-prime-minister-petteri-orpo-at-the-european-parliament-13-march-2024
  20. 10.6.2022 | On 18 May, representatives of civil society organisations met with Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto to discuss Finland’s objectives and priorities at the 50th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, which will convene in Geneva on 13 June–8 July 2022. Nearly 40 CSOs had sent their representatives to the consultation event organised at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The event was chaired by Ambassador for Human Rights and Democracy Rauno Merisaari.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/civil-society-organisations-had-a-discussion-on-finland-s-objectives-and-priorities-at-the-un-human-rights-council-s-summer-session-with-the-foreign-minister