Current issues

Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb

9.3.10

Foreign Minister Stubb visits Moscow

Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb will meet on Tuesday, 9 March with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. Development of relations between the EU and Russia now that the Lisbon Treaty has come into force will be discussed.

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8.3.10

OECD assessment completed

On Monday 8 March, the Prime Minister's Office issued the OECD's assessment on the proposals made by the working group on quality issues of working life headed by Jukka Ahtela. The assessment report prepared in English by the OECD and the Finnish summary compiled by the Ministry of Finance are attached below.

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Increasing the effective retirement age in Finland (Report by the OECD)  

Summary in Finnish  

 
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo V

8.3.10

Minister Väyrynen: Relations between Finland Kazakhstan reach a new level

Finnish companies have good opportunities to promote exports to Kazakhstan. The country is particularly interested in know-how for innovation and education and in expertise of clean technology, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen said.

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Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (picture: Nato)

5.3.10

Nato Secretary General visited Finland

Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Finland for the first time on the invitation of Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb on Thursday, 4 March. The schedule included discussions with the President of the Republic Tarja Halonen, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, Minister of Defence Jyri Häkämies and Speaker of Parliament Sauli Niinistö.

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5.3.10

Finland to aid Chile earthquake victims

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen has decided to grant 400.000 Euros in humanitarian aid to the victims of the Chile earthquake. The aid will be channelled through the Finnish Red Cross. International Federation of Red Cross, IFRC, has launched a 4.7 million Euro emergency appeal to support the victims of the Chile earthquake.

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