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12.12.2022 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will lead a Team Finland trade mission to the State of Texas and visit Washington DC from 12 to 16 December.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-strengthens-trade-relations-in-increasingly-important-us-market
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21.12.2022 | Finland supports UN agencies in their work to promote stability and human rights. Authoritarian states, conflicts, the food and climate crises and the COVID-19 pandemic are increasing inequality and weakening security and wellbeing worldwide.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-provides-core-funding-to-un-agencies-for-work-to-promote-equality-and-improve-the-status-of-children
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25.8.2022 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti Tuppurainen and Hungary’s Minister for Regional Development and EU Funds Tibor Navracsics will meet in Helsinki on Friday 26 August. The Ministers will discuss EU funds, questions concerning the rule of law, the security situation in Europe, energy, and bilateral relations between the two countries.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tuppurainen-and-tibor-navracsics-hungary-s-minister-for-regional-development-and-eu-funds-will-meet-in-helsinki
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24.9.2021 | First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation Nadia Calviño will visit Finland on Monday, 27 September 2021. First Deputy Prime Minister Calviño will be accompanied by Secretary of State for Digitization and Artificial Intelligence Carme Artigas and Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure Roberto Sánchez. Deputy Prime Minis...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/first-deputy-prime-minister-of-spain-nadia-calvino-to-visit-finland
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12.9.2022 | The Transport and Communications Agency Traficom reported on 12 September 2022 that the number of cyber attacks has increased globally this year. After a quieter period in the spring, activity towards Finland has also increased.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-harakka-sustained-funding-for-cyber-security-must-be-ensured-1829472
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8.12.2022 | On Thursday 8 December, the Climate Policy Roundtable discussed the different dimensions of justice in climate actions and plans. The members of the Roundtable stressed that, even if justice can be considered from many different dimensions, the most important thing in terms of justice is to uphold the climate targets and continue to pursue a consistent climate policy. The meeting was chaired by ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/climate-policy-roundtable-upholding-climate-targets-key-issue-in-terms-of-justice
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6.10.2021 | At their informal dinner meeting on 5 October, the EU Heads of State or Government held a strategic discussion about the EU’s role on the international stage. The meeting took place in Slovenia, which currently holds the EU Council Presidency. Topics on the agenda included security, trade policy and relations between the EU and China.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-leaders-discuss-strengthening-union-s-role-on-international-stage
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8.12.2021 | The Nordic Welfare Forum will be held on 8–9 December 2021 as part of Finland’s Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2021. The Forum is one of the main events in the health and social sector during Finland’s Presidency.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/nordic-welfare-forum-discusses-effects-of-covid-19-pandemic-and-societal-challenges
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28.3.2023 | The EU Member States, the European Parliament and the European Commission have reached a provisional agreement on the so-called AFIR Regulation, which aims to promote the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in road, waterborne and air transport. The agreement was reached in trilogue negotiations on 28 March 2023. Finland’s aims to take especially sparsely populated areas with low traffic volumes into account have been included in the agreement reached.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/provisional-agreement-in-the-eu-on-distribution-infrastructure-obligations-finland-s-aims-well-taken-into-account
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2.6.2022 | The Medium-term Climate Change Policy Plan presents the package of measures by which Finland will halve emissions from the effort-sharing sector by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. The Government approved and gave to Parliament the Report on the Medium-term Climate Change Policy Plan on 2 June 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/towards-carbon-neutral-finland-government-adopts-medium-term-climate-change-policy-plan
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8.9.2022 | Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson and Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen have sent a letter to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen about the current energy situation. In their letter, they expressed their support for the plans announced by the Commission on 7 September and presented their common priorities for measures to lower energy prices.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-sweden-and-denmark-express-support-for-commission-s-plans-to-lower-energy-prices
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22.2.2022 | On 22 February, the Government’s Ministerial Working Group on Coordinating COVID-19 Response received an update on the epidemiological situation. The Ministerial Working Group proposes that changes be made to the restrictions on food and beverage service businesses and the amendments made to the Health Insurance Act be extended. The proposal for measures to improve safety at work during the COVID-19 epidemic will be circulated for comments.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-working-group-on-coordinating-covid-19-response-proposes-to-lift-restrictions-on-food-and-beverage-service-businesses-hygiene-requirements-to-remain-in-force
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10.11.2021 | Commissioner Mairead McGuinness will visit Finland on 10–12 November on the invitation of Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko. The Ministers and the Commissioner will discuss the EU’s sustainable finance classification system, or the EU taxonomy, with special focus on themes related to energy and forests. The Commissioner will also meet Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä in Helsinki.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/ministers-lintila-and-saarikko-to-discuss-eu-taxonomy-for-sustainable-finance-with-commissioner-mcguinness
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12.9.2022 | The Transport and Communications Agency Traficom reported on 12 September 2022 that the number of cyber attacks has increased globally this year. After a quieter period in the spring, activity towards Finland has also increased.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-harakka-sustained-funding-for-cyber-security-must-be-ensured
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19.4.2022 | Finland to provide more defence materiel assistance to Ukraine Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence Publication date 19.4.2022 17.21 Type: Press release On the proposal of the Government, the President of the Republic decided today, 19 April 20...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-provide-more-defence-materiel-assistance-to-ukraine
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21.11.2022 | The EU General Affairs Council will meet in Brussels on Tuesday 22 November. In the meeting, the Council will exchange views on the long-term impacts of cohesion policy on EU regions and approve conclusions on cohesion policy. Vesa Vuorenkoski, State Secretary to Minister Tytti Tuppurainen, will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/council-of-the-eu-to-approve-conclusions-on-cohesion-policy
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9.3.2023 | EU home affairs ministers gather in Brussels on 9 March for a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. Items on the agenda include the monitoring of the implementation of the Action Plans on the Western Balkans and Central Mediterranean migration routes. The European Commission presented both plans at the end of last year. Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/home-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-migration-and-eu-visa-policy
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11.1.2022 | The elections website of the Ministry of Justice, Electionsfinland.fi, contains instructions for voters on safe voting in the county elections during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry has prepared the instructions in cooperation with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410853/ministry-of-justice-gives-instructions-on-safe-voting-during-covid-19-1
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3.6.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will meet with Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi on Friday 3 June during her visit to Washington, DC.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-sanna-marin-to-meet-with-speaker-of-united-states-house-of-representatives-nancy-pelosi
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22.12.2022 | Estonia has received a considerable number of Ukrainian refugees considering the size of the country, and the local reception system is overburdened. To ease the situation of the refugees, Finland and Estonia will offer the opportunity for interested Ukrainians to move to Finland by group transport. Preparations for this arrangement began at Estonia’s request and they are being carried out in cooperation between the Estonian and Finnish authorities.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/ukrainian-refugees-offered-the-opportunity-to-move-from-estonia-to-finland