Finland

Finland aims to use EU presidency to push for budget cuts for states breaching rule of law

Finland will use its EU presidency to push for the adoption of contentious Brussels plans to cut budget payments to states that breach the rule of law, setting up a…

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EU Foreign Affairs Council to address topical issues, Iran, Iraq and the Central African Republic

The Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of the European Union will meet in Brussels on 15 July 2019. The meeting will be chaired by the High Representative of the Union for…

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New EU Council Horizontal Working Party established to counter hybrid threats

The Permanent Representatives Committee, Coreper, decided on 11 July 2019 to establish a new dedicated working party on countering hybrid threats. The mission of the working party is to…

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Angela Merkel suffers third shaking bout in less than a month

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been seen shaking in public for the third time in less than a month. Merkel's body shook as she stood outside with Finnish PM Antti…

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Juncker complains about von der Leyen nomination

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the process to appoint his successor, Germany's Ursula von der Leyen, was not transparent and marked an unwelcome break with the practice of choosing…

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Jul

Finland to offset air travel emissions during its Presidency of the Council of the EU

Finland will offset emissions from air travel during the Presidency of the Council of the EU. This will be achieved by funding projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and…

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Corporate Dispatch Europe Explained – AgendaEurope – The Week Ahead

A quick glance at the main forthcoming events in the European Union including EU Council, Commission and Parliament meetings and other EU-related conferences and events. Events for the week of…

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Jul

Finland to takes over presidency of the Council of the European Union

Finland takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July 2019. As holder of the presidency, Finland will chair the Council’s meetings of…

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Ireland in top rankings of large families

Ireland is the top country in the European Union for families with three or more children, according to Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency The top three are Belgium, 18% of…

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Europe Votes: Finland, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections of the voting today in Finland: Finland – The Projections If the turnout of 39.14% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts KOK will…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning Once again, the morning briefing, leads with death, this time of two women in a traffic accident in Mosta. This our selection of news from Malta, Europe and…

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Social Democrats win first phase of Finland’s election

Finland's leftist Social Democrats won first place in advance voting ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election, with 18.9% of the votes, after 35.5% of ballots had been counted, justice ministry data…

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Parliamentary elections in Finland

Finland's Social Democrats are in a strong position to take power in Sunday's parliamentary election, after a campaign centered on welfare provision. The campaign has in many ways been a…

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Finnish police deal big blow to cocaine trafficking ring

Finnish police said they have cracked a large cocaine ring in the Tampere region which imported 13 kilos of cocaine from the Netherlands to Finland in 2017-2018 and involved dozens…

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Assault on Finnish Foreign Minister foiled

The rapid response of the security detail around Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini prevented would could have been a serious incident. A man wearing a t-shirt of an anti-immigration group,…

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€15bn Chinese funding deal for tunnel between the Estonian and Finnish capitals

A proposed link between the Estonian and Finnish capitals might benefit from China’s Belt and Road initiative. A private firm looking to construct a tunnel linking Tallinn and Helsinki…

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Finland’s Government resigns

Finland’s Prime Minister Juha Sipila will this morning be submitting the resignation of his Government to President Sauli Niinisto. Sipila decided to submit the resignation after the government's biggest project,…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing with the latest news from around the globe, a newspaper review from Malta and a headline digest of the main news chosen in the past…

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France’s and Germany’s proposal for common eurozone budget faces resistance from other countries

The Financial Times reports that France and Germany are facing a growing backlash from other Eurozone governments against their plans for a common eurozone budget, dealing a blow to the two countries’…

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Sweden, Finland, US sign security agreement

The defence ministers of Sweden, Finland, and the US met in Washington to sign a trilateral letter of intent to reinforce their security cooperation. Peter Hultqvist of Sweden, Jussi Niinistö…

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