Current issues
Prime Minister Kiviniemi to meet Federal Chancellor Merkel in Berlin
On Wednesday, 1 September, Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi will visit Berlin where she will meet the German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel. The discussions will focus on economic and key EU issues such as ways to step up economic policy coordination, the Union’s financial framework for 2014–2020, and topics to be taken up at European Council meetings this autumn.
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)
Government Programme of Prime Minister Kiviniemi
Government Programme of Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi’s Government was submitted to Parliament in the form of a Government statement on 22 June 2010. As for the EU, the statement emphasises Finland’s active role as a promoter of transparency and sustainability in the EU’s financial markets. Finland supports the European Commission’s efforts to establish international legislation for the financial markets.