Minister Harakka: Winter navigation to be taken into account in EU emissions trading proposal
NordenBladet — Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka has sent a letter to European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans concerning emissions trading in...
Finland: EU COVID-19 test certificate and proof of recovery from COVID-19 available in My...
NordenBladet — More information will be added to the EU Digital COVID Certificate on 14 July, when COVID-19 test results and certificates of recovery...
Finland: Round of statements on amendments to the Seafarers’ Employment Contracts Act: Employers to...
NordenBladet — It has been proposed that provisions be added to the Seafarers’ Employment Contracts Act on breathalysing of employees. The legislative draft to...
Estonia: Jüri Ratas discussed defence issues and digital cooperation with Spanish Prime Minister
NordenBladet — The discussions at the meeting of President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas and Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez...
Finland: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey to visit Finland
NordenBladet — Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will meet Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on 8 July in Helsinki.
The Foreign Ministers...
Estonia: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly expressed support to Ukraine
NordenBladet — The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly held its Annual Session in Vienna, Austria. At the Session, three questions of urgency were adopted, the activities...
Estonia: President of the Riigikogu discussed development of digital services and tourism with Foreign...
NordenBladet — President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation...
Finland: Health security at Finland’s borders: Government decides on requirements for people arriving in...
NordenBladet — On Tuesday 6 July, the Government decided on temporary amendments to the Communicable Diseases Act and on a model for preventing the...
Finland in lead role in negotiating the Ministerial Declaration of the UN High-level Political...
NordenBladet — This year, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will focus on sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Finnish delegation will...
Finland: IMO agrees weak solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping
NordenBladet — The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has adopted a global short-term emission reduction measure. The decision...