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In a few minutes, EU #AGRIFISH ministers will debate transitional rules for the #CAP🌿 Follow the discussion LIVE🎥 europa.eu/!WY76pG
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Meet the ministers:
Minister of Science and Culture:
🔹 Ministry:
🔹 CV: valtioneuvosto.fi/en/marin/minis
🔹 Instagram: instagram.com/hannalkosonen/
🔹 Website: hannakosonen.fi
#Finland
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The #AGRIFISH Council convenes after a lunch break as the ministers resume the discussion on #EUGreenDeal and how to achieve a resource-efficient and competitive EU economy, with no CO2 emissions by 2050. 🌱
🎥 Follow the discussion live: video.consilium.europa.eu/en/webcast/f13
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Today, 27 January, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day was made an official memorial day in Finland in 2002.
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Today EU #AGRIFISH ministers are discussing the agricultural aspects of the #EUGreenDeal 🌿🌍. Do you want to know more? You can follow the discussion LIVE europa.eu/!QT44mh
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#AgriFish Council has adopted the regulation on financial discipline and flexibility between pillars
✔ guaranteed support to EU farmers in 2020
✔ financial discipline
✔ continuous transfer of funds between pillars
europa.eu/!ct84Hw
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Minister at today's #Agrifish Council: "We have two important topics today: Post 2020 CAP and the Green Deal.
The Green Deal is a good initiative that requires everyone to be onboard. Hence, the Agrifish Council has a lot to give to enhance the Green Deal."
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EU agricultural ministers will meet today in Brussels. The #AGRIFISH council is chaired by @EU2020HR minister . Finland is represented by .
Highlights of the agenda:
🌱 #EUGreenDeal
🌱 CAP transitional rules
Agenda & live:
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The majority of Finnish people consider Finland a safe country. People’s concerns and fears can be divided into social and personal factors generating insecurity.
Learn more:
valtioneuvosto.fi/en/article/-/a
#Finland | 🇫🇮 | #Safety
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Political Dialogue btw #EU and #LeagueofArabStates taking place. PSC Amb spoke of #MiddleEastPeaceProcess supporting the two state solution. In migration a holistic approach for managing migration & cooperation with countries of origin, transit and destination needed.
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Prime Minister participated in the panel "Social Mobility: Getting to 50-50 Gender Parity" in the World Economic Forum #WEF20 in Davos.
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This is what the world's youngest prime minister said at Davos 2020 weforum.org/agenda/2020/01 #WEF2020
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The hosted today a like-minded meeting on the EU Single Market. As the is planning for it's work and March package of initiatives, the group emphasized the importance of well-functioning and competitive #SingleMarket for our companies and consumers.
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PM will participate in the "Social Mobility: Getting to 50-50 Gender Parity" panel today at #WEF20 with , , @phumzileunwomen &
📺Live Stream at 10.15 CET:
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Minister of the Interior will attend the informal meeting of the #EU home affairs ministers in Zagreb on 24 January.
The home affairs ministers will continue to discuss the future of the EU's home affairs. #EU2020HR
🇪🇺 intermin.fi/en/article/-/a
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Prime Minister will participate in the "What’s at Stake: The Arctic" panel today at #WEF20 with , Gabriel O'Donnell, , &
📺Live Stream at 16.00 CET :
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#ePrivacy is here again, tells that @EU2020HR is commited to continue the work to promote high level protection of privacy while ensuring the competitiveness of Europe and digital innovation, aiming to issue a new compromise text in February, see the debate 👇
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.@EP_Justice meeting this afternoon continues with a presentation by @EU2020HR of their priorities regarding #eprivacy regulation. #dataprotection
Follow here in 15 minutes: europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/com
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In #ECOFIN today, finance ministers worked on:
📌 preparing negotiations on #DigitalTaxation
📌 financial & economic aspects of the #EUGreenDeal
📌 the 2020 #EuropeanSemester
Read the main results:
👉 europa.eu/!FK48WK
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The #ECOFIN Council has now finished.
Press conference with @EU2020HR Minister Marić and LIVE in a few minutes: europa.eu/!jx48Vy
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PM will attend #WEF20 in Davos on 22–24 January. She will speak at high-level events and participate in panel discussions.
PM will also have separate meetings with:
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Ministers in #ECOFIN are now hearing a presentation by the of the economic and financial aspects of the proposed #EuropeanGreenDeal
More info: europa.eu/!pf89Tc
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Minister at today’s #ECOFIN: ”We are looking forward to the exact Green Deal proposal, but overall, we are very committed to the climate neutrality targets.
We will also discuss digital taxation, which is about a level playing field and competitiveness for EU.”
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Finnish Minister of Finance participates for the first time to the #Eurogroup meeting today.
Important topics on the agenda, including the economic situation and a follow-up on #EMU reform after December’s Euro Summit.
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The EU Foreign Affairs Council will meet in Brussels today. Minister will attend the #FAC Council.
On the agenda:
🇪🇺 Recent international developments
🇪🇺 Sahel
🇪🇺 Climate diplomacy
Agenda & background info: consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/fa
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🌐 Global solutions for global issues.
This Monday, EU foreign affairs ministers will discuss #climatediplomacy & ways to engage 3rd countries to achieve 🇪🇺 EU climate action goals.
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Our PM tells ’s
why she became a politician:
”I’m in politics because I thought that the older generation wasn’t doing enough about the big issues of the future. I needed to act.” time.com/collection/dav
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Meet the ministers:
Minister of the Interior
🔹 Ministry:
🔹 CV: valtioneuvosto.fi/en/marin/minis
🔹 Instagram: instagram.com/mariaohisalo/
🔹 Website: mariaohisalo.fi
#Finland
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Finland was among the first countries to join the #GlobalOceanAlliance ✨🌍
At least 30% of the global ocean needs to be protected by 2030
#30by30 #Biodiversity2020
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Meet the ministers:
Minister of Finance:
🔹 Ministry:
🔹 CV: valtioneuvosto.fi/en/marin/minis
🔹 Instagram: instagram.com/katrikulmuni/
🔹 Website: katrikulmuni.fi
#Finland
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The leaders of Finland’s Government parties having the first of their regular meetings at the Prime Minister’s residence yesterday. 🇫🇮 #Finland
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Kokoonnuimme tänään Kesärantaan keskustelemaan @KatriKulmuni @MariaOhisalo @liandersson ja @anna_maja kanssa hallituksen yhteisestä työstä ja edessä olevista koitoksista. #viisikko
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It’s a Coreper I tradition that each Member State moves seats at the roundtable at the beginning of a new Presidency. Finland is now sitting on the ”sunny side” of the table, next to other previous Presidencies. Luckily, the work we do is fun wherever you sit. 👋🏽
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Today we will announce the European Green Deal Investment Plan and the Just Transition Mechanism.
They will pave the way for Europe becoming the first climate-neutral continent while ensuring that no one is left behind in this transition. 💚
Stay tuned. #EUGreenDeal
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More than half of respondents (53%) said everyone in Finland needs to make personal changes to avoid the looming threats posed by climate change pose, according to a survey on attitudes about climate change. #climatechange
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Farewell lunch for our Presidency supplementary staff from the EU institutions. Warm thanks to and Katja de Sadeleer for the past six months and all the best for the future! @FinPermRepEU
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