Tag: Nordic news
Prime Ministers of Finland and Spain seek to strengthen cooperation
NordenBladet — Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met in Madrid on Wednesday 26 January. The two prime ministers...
EU’s Connecting Europe Facility grants EUR 127 million for a transmission line between Northern...
NordenBladet — On January 26 2022, the Energy programme committee of the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) decided to grant EUR 127 million...
Confirmed results of county elections now available online
NordenBladet — The recount of the votes cast in the 2022 county elections is now complete. The results of the county elections confirmed...
Rakennerahastot.fi website updated with information on the new programming period
NordenBladet — The revised rakennerahastot.fi website compiles information on the new programming period of the EU’s regional and structural policy. The website’s functions...
Voting is now open on ideas submitted by children and young people
NordenBladet — Children and young people can now vote on their peers’ ideas on how to strengthen the rights of the child. The...
Energy efficiency agreements: Companies and municipalities cut annual energy use by nearly 9 TWh
NordenBladet — With the measures implemented in 2017–2020, nearly 600 companies and 112 municipalities and joint municipal authorities that have signed voluntary energy...
Government proposal to amend the Aliens Act for speedier work-based residence permits now out...
NordenBladet — The Government wants to speed up the residence permit processes by reforming Chapter 5 of the Aliens Act. It therefore proposes...
New growth portfolio operating model supports sustainable growth and wellbeing based on skills and...
NordenBladet — The new growth portfolio operating model of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment provides a tool for Finnish companies to...
275,300 unemployed jobseekers in December
NordenBladet — The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 82,000 from December the year before. The number of new vacancies reported in December...
European affairs ministers to discuss Commission’s election integrity package and priorities of French EU...
NordenBladet — The EU General Affairs Council will meet in Brussels on 25 January. Topics on the agenda for the meeting will include...