Current issues
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. The EU Member States, 12 countries participating in the Barcelona Process, and Libya, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Monaco have been invited to the summit in Paris. President of the Republic Tarja Halonen and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen will represent Finland at the meeting.
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.
Cabinet Committee on European Union Affairs
The Cabinet Committee on European Union Affairs usually meets on Friday mornings. After the Cabinet Committee meeting, the Government Communications Unit holds a weekly briefing for representatives of media on the issues discussed by the Cabinet Committee. The briefing material is made available on our website on Friday afternoon.
Recent material (in Finnish)
Programme of Prime Minister Vanhanen's second Cabinet, EU policy
"Finland is a proactive Member State of the European Union, functioning at the core of the Union’s reform process. A coherent, effective and open Union strengthens security, the economy, employment and wellbeing in Finland. The European Union is historically a community for the promotion of peace, stability and democracy."
