Prime Minister Vanhanen met the President of Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Prime Minister Vanhanen met the President of Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Thursday.

17.5.08

Prime Minister Vanhanen: Efforts to curb climate change promote the reduction of poverty

“Climate change is a global problem requiring global solutions,” said Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen on Friday, 16 May in Lima, Peru. The Prime Minister addressed, on the EU’s behalf, the working group on sustainable development, climate change and energy at the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean (EU-LAC) Summit.

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Försvarsminister Jyri Häkämies

16.5.08

Nordic Ministers of Defence meet in Denmark

Minister of Defence Jyri Häkämies will participate in a Nordic meeting for Ministers of Defence taking place in Skagen, Denmark 19-20 May 2008. At the meeting, the ministers will discuss international crisis management, the operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan as well as the development of Nordic cooperation.

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The Government

The Government refers to the Cabinet of Finland which consists of the Prime Minister and the necessary number of ministers. It also denotes a decision-making body consisting of the Government plenary session and the ministries.

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The Cabinet

The Vanhanen's second Cabinet took office on 19 April 2007. The present Cabinet is a majority cabinet formed by the Centre Party, the National Coalition Party, the Green League and the Swedish People’s Party of Finland. The Cabinet has 20 ministers.

Vanhanen's second Cabinet
 

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There are 12 ministries in Finland. Each ministry is, within its mandate, responsible for the preparation of issues that fall within the scope of the Government and also for the operation of its own administrative sector.

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