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Finland calls for EU asylum overhaul

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Finland’s interior minister, Kai Mykkänen, has called for a thorough overhaul of the European Union’s migrant and refugee policy. He announced his readiness to...

EU gets new chiefs to fight fraud, promote skills in employment

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Ville Itälä has been appointed by the European Commission to the post of Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). The appointment, announced on...

Finland’s healthcare reform bill pushed to August

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
Finland’s lawmakers will not be able to vote on the government’s new healthcare and local government bill until August – at the earliest, according...

Finland, Sweden closer to Nato after defence deal with US?

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
A new defence cooperation agreement signed by Finland, Sweden and the United States has not brought the two Nordic countries closer to Nato, according...

Finland criticised for exporting fox fur

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
More than £2.5m of fur items have been imported into the UK from Finland over the last five years, according to an exclusive report...
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