Finland co-hosts international conference to support Afghanistan
NordenBladet — The 2020 Afghanistan Conference, co-organised by Finland, the United Nations and the Afghan Government, will be held on Monday and Tuesday, 23–24...
Finland helps to safeguard child rights in the digital world
NordenBladet — The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, and Finland are collaborating to create international policy guidance for the development and use of artificial...
Finland: EU leaders discuss joint efforts to fight COVID-19
NordenBladet — At their informal videoconference on 19 November, the members of the European Council discussed COVID-19 testing, vaccination and measures to prevent a...
Finland: Combating violence against women on agenda as EU gender equality ministers convene for...
NordenBladet — The EU ministers responsible for gender equality will hold an informal videoconference on 20 November to discuss the combating of violence against...
Estonia: The Bill on next year’s state budget passed the second reading in the...
NordenBladet — The Riigikogu concluded the second reading of the Bill on the coming year’s state budget (254 SE) and sent it to the...
Finland: Supplements to budget proposal for 2021: additional appropriations for walking and cycling, private...
NordenBladet — On 19 November 2020, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal supplementing the budget proposal for 2021.The Government proposes that the appropriation...
Estonia: The Government approved, in principle, the extension of sickness benefits from the second...
NordenBladet — At the cabinet meeting, the Government approved the extension of the regulation governing sickness benefits starting from the second day of illness,...
Finland: Temporary extensions to unemployment benefit of laid-off employees and entrepreneurs to continue
NordenBladet — The Government proposes that the legislative amendments relating to the unemployment benefit of laid-off employees and entrepreneurs, and the activities of Employment...
Finland: Tighter restrictions on restaurants, bars and cafes continue to apply in five regions...
NordenBladet — To curb the spread of COVID-19, the activities of food and beverage services businesses, that is restaurants, bars and cafes, will be...
Finland supports CSOs’ humanitarian response to COVID-19
NordenBladet — Finland allocates EUR 3.1 million to Finnish civil society organisations’ projects that are implemented in response to the humanitarian needs caused...