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8.3.2019 | At its meeting on 8 March, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined measures to develop the proceedings of the Council of the EU during Finland’s Presidency from 1 July to 31 December 2019. Finland aims to increase openness and transparency in the Council’s activities, strengthen the implementation of the principles of better regulation, and promote the utilisation of new technologies.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-discussed-the-development-of-council-proceedings-and-increasing-openness-and-transparency-during-finland-s-presidency
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26.6.2020 | On Friday 26 June, the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided on the principles and conditions for granting state financing and support to large companies facing temporary difficulties due to the coronavirus epidemic. The policy approaches were drawn up based on joint preparations by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the Ministry of Finance as agreed by the Ministerial Committee at the end of May.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-economic-policy-outlines-general-principles-and-conditions-for-financing-large-corporations-facing-difficulties-due-to-covid-19-epidemic
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13.8.2019 | Customs enhances the combat against African swine fever by training a new customs dog to detect foodstuffs of animal origin at Helsinki Airport. The new food detector dog will be placed at Helsinki Airport, because the African swine fever had spread to Asia in the last years and because a great number of passengers travel from Asia to Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/afrikkalaisen-sikaruton-torjuntaa-tehostetaan-tulli-kouluttaa-uuden-ruokakoiran-helsinki-vantaan-lentoasemalle
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15.3.2021 | The Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland will boost investment in emissions reducing solutions, accelerate sustainable growth in the economy, and create long-term growth potential. Half of the funding involved will be for promoting a green transition, and about a quarter will be for digitalisation. The Programme will also boost public investment in research, development and innovation by approximately EUR 700 million.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/finland-to-use-eu-funding-to-boost-investment-and-accelerate-emissions-reduction
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7.3.2019 | Prime Minister Juha Sipilä visited Lithuania and Poland on Wednesday 6 March and Latvia and Estonia on Thursday 7 March, where he had thorough discussions on Finland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union and other topical EU affairs with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaité and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Latvia Krišjānis Kariņš and Prime Minister of Estonia Jȕri Ratas.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-sipila-discussed-finland-s-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu-with-baltic-and-polish-leaders
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16.8.2019 | The Ministry of the Interior proposes a total of EUR 1.53 billion in appropriations for its administrative branch in 2020, which is around EUR 34.7 million more than in 2019.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/sisaministerio-haluaa-vahvistaa-turvallisuustoimijoiden-palvelukykya
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12.3.2020 | The authorities responsible for internal security are prepared for the spread of the coronavirus. They are looking after everyday security in Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/turvallisuusviranomaiset-ovat-varautuneet-koronaviruksen-leviamiseen
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28.10.2019 | Commissioned by Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo, the National Police Board requested the police to give an account of its actions during a demonstration in Narinkkatori in Helsinki on 19 October. The National Police Board has now delivered the report and its own statement to the Minister. The report also covers the demonstration of 14 October and other preliminary data based on which the threat assessment was formed. On the basis of the report, the police acted appropriately.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-of-the-interior-ohisalo-welcomes-report-by-the-police
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29.4.2021 | In its mid-term policy review, the Government published a sustainability roadmap that describes the current state of social, economic and ecological sustainability in Finland and sets goals for 2030. The roadmap gives specific form to the Government Programme’s goal of a socially, economically and ecologically sustainable society.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-s-sustainability-roadmap-describes-the-current-state-of-social-economic-and-ecological-sustainability-and-sets-goals-for-2030
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7.3.2019 | -https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/a-loan-of-eur-50-million-from-finland-to-support-agricultural-development-and-climate-change-adaptation-in-developing-countries
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26.8.2021 | Finland suspended its development cooperation with Afghanistan after Taliban took control of the country. However, the results of development cooperation in the past 20 years will not be lost, says Senior Specialist Merja Mäkelä.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/the-achievements-of-development-co-operation-in-afghanistan-will-not-be-lost
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16.8.2019 | The draft budget of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (MEAE) for 2020 prioritises a growth policy that will promote sustainable economic growth. This growth will be built on a socially, economically and ecologically sustainable foundation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/tem-n-talousarvioehdotus-vuodelle-2020-kasvupolitiikkaa-sosiaalisesti-taloudellisesti-ja-ekologisesti-kestavalla-tavalla
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1.11.2019 | The employment impact of the jobseeker activation scheme, or activation model, is difficult to distinguish from that resulting from the economic boom, which is why the report does not provide any numerical data on employment effects.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/aktiivimallin-vaikutuksia-arvioiva-loppuraportti-on-julkaistu
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9.9.2020 | Young people of upper secondary school age see teacher education and the work of teachers in a positive light. Young people’s perception of the nature of the job of a teacher and its role in society are aspects that young people find particularly appealing. The number of applicants in teacher education were on a downward path between 2015 and 2019. Young people believe that the deteriorating working conditions in schools have dimmed the appeal of becoming a teacher.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/young-people-consider-teacher-education-to-be-of-high-quality-and-the-job-of-a-teacher-to-be-meaningful
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18.6.2019 | The EU Member States made a joint decision last week to add more species to the list of invasive alien species of Union concern. With the decision, the list, which previously consisted of 49 species, now contains 66 species whose import, sale, breeding, use and release into the environment is prohibited throughout the EU.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/eu-n-vieraslajiluetteloon-lisattiin-jalleen-uusia-lajeja
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1.3.2019 | The tripartite working group appointed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment was unable to reach an agreement on a model for independent job seeking. Had it been implemented, the model would have affected jobseekers’ obligations to apply for jobs as a condition of receiving unem-ployment benefit, and would have increased equality between jobseekers.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/omatoimisen-tyonhaun-mallia-valmistellut-tyoryhma-jatti-raporttinsa
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1.11.2019 | Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin has appointed a working group to prepare a climate and environmental strategy for the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. The term of the working group will be from 1 November 2019 to 30 November 2020. The aim is to form a common view on the climate and environmental impacts of the sector in Finland and recommend measures to control them.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/preparations-of-the-climate-and-environmental-strategy-for-the-ict-sector-starting
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8.8.2019 | In its most recent report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) examines the relationship of land use to climate change mitigation and adaptation. The climate impacts of land use and the solutions needed to tackle them vary greatly from one part of the world to the other. In Finland, the focus of the analysis is on the country’s expansive forests and peatlands.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/maankayton-ilmastovaikutukset-otetaan-suomessa-vakavasti-paljon-on-jo-tehty-ja-paljon-tullaan-lahivuosina-tekemaan
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10.6.2019 | The first meeting of the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs of Prime Minister Rinne’s Government was held on Monday 10 June. On the agenda were the budget instrument for the euro area (also called the eurozone budget) and development of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-of-the-new-government-held-its-first-session-and-outlined-finland-s-positions-for-the-upcoming-councils
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1.11.2019 | Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin has appointed a working group to prepare a climate and environmental strategy for the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. The term of the working group will be from 1 November 2019 to 30 November 2020. The aim is to form a common view on the climate and environmental impacts of the sector in Finland and recommend measures to control them.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/preparations-of-the-climate-and-environmental-strategy-for-the-ict-sector-starting-1022393