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New restrictions to be imposed on food and beverage service businesses in several regions

NordenBladet — The Government has amended the decree restricting the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The restrictions for the community transmission phase will enter into force in the entire Uusimaa region and South

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President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss situation in Afghanistan 

NordenBladet — On Thursday, 19 August 2021, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed Finland’s evacuation operation at Kabul Airport. Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi

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MMikko Vähä-Sipilä to head EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility measures at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

NordenBladet — Doctor of Social Sciences Mikko Vähä-Sipilä has been appointed Director at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment beginning on 24 August 2021. The Government decided on the appointment on 19 August 2021.Vähä-Sipilä will be responsible for directing

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Restrictions on entry at external borders extended until 19 September

NordenBladet — A few changes will be made to the restrictions on entry at external borders based on current incidence rates. The Government adopted a decision on the matter on 19 August and the decision will enter into force on

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Child-oriented budgeting to be piloted in the 2022 Budget

NordenBladet — A working group examined how child-oriented budgeting and related expertise should be developed across government terms. The aim is to promote the realisation of children’s rights.In its Government Programme, the Government has pledged to assess the impact of

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Number of COVID-19 cases remains high although growth rate of new infections has stabilised

NordenBladet — The number of new COVID-19 cases has remained at almost the same level as the week before. The total number of new cases reported between 9 and 15 August was 5,163, whereas in the previous week the number

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Finland increases humanitarian assistance to help Afghan people

NordenBladet — Finland will provide EUR 3 million through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR to help Afghan refugees. On the World Humanitarian Day celebrated today, the crises in Afghanistan and Haiti remind us of the global humanitarian

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Evacuations continue from Afghanistan

NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will continue evacuation of Finnish citizens, permanent residents of Finland and those who have worked for the Finnish State in close cooperation with the Finnish Defence Forces and partner countries.The Foreign Ministry has

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Preparations for COVID-19 vaccination passport progressing — working group appointed to prepare necessary legislation

NordenBladet — On 13 August, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health appointed a working group to prepare legislation on the COVID-19 vaccination passport. The term of the working group runs from 13 August 2021 to 30 September 2021.The Government

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Non-return of persons from Finland to Afghanistan – policy in line with UN advisory

NordenBladet — This week, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has released a non-return advisory calling for all countries to suspend the return of Afghan nationals to their country of origin. The advisory also applies to the return of asylum seekers

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