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Back to homepageFinland’s sustainable financing roadmap offers guidelines for achieving sustainable development goals
NordenBladet — Achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during this decade will require significant changes to the way the public and private sectors allocate their investments. Finland’s sustainable financing roadmap, which will be published on 24 September 2021, will
Read MoreMinister for Foreign Affairs Haavisto to visit Washington DC
NordenBladet — Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will visit Washington DC on 24 September. The aim of the visit is to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries and to discuss topical foreign policy themes, focusing on questions
Read MoreMinister of Defence Kaikkonen to attend defence minister meeting of EI2 countries
NordenBladet — On 24 September 2021, Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will attend a defence minister meeting of the European Intervention Initiative (EI2) countries. The meeting will be held in Sweden.The Ministers will discuss topical international security and defence matters
Read MoreMinister of Employment Haatainen: Young people’s voices must be heard in discussion on the EU and working life
NordenBladet — On 20 September 2021, Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen listened to the views of Vantaa upper secondary students on future working life. The discussion centred on young people’s wellbeing and equal opportunities to study and work in the
Read MoreInteroperability of EU information systems will be enhanced
NordenBladet — The development of interoperability between EU information systems will improve the identity management of third-country nationals staying in the Schengen area. The package includes a number of extensive EU information systems related to internal security, migration management and
Read MoreParliament receives U-communication on Commission proposal to amend laws on renewable energy
NordenBladet — On 23 September 2021, the Government submitted a U-communication to Parliament on legislative proposals to tighten the EU’s renewable energy targets. In July, the European Commission published its proposals to amend the Directive on the promotion of energy
Read MoreGovernment decides on themes for strategic research in 2022
NordenBladet — In its plenary session on Thursday 23 September, the Government decided on the thematic areas and priorities for strategic research in 2022. The thematic areas are: Children and young people – flourishing future actors and Security and trust
Read MoreLegislative amendments to reform and harmonise market surveillance in Finland
NordenBladet — The Government proposes amendments to certain laws regulating market surveillance in Finland. The amendments will update national market surveillance structures to correspond with the new EU Market Surveillance Regulation. The proposal also aims to harmonise the regulation of
Read MoreChanges to restrictions on food and beverage service businesses
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, the restrictions on the maximum permitted number of customers and on opening
Read MoreReform of the Lotteries Act aims to combat gambling-related harm more effectively
NordenBladet — The Lotteries Act regulating gambling will be amended. The key proposals of the reform include preventing the harm caused by gambling, combating marketing that violates the Lotteries Act, and directing the demand for gambling towards services that are
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