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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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17.2.2022 | On 17 February 2022, the Government submitted to Parliament a Union communication concerning the regulation proposal on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/the-government-outlined-its-views-on-the-european-commission-s-proposal-on-the-ten-t-regulation-1672529
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15.9.2022 | On Thursday 15 September, the Government approved the proposals for the Building Act, the Act Amending the Land Use and Building Act and the Act on the Built Environment Information System. The acts are to enter into force on 1 January 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/government-s-legislative-proposals-to-parliament-aim-to-reduce-emissions-from-building-and-promote-digitalisation
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23.6.2022 | A report published by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on 23 June 2022 evaluates the development of international and national funding for the green transition in the coming years and analyses its significance for the renewal of Finnish business and industry.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/report-evaluates-green-transition-funding-as-part-of-growth-policy
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8.12.2022 | Finland will grant EUR 4.5 million in additional support to help Ukraine’s energy sector. The support will be used to address acute energy needs in schools, early education centres and hospitals and to develop the country’s energy efficiency in the longer term.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-supports-energy-supply-to-schools-early-education-centres-and-hospitals-in-ukraine
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16.12.2021 | On 16 December 2021, the Government issued a decree that will allow support to energy investments under Finland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan in 2022–2026. The aim is to promote energy investment and energy infrastructure projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Finland and support the country’s 2035 carbon neutrality target.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/energy-investments-of-finland-s-sustainable-growth-programme-promote-the-green-transition
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23.3.2023 | In its meeting on 23, the European Council discussed the EU’s support for Ukraine and the global effects of the war. Also present at the meeting were UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the latter of whom joined the EU leaders via videoconference. The second main theme of the day was strengthening Europe’s long-term competitiveness.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-at-european-council-meeting-ukraine-is-fighting-for-the-international-rules-based-system
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14.10.2022 | Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley will visit Finland on 18 October. He will attend the ministerial meeting of the School Meals Coalition in Helsinki.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/executive-director-of-world-food-programme-david-beasley-to-visit-finland
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1.11.2022 | Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen will meet Sweden’s new Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin on 1 November in Helsinki. The ministers will discuss cooperation between the two countries in the field of civil preparedness.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-mikkonen-to-meet-swedish-minister-for-civil-defence-carl-oskar-bohlin
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2.2.2023 | The Government submitted the first supplementary budget proposal for 2023 to Parliament on Thursday 2 February.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/government-submits-supplementary-budget-proposal-to-parliament-2
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2.6.2022 | On 2 June 2022, the Transport Council of the European Union adopted a general approach on three legislative proposals included in the EU Fit for 55 package.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-s-goals-well-taken-into-account-in-the-agreement-reached-by-the-transport-council-on-the-eu-climate-package
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2.6.2022 | On 2 June 2022, the Transport Council of the European Union adopted a general approach on three legislative proposals included in the EU Fit for 55 package.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-s-goals-well-taken-into-account-in-the-agreement-reached-by-the-transport-council-on-the-eu-climate-package-1762257
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23.2.2023 | Friday 24 February marks the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will mark the day in many ways. Finland wants to show its solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people and to commemorate the victims of Russia’s aggression.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministry-for-foreign-affairs-shows-finland-s-solidarity-with-ukraine-and-honours-victims-of-russia-s-aggression
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7.9.2022 | Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson will visit Finland on 8–9 September. During her visit, she will learn about the Finnish reception system and border control at the eastern border of the EU.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/commissioner-for-home-affairs-ylva-johansson-to-visit-finland
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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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9.8.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend the informal summer meeting of Nordic prime ministers in Oslo on Monday 15 August. In connection with their meeting, the prime ministers will also have a joint meeting with Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz. Prime Minister Marin will also hold bilateral discussions with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-attend-meeting-of-nordic-prime-ministers-in-norway
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22.2.2023 | Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen will visit Moldova on 22–24 February. During the visit, Mikkonen will meet the Moldovan Minister of Internal Affairs Ana Revenco and the Representative of the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR in Moldova, Francesca Bonelli, among others. The topics of discussion in the meetings during the trip include Ukraine’s refugees and civilian crisis management.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-mikkonen-to-visit-moldova
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20.5.2021 | On Thursday 20 May, the Government appointed Jukka Ihanus, Master of Laws, as State Secretary to Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä and Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä as of 25 May 2021. The State Secretaries’ terms end with those of the Ministers.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/jukka-ihanus-appointed-state-secretary
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26.1.2023 | The Government has decided to keep the annual payments of the state-subsidised rental housing and right of occupancy housing loans (ARAVA) at the same level as in 2022. No adjustment according to the consumer price index will be made in 2023. The decision will curb the pressures to raise rents and management fees in the current situation where the property management costs and the residents’ living costs are also rising rapidly.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/annual-payments-of-state-subsidised-loans-not-raised-in-2023-aim-to-ease-cost-pressures-related-to-housing
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27.9.2022 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti Tuppurainen and the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Europe Leo Docherty will meet in Helsinki on Wednesday 28 September. Topics on the agenda for their meeting include bilateral relations between Finland and the United Kingdom, the security situation in Europe, and support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s illegal invasion.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tuppurainen-and-uk-minister-of-state-for-europe-docherty-to-meet-in-helsinki
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15.11.2021 | Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to attend Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels Ministry of Defence Publication date 15.11.2021 11.53 Type: Press release On 15 to 16 November 2021, Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will attend the EU Foreign...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-kaikkonen-to-attend-foreign-affairs-council-meeting-in-brussels
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10.10.2022 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will visit Brussels on 10 October and speak at a meeting of the EU Heads of Mission. Minister Haavisto will also meet EU High Representative Josep Borrell and Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-affairs-haavisto-to-visit-brussels-and-speak-at-meeting-of-eu-heads-of-mission
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20.12.2022 | On 20 December 2022, the Government submitted to Parliament a Union communication regarding the Commission's proposal on the so-called Euro 7 emission standards. The emissions standards apply to vehicle emissions such as carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, particles and nitrogen oxides, which are detrimental to health. The proposal is aimed at reducing the air pollution caused by new motor vehicles sold in the EU. The Government is mainly in favour of the proposal.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-outlined-its-positions-on-the-european-commission-s-proposal-on-euro-7-emission-standards-1896881
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20.12.2022 | On 20 December 2022, the Government submitted to Parliament a Union communication regarding the Commission's proposal on the so-called Euro 7 emission standards. The emissions standards apply to vehicle emissions such as carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, particles and nitrogen oxides, which are detrimental to health. The proposal is aimed at reducing the air pollution caused by new motor vehicles sold in the EU. The Government is mainly in favour of the proposal.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-outlined-its-positions-on-the-european-commission-s-proposal-on-euro-7-emission-standards
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31.8.2022 | Finland is preparing for a challenging autumn and winter. Inflation, rising energy prices, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and climate change challenge society as a whole at many different levels. Good working life is one of the pillars of the welfare society. What is now required from the world of work is special capacity for renewal, the anticipation of skills needs, and flexibility and agility to adapt to rapidly changing situations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/work-life-forum-finland-2022-focuses-on-current-picture-of-working-life
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17.3.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Wednesday 16 March 2022. In their meeting, Prime Minister Marin and Federal Chancellor Scholz discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the development of European security and defence cooperation and the EU’s economic and energy policy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-meets-with-german-federal-chancellor-scholz-in-berlin
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Government’s proposed reform of TE services brings services closer to customers - Finnish Government
6.10.2022 | The Government proposes to transfer the services of Employment and Economic Development Offices (TE Offices) to municipalities on 1 January 2025. This historical reform aims to create a service structure that will contribute to rapid employment of jobseekers and increase the productivity, availability, effectiveness and diversity of employment and business services.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-s-proposed-reform-of-te-services-brings-services-closer-to-customers -
20.11.2022 | In Helsinki today, Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki and Prime Minister Sanna Marin discussed Russia's war of aggression, support for Ukraine, ways to hold Russia more accountable for the war and its consequences, Finland’s future membership of NATO, and topical EU matters, such as the economy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-ministers-of-finland-and-poland-discussed-topical-security-matters
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13.8.2021 | “The ministry's draft budget is aimed at boosting sustainable growth. We will invest in good management of employment, skills, innovations, low carbon solutions and digitalisation,” say Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen and Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä about the draft budget of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment for 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/draft-budget-of-the-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-for-2022-aiming-to-boost-sustainable-growth
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21.11.2022 | The employment ministers of the Nordic Council of Ministers will meet in Oslo on Tuesday 22 November 2022. The Ministers will discuss an OECD research project that examines the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the Nordic labour market. They will also debate the future challenges affecting work and the ways to strengthen the Nordic working life model.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/nordic-labour-ministers-discuss-effects-of-changing-working-life-and-coronavirus-pandemic-on-the-labour-market
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2.2.2023 | The Government submitted the first supplementary budget proposal for 2023 to Parliament on Thursday 2 February.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-submits-supplementary-budget-proposal-to-parliament-2
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25.2.2022 | The European Union has reacted in a swift, strong and unified manner to the military action taken by Russian in Ukraine on Thursday 24 February. On the same, a special meeting of the European Council agreed on further restrictive measures that will have massive and severe consequences for Russia. At the start of the meeting, the EU leaders spoke remotely with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-leaders-agree-on-new-sanctions-against-russia
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15.12.2022 | On 15 December, the Government decided to appoint the Expert Panel for Sustainable Development for a new term. The Sustainability Panel, which operates as part of the Prime Minister’s Office, is an independent scientific panel tasked with promoting sustainability in Finnish society.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/sustainability-panel-to-strengthen-knowledge-base-for-decision-making-aimed-at-overall-sustainability-in-society
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16.6.2022 | Cooperation and exchange of information between the authorities are keys to preventing the exploitation of foreign workers. A working group proposes national coordination measures and the establishment of regional multi-authority working groups to enhance cooperation between the authorities.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/poor-accommodation-of-foreign-workers-often-reveal-even-other-exploitation-authorities-must-work-closer-together-to-prevent-abuse
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28.10.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson met in Helsinki on Friday 28 October. In their meeting, the prime ministers discussed bilateral relations between Finland and Sweden, the countries’ future NATO membership, support for Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia’s invasion, and other topical EU matters.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-and-swedish-prime-minister-kristersson-highlight-importance-of-cooperation-between-finland-and-sweden
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14.10.2022 | EU foreign ministers will convene in Luxembourg on 17 October. Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-foreign-affairs-council-to-discuss-russia-s-military-aggression-against-ukraine-and-matters-concerning-china
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8.7.2022 | The Climate Plan for the Land Use Sector puts together impactful, cost-effective and just means to reduce emissions from agricultural land, forestry and other land use and to strengthen carbon sinks and reservoirs. The Government approved and gave to Parliament the Government Report on the Climate Plan for the Land Use Sector on 8 July 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/government-approves-climate-plan-for-lulucf-sector
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4.7.2022 | Finland sends more defence materiel assistance to Ukraine Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence Publication date 4.7.2022 18.15 Type: Press release On July 4th 2022, the President of the Republic decided, at the proposal of the Government, that ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-sends-more-defence-materiel-assistance-to-ukraine
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27.4.2022 | On Wednesday 27 April, Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend the main event of National Veterans’ Day in Lappeenranta, where she will give an address on behalf of the Government. During her visit, the Prime Minister will also meet with representatives from the City of Lappeenranta.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-visit-lappeenranta
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3.7.2023 | The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is meeting in London from 3–7 July 2023. The 80th session of the MEPC is expected to adopt a revised IMO greenhouse gas strategy. The meeting will also discuss global solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships and the regulation of ships’ energy efficiency and ballast water management.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/more-ambitious-emission-reduction-targets-for-global-shipping-to-be-negotiated-by-the-imo