Tag: Timo Heinonen
Orpo: The 6 billion euro adjustment of public finances is key for the next government
He refused to speculate on both the composition of the government and the answers of other parties to his questions, telling reporters that further discussions on the issues are necessary with all parties. According to him, the other parties must specify their answers to growth-promoting measures and the need, scope and means of adjusting the…
Slush replaces Marin after criticism from the interviewer
The arrangement had aroused concern and criticism in other political parties and the public. “Slush is an event that highlights companies with a high participation fee. The Prime Minister is absolutely allowed to defend the interests of Finnish companies, but it is questionable why he participates specifically with this company. Jouni Ovaskavice-chairman of the center’s…
Tuesday’s papers: visa issue, omicron bump, road sign peak
On Tuesday, the Finnish government will discuss the issue of Russian tourist visas. Helsingin sanomat newspaper reports. A political agreement is expected to be reached at the Tuesday evening session, but formal decisions will be made only later. Despite the fact that Finland cannot stop issuing tourist visas to Russians completely, the Finnish Foreign Minister…
YLE: The majority of MPs would take Finland into NATO, even if Sweden didn’t keep up
In particular, the willingness of the largest opposition parties – Basic Finns and the Coalition – to go it alone was high. However, many who thought so considered that ideally the countries would join the defense alliance hand in hand. Instead, 30 lawmakers stated that the neighboring countries should join the defense alliance hand in…