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Back to homepageClimate change shapes economic policy – finance ministers to discuss reforms
NordenBladet — The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday 11 October. Finland will have an important role in the meeting, as Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko will chair the meeting jointly with
Read MoreConference of Parties to UN Biodiversity Convention kicks off today – aim to halt biodiversity loss
NordenBladet — The Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 starts today on 11 October in Kunming, China. The aim is to agree on targets and actions to halt the global biodiversity loss. Actual decisions
Read MoreOperation to empty shipwreck Beatris of oil
NordenBladet — The Finnish Navy will launch a diving operation in the Archipelago Sea with the aim to empty the fuel tanks of shipwreck Beatris of oil. The shipwreck could become a source of oil spills in the near future.
Read MoreThe #Munvaikutus campaign of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs raises awareness of the results achieved through development cooperation and shows how everyone in Finland participates in the cooperation
NordenBladet — Did you know that you have collaborated with people living in Nepal, Somalia and Kenya and thus supported girls’ schooling, journalists’ training and job creation? You may be surprised, but that is all right. Development cooperation produces effective
Read MoreMinister Harakka to MaaS Summit and ITS World Congress in Hamburg
NordenBladet — Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka will take part in the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Summit and the ITS World Congress in Hamburg on 11-12 October 2021.The MaaS Summit, which will be held for the seventh
Read MoreEU development ministers to discuss Afghanistan
NordenBladet — EU ministers of development will hold an informal video conference to exchange views on Afghanistan on Monday evening, 11 October. Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will represent Finland at the meeting.The meeting will focus
Read MorePresident and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss EU security and defence cooperation, EU crisis management, Russia and Defence Forces’ exercises
NordenBladet — In their meeting on Friday 8 October 2021, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy agreed that Finland would participate in the EU military crisis management training mission in Mozambique with
Read MoreIFAD President Gilbert F. Houngbo to visit Finland
NordenBladet — President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development Gilbert F. Houngbo will visit Finland on 12 October, on the invitation of Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari.Finland is a long-term supporter and partner of the
Read MoreAmended Chemicals Safety Act to give associations, foundations and municipalities the right to request administrative reviews
NordenBladet — On 7 October 2021, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the Act on the Safe Handling and Storage of Dangerous Chemicals and Explosives, the Mining Act and the Nuclear Energy Act.Operators, such as companies, must
Read MoreEU home affairs ministers discuss migration, situation in Afghanistan and fight against child sexual abuse
NordenBladet — EU home affairs ministers will gather in Luxembourg on 8 October for a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. Items on the agenda include the external dimension of migration, the situation in Afghanistan and the fight
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