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  1. 3.5.2024 | In its meeting on Friday 3 May, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs rounded out its earlier positions on strengthening the EU’s resilience and preparedness for crises. The Ministerial Committee also discussed ways to develop the European defence industry and outlined Finland's positions for two upcoming ministerial meetings.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-discusses-measures-to-improve-preparedness-for-crises-and-develop-european-defence-industry
  2. 8.11.2023 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Berlin on 9 November 2023 to meet with Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock and to attend the NATO Annual Cyber Defence Conference.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-visit-berlin-for-bilateral-discussions-and-nato-cyber-defence-conference
  3. 11.10.2023 | More defence materiel assistance to Ukraine Ministry of Defence Publication date 11.10.2023 12.10 Type: Press release Finland will deliver more defence materiel to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter on 11 October 2023 on ...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/more-defence-materiel-assistance-to-ukraine
  4. 2.2.2023 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin visited Stockholm at the invitation of Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on 2 February. Their discussions focused on the EU economy and competitiveness, other topical EU matters, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and Finland and Sweden’s joint NATO membership process.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-ministers-of-finland-and-sweden-discuss-eu-issues-and-progress-of-nato-membership-process
  5. 25.4.2024 | On 25 April 2024, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Forestry between the National Forestry Commission of the United Mexican States and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/finland-and-mexico-continue-bilateral-forestry-cooperation
  6. 21.12.2023 | Finland to send more defence materiel assistance to Ukraine Ministry of Defence Publication date 21.12.2023 14.56 Type: Press release Finland will send more defence materiel to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter on 21 Dec...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-send-more-defence-materiel-assistance-to-ukraine
  7. 30.9.2024 | The PISA 2022 results show that there are still major disparities in performance between immigrant and non-immigrant students in all domains of assessment. Underperformance of students with an immigrant background is often explained by weak reading performance and lower socio-economic status.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/performance-of-immigrant-students-in-pisa-2022
  8. 28.8.2023 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health proposes appropriations of about EUR 16.15 billion for the Ministry and its administrative branch for 2024. This is about EUR 0.4 billion more than in the 2023 Budget. The increase is mainly due to changes in the needs assessment.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/2024-draft-budget-of-the-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-and-its-administrative-branch
  9. 6.6.2024 | The Government proposed on 6 June 2024 that in future, persons arriving in Finland with a residence permit for an employed person should receive a monthly pay of at least EUR 1,600 for work carried out in Finland. In future, the income limit for a residence permit for an employed persons could be amended by government decree. The amendments are scheduled to enter into force on 1 November 2024.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-s-proposal-on-eur-1600-income-limit-for-a-residence-permit-for-an-employed-person-submitted-to-parliament
  10. 27.11.2023 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson met in Helsinki on Monday 27 November. Items on the agenda included bilateral relations between the countries, the security situation and other topical international and EU issues. The discussion also addressed recent events at Finland’s eastern border.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-and-sweden-hold-historic-joint-security-meeting-in-helsinki
  11. 18.3.2024 | Finland and a key group of EU leaders have sent a letter calling on the European Investment Bank (EIB) to take on a stronger role in supporting the EU’s defence. In the countries’ view, EIB financing could be used much more extensively for defence industry projects. Drawn up at Finland’s initiative, the joint letter was endorsed by the heads of state of France and Germany, among others.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-led-group-of-eu-leaders-calls-on-european-investment-bank-to-increase-funding-for-defence-industry
  12. 19.12.2023 | Representatives of the EU Member States, Parliament and Commission have reached a provisional accord on a regulation concerning Union guidelines for developing the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). The regulation will define the TEN-T network, legislating on such aspects as quality requirements for highways and transport nodes. The accord was achieved in tripartite negotiations on 18 December 2023.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-excels-in-eu-lobbying-union-reaches-provisional-agreement-on-regulation-for-trans-european-transport-network
  13. 19.1.2024 | As it is at present, there are significant risks associated with the status of foreign berry pickers. The study commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment assesses the economic effects of the alternative solutions to both berry pickers and berry companies. The Government will decide on further preparation that may be needed later on.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/study-on-status-of-foreign-berry-pickers-and-its-economic-effects-begins
  14. 26.3.2024 | On 22 March 2024, Minister of Employment Arto Satonen invited Katarina Murto, Chair of the Trade Union of Education (OAJ) and Negotiation Organisation for Public Sector Professionals (JUKO), and Millariikka Rytkönen, Chair of the Union of Health and Social Care Professionals (Tehy), to find a way to bring together all employer and employee organisations, that participated in the negotiations on Finland’s labour market model in autumn 2023, to agree on a sustainable labour market model.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-employment-satonen-chairpersons-murto-and-rytkonen-to-explore-ways-to-launch-talks-between-social-partners-on-finnish-labour-market-model
  15. 27.5.2024 | The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding its 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on 27 May–1 June 2024. This is one of the most significant World Health Assembly meetings in years. Finland will be represented at the meeting by Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/minister-of-social-security-sanni-grahn-laasonen-to-attend-who-s-world-health-assembly-in-geneva-
  16. 19.1.2024 | On 20 January, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah will attend the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture of political decision-makers, organised by Germany in Berlin.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/minister-essayah-to-attend-agriculture-ministers-conference-in-berlin
  17. 8.11.2023 | Finland will award a discretionary government grant amounting to EUR 1 million to support the work of the Israeli Red Cross Society, Magen David Adom, in the aftermath of the Hamas attack in October. In addition, Finland will allocate EUR 4 million in support of the humanitarian efforts of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the occupied Palestinian territory (the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) and in Israel.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-support-the-red-cross-movement-in-israel-gaza-strip-and-the-west-bank
  18. 28.6.2023 | On Wednesday 28 June, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola in Brussels.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-meets-with-leaders-of-european-commission-and-parliament-in-brussels
  19. 14.2.2024 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen to attend NATO Defence Ministers meeting and Munich Security Conference Ministry of Defence Publication date 14.2.2024 15.00 Type: Press release Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend a meeting of NAT...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-attend-nato-defence-ministers-meeting-and-munich-security-conference
  20. 23.1.2024 | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its statement on the Finnish economy on Tuesday 23 January.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/international-monetary-fund-urges-finland-to-take-further-action-to-balance-general-government-finances