Current issues

4.7.08

OSCE Chairman expresses serious concern about series of recent incidents in Georgian conflict areas

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, expressed profound concern on 4 July over a recent series of incidents resulting in loss of life and serious injuries in the Georgian conflict areas.

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Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen

4.7.08

Minister Väyrynen will meet Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Russia

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen and Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Russia Elvira Nabiullina will meet in Moscow on 9 July. The Ministers will discuss the Russian duties on wood, and the situation of the border traffic and means aimed to make it run smoother.

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4.7.08

EU and Mediterranean countries to a summit in Paris

A summit for the EU and Mediterranean countries will take place in Paris on Sunday, 13 July. The meeting will be organised by France, the country currently holding the EU Presidency. President of the Republic Tarja Halonen and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen will represent Finland at the meeting.

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Minister of Migration and European Affairs Astrid Thors

3.7.08

Minister Thors to France and Sweden

Minister of Migration and European Affairs Astrid Thors will Travel to France and Sweden in July. On 8 and 9 July in Strasbourg, she will meet members of the European Parliament who are responsible for the reports relating to the EU climate and energy package.

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