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28.2.2024 | Today, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States (Coreper) discussed the due diligence obligations of companies concerning corporate social responsibility, i.e. the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. Despite Finland’s constructive influence, the proposed Directive failed to receive a qualified majority of votes in Coreper.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eu-directive-on-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-fails-to-receive-a-qualified-majority-of-votes-in-coreper
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29.1.2024 | On Tuesday 30 January, Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Anders Adlercreutz will travel to Berlin, where he will meet with German Minister of State for Europe and Climate Anna Lührmann and take part in several other high-level meetings.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-adlercreutz-to-visit-berlin
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10.4.2024 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will organise a consultation round on the draft act on the new state capital investment company from 10 April to 8 May 2024. The new company will be given an industrial policy task with a stronger focus on economic growth, renewal and promotion of investments. ä.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/draft-act-on-the-state-s-new-capital-investment-company-sent-out-for-comments
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29.6.2023 | In its plenary session on 29 June, the Government appointed Päivi Nerg (Master of Science in Agriculture and Forestry), Laura Rissanen (Master of Social Sciences), Timo Jaatinen (Master of Social Sciences), Elina Laavi (Master of Public Administration), Juha Martelius (Doctor of Social Sciences) and Teija Makkonen (Master of Military Science, Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Administrative Sciences) to serve as state secretaries.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/six-state-secretaries-appointed-to-orpo-s-government
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12.4.2024 | Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman will attend the European Commission’s Cohesion Forum in Brussels on 11–12 April 2024. The 9th Cohesion Forum will discuss the importance of the European Union’s cohesion policy for the wellbeing of regions and their inhabitants.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-economic-affairs-rydman-to-attend-the-9th-cohesion-forum-in-brussels
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19.1.2024 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Anders Adlercreutz will visit Washington, DC on 20–24 January.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-adlercreutz-to-visit-washington-dc
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4.6.2024 | In its meeting on 4 June 2024, the Research and Innovation Council adopted the multiannual plan for the use of central government research and development funding. The Government will decide on the plan in its plenary session on 13 June 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/research-and-innovation-council-adopts-multiannual-plan-for-research-and-development-funding
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29.6.2023 | In its plenary session on 29 June, the Government appointed Päivi Nerg (Master of Science in Agriculture and Forestry), Laura Rissanen (Master of Social Sciences), Timo Jaatinen (Master of Social Sciences), Elina Laavi (Master of Public Administration), Juha Martelius (Doctor of Social Sciences) and Teija Makkonen (Master of Military Science, Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Administrative Sciences) to serve as state secretaries.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/six-state-secretaries-appointed-to-orpo-s-government
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23.1.2024 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen to attend Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting Ministry of Defence Publication date 23.1.2024 12.00 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will represent Finland at a meeting of the Ukrainian Defense C...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-attend-ukraine-defense-contact-group-meeting
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21.9.2023 | The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU will hold an informal meeting of transport ministers in Barcelona on 21–22 September 2023. Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will represent Finland at the meeting. It will be an informal meeting where no decisions are taken.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-to-attend-informal-meeting-of-eu-transport-ministers-in-barcelona
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22.2.2024 | On 22 February 2024, the Government made a decision on four employment areas. All future employment areas are now known.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/te-services-reform-2024-finland-to-have-45-employment-areas
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1.12.2023 | The UN Climate Change Conference COP28 began on Friday with a two-day summit of heads of state and government. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is representing Finland at the summit and will deliver Finland’s national address on Saturday.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/un-climate-change-conference-begins-with-summit-of-heads-of-state-and-government
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23.5.2024 | On 23 May 2024, the Government submitted its second supplementary budget proposal for 2024 to Parliament. The proposal includes several transport projects across Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-government-transport-projects-strengthen-finland-s-security-and-growth-
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23.1.2024 | The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council discussed international trade in agricultural products, the organisation of the strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture, a proposal for a regulation on a forest monitoring framework and, on Finland’s initiative, large carnivore matters.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/eu-agriculture-ministers-support-initiative-to-update-conservation-status-of-large-carnivores
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21.12.2023 | Finland's national plan for the reconstruction of Ukraine will improve the prerequisites for the business operations of Finnish companies in Ukraine. A reconstruction plan based on the Government Programme was published on 21 December 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/financing-solutions-advice-and-support-finland-s-national-plan-supports-ukraine-by-improving-the-operating-conditions-of-finnish-companies-in-the-reconstruction-of-ukraine
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9.2.2024 | Minister for Nordic Cooperation Anna-Maja Henriksson will attend a meeting of Ministers for Nordic Cooperation in Copenhagen on 9 February. This will be the first meeting during Sweden’s 2024 Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-henriksson-to-attend-meeting-of-ministers-for-nordic-cooperation-in-copenhagen
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8.3.2024 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will visit the Nordic Response 24 defence exercise in Lapland on 10–11 March 2024. This is the first time that Finland’s Minister of Transport and Communications will be present in an international military exercise. During her visit, Minister Ranne will learn about the activities of the Defence Forces and the Air Force, Nordic cooperation between the authorities and NATO-Nordic defence cooperation from the infrastructure perspective.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-to-visit-nordic-response-24-exercise-in-lapland
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14.6.2024 | On 14 June 2024, the ministerial working group on employment and entrepreneurship adopted an action plan to help people who have fled Ukraine. In accordance with the Government Programme, the aim is to help Ukrainians enter the labour market and to support their participation in Finnish society.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-action-plan-supports-ukrainians-in-finding-work-and-settling-in-finland-1
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5.2.2024 | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will lead a trade mission to the province of Nova Scotia in Canada and visit the country’s capital, Ottawa, on 5–8 February.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-intensify-cooperation-with-canada-promising-opportunities-in-forestry-and-bioeconomy-for-finnish-companies
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9.2.2024 | Finland to deliver more defence materiel to Ukraine Ministry of Defence Publication date 9.2.2024 11.56 Type: Press release Finland will deliver more defence materiel to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter, on the proposal...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-deliver-more-defence-materiel-to-ukraine-2
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20.3.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will attend the European Council on 21–22 March and the Euro Summit to be held in connection with the Council meeting. On 21 March, the Prime Minister will also attend the first-ever Nuclear Energy Summit.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-attend-eu-summit-in-brussels
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15.3.2024 | On 15 March, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States (Coreper) discussed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The amended proposal for a Directive received a qualified majority of votes of the Member States in Coreper. The matter was previously discussed on 28 February. The European Parliament must now approve the content of the Directive.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eu-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-receives-qualified-majority-of-votes-in-coreper
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15.12.2023 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen to sign Defence Cooperation Agreement in United States Ministry of Defence Publication date 15.12.2023 15.38 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will make a working visit to the United States on 17-2...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-sign-defence-cooperation-agreement-in-united-states
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16.4.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will represent Finland at the extraordinary European Council on 17–18 April in Brussels, where discussions will focus on the tense situation in the international arena. Items on the EU leaders’ agenda include the ongoing events in the Middle East and Ukraine, relations with Türkiye and Europe’s long-term competitiveness.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-council-to-discuss-international-tensions-at-brussels-meeting
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4.3.2024 | Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman will lead a Team Finland visit to Canada and the US on 5–8 March 2024. The main themes of the visit will be marine industry and ports. A business delegation of 30 people from 20 different companies and organisations will participate in the trip.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-rydman-to-lead-a-team-finland-visit-to-canada-and-the-us
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19.6.2024 | Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Sandra Bergqvist and representatives of cities, various organisations and young people met at a round table event on Wednesday 19 June to discuss the inclusion and leisure activities of multilingual young people. The aim of the event was to find concrete measures to increase multilingual young people’s inclusion and opportunities for leisure activities.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/round-table-discusses-inclusion-and-leisure-activities-of-multilingual-young-people
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11.3.2024 | The name of the company Finnish Rail (Suomi-rata Oy) is changing, and the company will continue operations as Airport Line (Lentorata Oy). The company’s mission is to plan the rail link between Pasila and Kerava via Helsinki Airport until it is ready for construction.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-airport-line-planning-progresses-with-eye-on-economy
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17.4.2024 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Anders Adlercreutz and Czech Minister for European Affairs Martin Dvořák met in Helsinki on Wednesday 17 April. Discussions at the meeting focused on the countries’ common will for measures to ensure sustainable European security and competitiveness over the long term.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-adlercreutz-and-czech-minister-for-european-affairs-dvorak-discuss-measures-to-ensure-peace-and-competitiveness-in-europe
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9.1.2024 | Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman will attend a ministerial meeting of the future minerals Forum in Saudi Arabia on 9.1.2024.The Forum offers an opportunity to present Finnish mining expertise to the Saudi Arabian, African and Asian markets. During the Forum, the Minister together with Finnish mining and mineral industry operators will attend events to promote bilateral trade and investment relations and partnership projects.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-rydman-attends-ministerial-roundtable-at-future-minerals-forum-in-saudi-arabia
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22.3.2024 | On Friday 22 March, the second day of its meeting, the European Council discussed responding to concerns raised by EU farmers and enabling Ukraine to export its grain. On the second day of the meeting, EU leaders also held a Euro Summit and a celebratory session with the EEA countries.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-leaders-discuss-agricultural-and-economic-challenges-in-brussels
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21.11.2023 | Prime Minister of Latvia Evika Siliņa will visit Finland on Friday 24 November at the invitation of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-of-latvia-to-visit-finland
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9.10.2023 | The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of EU employment and social affairs ministers is meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, 9 October 2023. The ministers are expected to adopt conclusions on issues such as mental health and precarious work. In addition, the Council seeks to reach a political agreement on a recommendation on developing framework conditions for the social economy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/eu-ministers-meeting-to-discuss-mental-health-and-digitalisation-at-work
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18.5.2023 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will be in Lisbon on 18–21 June 2023 to take part in a meeting of the Bilderberg Group.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-visit-portugal
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5.12.2023 | Findings of the OECD’s PISA 2022 (Programme for International Student Assessment) show that the learning outcomes of young people in Finland have deteriorated. Anna-Maja Henriksson, the Finnish Minister of Education, says restructuring of educational policies and resources for implementing the changes will be needed to improve learning outcomes.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/minister-of-education-henriksson-improving-students-basic-skills-by-introducing-more-lessons-and-restructuring-support-measures
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13.6.2024 | The State and the shareholder municipalities of West Railway Ltd – Turku, Espoo, Salo, Lohja, Vihti and Kirkkonummi – have been negotiating on the terms and conditions of the pre-agreement which will enable the transition to the construction phase of the West Railway. Helsinki, which was involved in the planning phase of the project, will not take part in funding the construction phase.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/the-shareholders-of-west-railway-ltd-reach-a-preliminary-understanding-on-the-terms-and-conditions-of-the-pre-agreement-on-the-construction-phase
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8.3.2024 | In its meeting on Friday 8 March, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs received an overview of topical issues being dealt with in the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN). The Ministerial Committee also outlined Finland’s positions for two upcoming council meetings.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-economic-and-financial-matters
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22.3.2024 | State Secretary Mika Nykänen has reported the results of his review of the conditions for starting labour market model negotiations to both Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Minister of Employment Arto Satonen. According to the report, the organisations consider the preparation of a common agreement-based labour market model to be necessary. Some of the organisations, however, have preconditions for starting negotiations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-employment-satonen-legislative-preparation-to-develop-the-mediation-system-continues-i-hope-that-the-employee-organisations-will-internally-still-find-a-path-to-agreement
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20.2.2024 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit New Delhi, India, on 21–22 February. She will attend India’s most important foreign and security policy conference, the Raisina Dialogue. The visit will take place within the framework of co-operation between the Nordic and Baltic countries (NB8).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-valtonen-to-visit-india
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27.12.2023 | Defence Forces to procure domestic off-road vehicles Ministry of Defence Publication date 27.12.2023 14.00 Type: Press release Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Defence Forces to order 13 Sisu GTP 4x4 off-road vehicles from Oy Sis...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/defence-forces-to-procure-domestic-off-road-vehicles
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31.1.2024 | Lieutenant General Janne Jaakkola appointed Chief of Defence Ministry of Defence Publication date 31.1.2024 13.40 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has proposed Lieutenant General Janne Jaakkola as the Chief of Defence for the...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/lieutenant-general-janne-jaakkola-appointed-chief-of-defence