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Back to homepageFinland: Finland to promote digitalisation during its 2021 Presidency of Nordic Council of Ministers
NordenBladet â Finland holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2021. In connection with the Presidency, Finland launched a project at the start of the year entitled âWorldâs smoothest cross-border mobility and daily life through digitalisation’. Its
Read MoreFinland: Finland invites ministers from digitally advanced EU countries to discuss Europeâs competitiveness
NordenBladet â The group of ministers from digitally advanced EU countries (D9+) will discuss the European Commissionâs goal of making the 2020s a Digital Decade. The virtual meeting will be held on 27 January 2021 and chaired by Minister of
Read MoreFinland: Generic skills of undergraduate students can be strengthened throughout their educational paths
NordenBladet â The generic skills, also known as general skills, of nearly 60% of students in higher education were at most at a satisfactory level and about 40% at least at a good level. These are the results of the
Read MoreFinland: Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy supports the eastern railway project
NordenBladet â On 20 January 2020, the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy supported the guidelines for promoting the investment in the eastern rail transport link.In line with the guidelines advocated by the Ministerial Committee, the Ministry of Transport and Communications
Read MoreFinland: Minister Kiuru: Manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines should stick to agreed vaccine deliveries
NordenBladet â According to Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru, the manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines should stick to their promise to deliver the agreed batches of vaccines to the Member States. The Commission continues to play an
Read MoreFinland: Working group: The growing diversity of the Finnish population needs to be taken into account in the planning and decision-making procedures in arts and cultural policy
NordenBladet â The working group set up by the Ministry of Education and Culture proposes policies and measures to enable Finland’s arts and culture policy to take better account of cultural diversity based on immigration and to make arts and
Read MoreFinland: Direct passenger flights from the UK, Ireland and South Africa continue to be suspended
NordenBladet â The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom has decided that the suspension of direct passenger flights from the UK, Ireland and South Africa to Finland be continued until 25 January 2021. Due to the decision, many travellers find
Read MoreFinland: Comments from citizens to spur reform of the climate change policy plan â How can we reduce emissions effectively and fairly?
NordenBladet â The Ministry of the Environment invites views and opinions on how emissions can be reduced effectively and fairly through an online survey open to all. The survey is open from 19 January to 19 February. The responses will
Read MoreFinland supports female and young entrepreneurs in developing countries
NordenBladet â Finland will grant EUR 5 million to the International Trade Centre (ITC) in 2021â2022 to support womenâs and young peopleâs business activities in developing countries. The agreement was signed on 18 January 2021 in Geneva. The agreement was
Read MoreFinland: European affairs ministers discuss improving efficiency of EU measures to combat COVID-19
NordenBladet â The ministers for European Affairs held an informal video meeting on 18 January 2021. The main topics on the agenda were EU coordination in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and preparations for the video meeting of European
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