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23.9.2024 | The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet on Tuesday 24 September in Brussels. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand will represent Finland at the meeting. Items on the agenda include the rule of law in the EU, the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU and preparations for the October meeting of the European Council.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-for-european-affairs-to-discuss-rule-of-law-situation-in-eu-and-hear-about-priorities-for-hungary-s-eu-council-presidency
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16.10.2024 | In its meeting on Wednesday 16 October, the Ministerial Committee on EU Affairs outlined Finland’s positions for the October European Council on 17–18 October and the first-ever EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Brussels on 16 October.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-upcoming-european-council-meeting-and-gulf-cooperation-council-summit
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24.5.2024 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Anders Adlercreutz will attend the UN’s fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) in Antigua and Barbuda on 27–29 May.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-adlercreutz-to-attend-un-conference-on-small-island-developing-states
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21.3.2024 | On Thursday 21 March, the Government submitted a supplementary budget proposal for 2024 to Parliament. The proposal includes appropriations for speeding up the construction of the fence on the eastern border, introducing targeted measures to alleviate the situation in the construction sector and providing additional support to Ukraine. In addition, it proposes reducing revenue estimates by EUR 1.3 billion based on the forecast published by the Ministry of Finance in December 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/government-submits-supplementary-budget-proposal-to-parliament-3
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11.10.2023 | On 9 October 2023, the Government submitted its budget proposal for 2024 to Parliament. Parliament held a referral debate on the appropriations proposed for the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on 11 October 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/budget-for-2024-in-parliament-strong-investments-in-growth-in-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-
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11.7.2024 | On 11 July 2024, Finland, the United States and Canada published a trilateral declaration concerning cooperation in the production of icebreakers (ICE). The initiative was signed by the Presidents of Finland and the United States Alexander Stubb and Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/icebreaker-initiative-means-significant-opportunities-for-finnish-industrial-policy
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3.4.2024 | Finland to send more defence materiel to Ukraine Ministry of Defence Publication date 3.4.2024 14.04 Type: Press release Finland will send more defence materiel to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter, on the proposal of th...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-send-more-defence-materiel-to-ukraine-1
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6.12.2023 | The telecommunications ministers of Finland, Estonia and Sweden stress that the resilience of critical underwater infrastructure is now more important than ever. The ministers underlined the importance of resilient infrastructure at the Telecommunications Council in Brussels 5 December 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-estonia-and-sweden-emphasise-the-importance-of-resilient-european-submarine-infrastructure
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18.4.2024 | In its plenary session on Thursday 18 April, the Government appointed Pasi Rajala, Master of Social Sciences, and Antti Salminen, Information Systems Auditor, to serve as state secretaries. Pasi Rajala will serve as State Secretary to Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen and Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen, and Antti Salminen as State Secretary to Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen and Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-appoints-two-new-state-secretaries
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12.4.2024 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has received 49 comments on the legislative proposals to promote local collective bargaining. The feedback received will now be analysed as part of further preparation. The draft proposal will also be sent to the Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis for evaluation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/preparation-of-legislative-proposal-on-local-bargaining-continues
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10.10.2024 | The Government proposes an amendment to the Alcohol Act that would allow the delivery of alcoholic beverages to customers. In practice, the amendment would allow, for example, home deliveries and online sales of alcoholic beverages.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/government-proposes-allowing-home-deliveries-and-online-sales-of-alcoholic-beverages
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3.5.2024 | GPS interference in aviation has been debated in public. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom published a press release saying that it is safe to fly to and in Finland. Traficom is responsible for flight and aviation safety as well as for monitoring GPS interference.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-gps-interference-from-russia-taken-seriously-authorities-work-to-ensure-flight-safety
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5.12.2023 | The EU’s Competitiveness Council will meet in Brussels on 7–8 December 2023. Minister of Employment Arto Satonen will represent Finland in the meeting of ministers responsible for internal market and industry on 7 December. Meanwhile, Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman will be Finland’s representative at the meeting of the ministers responsible for research and space on 8 December.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eu-competitiveness-ministers-to-meet-in-brussels-on-7-8-december
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28.6.2024 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment submitted a draft government proposal on increasing the opportunities for local collective bargaining to the Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis on 28 June 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/draft-act-on-promoting-local-collective-bargaining-sent-for-a-regulatory-impact-analysis
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15.4.2024 | President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will meet in Lappeenranta, Finland on Friday 19 April. They will also visit Finland’s eastern border.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-commission-president-to-visit-finland-s-eastern-border
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15.5.2024 | Amendments proposed to Conscription Act to ensure border security Ministry of Defence Publication date 15.5.2024 12.00 Type: Press release The Ministry of Defence requests comments on amendments to the Conscription Act concerning continued support...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/amendments-proposed-to-conscription-act-to-ensure-border-security
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9.10.2024 | Finland to join NATO’s 2025 peacetime missions in Iceland and the Baltic Sea among other places Ministry of Defence Publication date 9.10.2024 12.53 Type: Press release In October, the Government will submit a report to Parliament on Finland’s par...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-join-nato-s-2025-peacetime-missions-in-iceland-and-the-baltic-sea-among-other-places
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5.4.2024 | Ministry of Defence to conclude partnership agreement with Bittium Wireless Ltd. Ministry of Defence Publication date 5.4.2024 16.00 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Defence Forces to sign a partnership agr...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/ministry-of-defence-to-conclude-partnership-agreement-with-bittium-wireless-ltd.-
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6.9.2024 | On 6 September 2024, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health gave an account of the further preparation of the reform concerning the system of hospitals and emergency care services and the division of duties in specialised healthcare. The Ministry also gave an account of the more than 100 (around 140) comments that were received on the reform.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/government-proposal-on-hospital-network-reform-reviewed-based-on-feedback-from-consultation-round-kouvola-to-retain-possibility-to-maintain-24-hour-emergency-care-services-in-primary-healthcare
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20.5.2024 | A meeting of NATO planning groups for transport will be held in Tampere, Finland, on 20–24 May 2024. The meeting will discuss resilience in transport and the cooperation between civil and military transport.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-nato-transport-meeting-in-tampere-intensifies-cooperation