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  1. 1.7.2021 | Defence Ministers of JEF countries signed steering document guiding military activities Ministry of Defence Publication date 1.7.2021 12.36 Type: Press release The defence ministers of the JEF partner countries met in Helsinki on 30 June to 1 July...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/defence-ministers-of-jef-countries-signed-steering-document-guiding-military-activities
  2. 8.12.2021 | Minister for Nordic Cooperation Thomas Blomqvist will participate virtually in a conference on strong democratic systems typical of the Nordic countries. The conference, which will be held in Copenhagen on 8 December aims to show how sustainable democracy in the Nordic region is strengthened by the participation of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland in Nordic cooperation alongside with the Nordic states.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-blomqvist-participates-in-a-conference-on-sustainable-nordic-democracy
  3. 27.9.2021 | The Government submitted its budget proposal for 2022 to Parliament on 27 September. The proposed appropriations for the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education and Culture total EUR 7.41 million. Next year’s budget will continue to focus on improving quality and equity in education and on safeguarding funding for science and research. Funds will also be allocated for rebuilding the cultural sector in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/ministers-andersson-and-kurvinen-the-government-is-continuing-investment-in-competence-as-well-as-quality-and-equity-in-education-in-its-budget-proposal-for-2022-
  4. 9.6.2021 | Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to take part in Northern Group defence minister meeting Ministry of Defence Publication date 9.6.2021 9.07 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will take part in a video conference of the Northern G...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-kaikkonen-to-take-part-in-northern-group-defence-minister-meeting
  5. 9.2.2022 | In autumn 2021 and at the start of 2022, Finnish ministers toured Finland to listen to people’s ideas and hopes for the future of Europe. The discussions highlighted a variety of concrete issues where citizens consider EU cooperation to bring added value and where they wanted to see action from the EU. The EU is widely seen as valuable both as a significant economic operator and as a community of values and security.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finns-highlight-climate-change-eu-s-shared-values-young-people-and-security-at-we-are-europe-series-of-events
  6. 28.1.2021 | The Report on EU Policy is report is strongly based on the EU’s common values and on the Government Programme. It emphasises the need to strengthen the EU’s resilience to crisis in all sectors. The Government Report on EU Policy was adopted at the government plenary session on Thursday 28 January, after which it was submitted to Parliament.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-report-on-eu-policy-eu-must-strengthen-its-resilience-to-crisis
  7. 21.1.2022 | Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen will visit Warsaw on Monday 24 January. There, she will meet with her Polish counterpart, Minister for European Affairs Konrad Szymański, and with the Head of Poland’s National Security Bureau, State Secretary Paweł Soloch. The ministers will have a wide-ranging discussion on the current EU agenda and issues related to European security.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-european-affairs-tuppurainen-to-visit-warsaw
  8. 19.9.2022 | The Government proposes approximately EUR 2,274 billion for the administrative branch of the Ministry of the Interior in the 2023 Budget. This is about EUR 689 billion more than in the Budget approved for 2022. The amount is largely explained by the significant increases for internal security and preparedness in the decision on spending limits which the Government made in the spring after Russia had launched its war of aggression.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/government-proposes-a-significant-increase-for-the-appropriations-of-the-ministry-of-the-interior-s-administrative-branch-for-2023
  9. 24.3.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend a video meeting of European Council members and participate in the Euro Summit on 25 and 26 March.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-attend-video-meeting-of-european-council-members
  10. 25.8.2022 | The Government’s proposed amendments to Chapter 5 of the Aliens Act would make it easier to apply for and receive work-based residence permits in Finland. The reform is part of a broader package that aims to reduce the average processing time of permits to a maximum of one month. The reform would also increase automation of the application process and allow certification of employers. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposes-amendments-to-aliens-act-to-ease-work-based-immigration
  11. 19.10.2021 | On 19 October, Administrator of the US Agency for International Development Samantha Power and Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari announced their dedication to robust collaboration on efforts to advance economic productivity, gender equality and human rights in developing countries through inclusive digitalisation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-and-united-states-announce-deeper-cooperation-on-digital-empowerment-in-developing-countries
  12. 27.9.2021 | The Government proposes appropriations of about EUR 15.9 billion for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its administrative branch for 2022. This is about EUR 1.9 billion less than in the 2021 Budget. The decrease is mainly due to one-off payments to compensate for the costs caused by COVID-19 to the healthcare and welfare service system.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/2022-budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-and-its-branch-of-government
  13. 2.6.2021 | Finland is coordinating cooperation between the Nordic countries and Baltic states in the Nordic–Baltic Eight (NB8) format in 2021. The second foreign ministerial meeting of the year will be held on Wednesday 2 June. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the meeting will be held virtually.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-haavisto-hosts-nordic-baltic-foreign-ministers-meeting-nb8-
  14. 1.4.2022 | Finland will organise a high-level meeting on adaptation finance in Lahti on 3–4 April. The purposes of adaptation finance include preparing for extreme weather events, such as droughts or floods. The meeting seeks to find a common direction to fulfil the commitments made in the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 and pave the way towards COP27 to be held in November 2022. The aim is also to expand the role of the private sector in the funding.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/international-climate-finance-actors-meet-in-lahti-aim-to-respond-to-commitments-made-at-cop26
  15. 18.2.2022 | Finland’s development policy investments focus on combating climate change and promoting gender equality. Investments target Africa and developing countries.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/report-development-policy-investments-significantly-reduced-emissions-in-developing-countries
  16. 19.5.2021 | Portugal, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU, has invited the EU health ministers to a videoconference to be held on Thursday 20 May. Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru will represent Finland at the conference.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/eu-health-ministers-to-hold-informal-videoconference-on-20-may
  17. 13.4.2022 | Under a new act, students arriving in Finland from abroad will obtain a residence permit for the entire duration of their studies*. The law will also make it easier to apply for work after graduation. However, students will still be responsible for their livelihood throughout their studies.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/amended-law-to-ease-entry-and-retention-of-international-students-in-finland-
  18. 12.10.2021 | The Climate Policy Roundtable will hold its 11th meeting on Wednesday 13 October. The meeting will focus on the low-carbon circular economy agreement, which aims to boost the achievement of the objectives set in the Circular Economy Programme completed in spring 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/climate-policy-roundtable-meets-to-discuss-agreement-on-low-carbon-circular-economy
  19. 31.5.2022 | The high-level UN meeting Stockholm+50 will be held in Stockholm, Sweden on 2–3 June 2022. The meeting will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first UN conference on the environment, assess the environmental actions taken in the past 50 years and present concrete recommendations to improve the state of the environment.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/international-environmental-meeting-in-stockholm-50-years-of-environmental-action
  20. 27.5.2021 | The Government submitted a third supplementary budget proposal for 2021 to Parliament on 27 May. Proposed additional appropriations include funds allocated to the purview of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for new transport projects, cyber security and support for transport due to the coronavirus situation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-supplementary-budget-proposal-provides-funding-for-new-transport-projects-cyber-security-and-transport-support-1346787