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Back to homepageFinland to ensure tax responsibility in development cooperation
NordenBladet — Aggressive tax planning, utilisation of tax havens and tax holidays that distort fair competition are not allowed in development cooperation. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs published today a policy which aims to ensure that companies receiving development cooperation funding
Read MoreFinland: Development Policy Committee: A triple nexus approach is needed for development cooperation, humanitarian assistance and peace actions
NordenBladet — Development cooperation, humanitarian assistance and peace actions should provide a more efficient joint response to the needs of people affected by crises. Closer collaboration between the various actors is therefore vital. This is the key conclusion of the
Read MoreFinland: Entry restrictions imposed by Finland currently necessary to slow down spread of pandemic
NordenBladet — On 4 March 2021, the Ministry of the Interior submitted a reply to a letter sent to Finland by the European Commission on 22 February 2021. The letter concerned restrictions imposed by Finland on the free movement of
Read MoreFinland: Legislative proposal to Parliament: Third application round for business cost support in April to include sole entrepreneurs
NordenBladet — The objective of business cost support is to help companies in the difficult economic situation caused by the coronavirus. The Government is now proposing amendments to the Act on Support for Business Costs, which would make it possible
Read MoreFinland: Foreign Minister Haavisto hosts a meeting of Nordic Foreign Ministers
NordenBladet — Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will chair the meeting of the Nordic Foreign Ministers on Friday 5 March 2021. Finland is chairing the Nordic (N5) cooperation on foreign and security policy in 2021. Due to the COVID-19
Read MoreFinland: Six applicants for the position of Director General at Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency
NordenBladet — The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) monitors and promotes the safety, conformity and reliability of products, services and production systems, as well as consumer and chemical safety. The search for a new Director General of Tukes began
Read MoreFinland: Major drop in Schengen visa applications submitted at Finnish missions because of entry restrictions and health security measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
NordenBladet — In 2020, Finland processed a total of 152,543 applications for a Schengen visa. The decrease in the visa applications received was 83% as compared to the number of visas processed in 2019 (895,781). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
Read MoreFinland: Notices of right to vote in municipal elections to be sent out in March
NordenBladet — The Digital and Population Data Services Agency will send a notice of the right to vote in the 2021 municipal elections to all eligible voters during March. The notice will be accompanied by instructions on safe voting. The
Read MoreFinland: Deadline for joint application to education after comprehensive school extended until 7 April
NordenBladet — The deadline for the joint application procedure for education after comprehensive school has been extended due to the coronavirus situation. This spring’s deadline for applying for vocational education and training, general upper secondary education as well as for
Read MoreFinland: President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss United States, China and Government’s Defence Report
NordenBladet — On Tuesday 2 March, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the United States. It is positive to see that the United States is committed to multilateral cooperation and support
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