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Back to homepagePrime Minister Marin to attend two meetings in Slovenia
NordenBladet — Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend the Informal European Council on Tuesday 5 October, followed by the EU-Western Balkans summit on Wednesday 6 October. Both meetings will be held in Slovenia, which currently holds the EU Council Presidency.According
Read MoreMinister for Foreign Affairs Haavisto to visit Poland
NordenBladet — Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will visit Warsaw, Poland on 4–5 October. In Warsaw, Minister Haavisto will participate in an annual panel discussion on security and the strategic situation in Eastern Europe organised by the Warsaw Security
Read MoreAmendments to clarify the Nationality Act circulated for comments
NordenBladet — On 1 October, the Ministry of the Interior sent out for comments a draft government proposal to amend the Nationality Act. The aim of the amendments is to update and clarify the Act. The intention is not to
Read MorePrime Ministers of Finland and Estonia to meet in Helsinki
NordenBladet — Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas will meet in Helsinki on Monday 4 October.At their meeting, the prime ministers will discuss bilateral relations between Finland and Estonia, international affairs and topical EU issues.Prime Minister
Read MoreMinister Harakka meets French ministers responsible for transport and digitalisation
NordenBladet — On Monday 4 October 2021, Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka will meet the French Minister Delegate for Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari and Minister of State for Digital Transition Cédric O in Paris.He will also have a working
Read MoreChanges to restrictions on food and beverage service businesses — lighter restrictions for acceleration and community transmission phases of epidemic
NordenBladet — The Government has amended the decree restricting the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Based on the current epidemiological situation, restrictions for the acceleration and community transmission phases of the epidemic will
Read MoreMinister of Economic Affairs stresses Finland’s circular economy and energy expertise at Dubai Expo
NordenBladet — Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä will travel to Expo 2020 Dubai with a business delegation on 4–7 October 2021. This is the first Team Finland export promotion visit by a Finnish minister since the start of the
Read MorePilot encourages sole entrepreneurs to hire their first employee
NordenBladet — The Government proposes an experiment to assess what impact recruitment subsidy would have on a company hiring its first employee. The experiment will examine whether financial support for payroll costs would lower the threshold for recruitment. The objective
Read MoreRegional allocation of EU regional and structural policy funding supports regions’ long-term development
NordenBladet — On 30 September 2021, the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy agreed on guidelines for the regional allocation of funding under the EU regional and structural policy programme Innovation and Skills in Finland 2021–2027. During the next programming period,
Read MoreAttitudes and cooperation decisive in reaching incident prevention targets
NordenBladet — The final report on the implementation of the action plan for incident prevention for rescue services has now been published. According to the report, closer cooperation between different actors is needed and tools must be developed for qualitative
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