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21.10.2022 | At their meeting in Brussels, the EU leaders strongly condemned Russia’s war of aggression and expressed their strong support for Ukraine. The second day of the European Council meeting began with a strategic discussion on China.

2.11.2021 | Finland has joined the Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use of the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, whereby more than one hundred countries commit to stopping deforestation by 2030. President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will speak at the publication event of the Declaration on Forests in Glasgow on Tuesday.

20.10.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend the European Council meeting in Brussels on 21–22 October.

21.6.2021 | With the declaration signed in Portugal on 21 June 2021, the EU Member States make the commitment to take determined action to eradicate homelessness by 2030.

24.8.2021 | Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin´s speech at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission, hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 24 August 2021. (Check against delivery).

11.10.2022 | Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, adopted almost unanimously a new long-term global aspirational goal (LTAG). In international aviation, the aim is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to net-zero by 2050. The ICAO Assembly was held in Montreal, Canada, from 27 September to 7 October 2022.

11.10.2022 | Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, adopted almost unanimously a new long-term global aspirational goal (LTAG). In international aviation, the aim is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to net-zero by 2050. The ICAO Assembly was held in Montreal, Canada, from 27 September to 7 October 2022.

25.10.2021 | Finland has invited the Nordic transport ministers to an informal climate meeting on 26 October 2021. The meeting will be arranged by means of online connections and it will be chaired by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.

21.6.2021 | In connection with its General Assembly, the UN will organise a High-level Dialogue on Energy in New York in September. This is the first time since 1981 that the UN addresses energy issue at this level. The aim of the meeting is to strengthen Member States’ efforts to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on energy in preparation for the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November.

18.11.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will represent Finland at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting of EU development ministers on 19 November in Brussels.

26.10.2021 | Ministers from digitally advanced EU countries will meet in Luxembourg to discuss how digital technologies can contribute to the green transition and the achievement of the Paris climate objectives.

25.10.2021 | Finland has invited the Nordic transport ministers to an informal climate meeting on 26 October 2021. The meeting will be arranged by means of online connections and it will be chaired by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.

29.4.2022 | Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen will attend the seventh and final plenary session of the Conference on the Future of Europe in Strasbourg on 29–30 April. At the plenary session, the representatives will draw up a proposal for the final report of the Conference on the Future, which will be published on 9 May 2022.

2.5.2022 | The Conference on the Future of Europe, which kicked off on Europe Day of last year, has gathered the views of citizens on the future challenges and opportunities facing the EU. Now, one year later, the conference is coming to a close and it is time to assess the results. Join us at Helsinki Central Library Oodi to hear about the conference and discuss the future of Europe with Minister Sirpa Paatero and Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen on Monday 9 May at 14.00.

16.9.2021 | Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen opened the first in a series of EU discussion events in Helsinki on Thursday 16 September. This autumn and winter, Finnish ministers will tour the country to discuss the future of Europe with Finnish people. The ministers’ “We are Europe” tour is part of the Conference on the Future of Europe.

22.10.2021 | In its meeting in Brussels on 21 October, the European Council discussed the spike in energy prices, the rule of law situation in the EU, the COVID-19 pandemic and trade policy. The Council also addressed external relations issues, including the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the Eastern Partnership and the ASEM summit. Prime Minister Sanna Marin is representing Finland at the meeting, which will continue on Friday.

16.9.2021 | Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen opened the first in a series of EU discussion events in Helsinki on Thursday 16 September. This autumn and winter, Finnish ministers will tour the country to discuss the future of Europe with Finnish people. The ministers’ “We are Europe” tour is part of the Conference on the Future of Europe.

19.10.2022 | In its meeting on Wednesday 19 October, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed the October European Council, three other upcoming meetings and the EU’s single market emergency instrument. Topics on the agenda for the October European Council (20–21 October) include Ukraine and Russia’s war of aggression, food security and critical infrastructure, energy and economic issues, and external relations.

29.4.2021 | In its mid-term policy review, the Government outlined extensive measures to strengthen employment and public finances and to promote people’s wellbeing in Finland in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decisions in the mid-term review include policies to strengthen growth, to continue on the path to carbon neutrality and to reduce inequality. The measures have been integrated into the 2022–2...

19.10.2021 | On Tuesday 19 October, Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend a video meeting with the President of the European Council and the leaders of three other EU Member States.