At #ECOFIN Finland expressed critical views on #RRF midterm review. The midterm review is a good opportunity to reflect on the functioning of the facility including its shortcomings.

#ECOFIN 🇫🇮 and many other 🇪🇺MS have called for an active role for European Investment Bank in financing security & defence. EIB’s lending power is urgently needed & different possibilities to invest in defence-related activities should be explored. We need a strong defence industry for 🇪🇺 security.

EU Telecommunications Ministers are meeting in Louvain-la-Neuve today. #EU2024BE

Topics discussed will include a safe, responsible, and trustworthy online environment, economic security, and the recently published White Paper on Europe’s digital infrastructure needs. #EU2024BE

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo highlights the importance of security in the EU leaders’ discussion in Warsaw.

The meeting prepared the development of the European Union for the next five-year period 🇫🇮🇪🇺

Press release:
valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/pri…

Education is a key pillar in the EU Global Gateway strategy. Finland is happy to work in two regional Team Europe Initiatives in Africa - teacher training and vocational education. Investing in education is investing in the future. And a right thing to do.

Finland is going to showcase circular solutions at World Circular Economy Forum in Brussels, on 15-18. April 2024.

#WCEF2024 is the world’s leading event for circular economy, aimed at decision-makers, experts and investors.

Read more👉 um.fi/current-affair…

#ECOFIN Economic and financial affairs council is gathered today in Luxembourg. On agenda:

🔹Recovery and Resilience Facility
🔹Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
🔹G20 meeting

Agenda highlights europa.eu/!Q6bcRV

🇫🇮 Press release: vm.fi/-/valtiovarain…

Euroryhmä keskusteli jälleen mm. digieurosta.
Digieuro voisi tarjota maksamiseen eurooppalaisen vaihtoehdon: se toimisi koko euroalueella ja olisi riippumaton esim. yksityisistä maksukorteista. Eurosetelit ja -kolikot pysyisivät silti käytössä. Lue lisää: vm.fi/digitaalinen-e…

The EU faces massive challenges. We are putting the EU on more solid footing in 3 key areas:

1. A more competitive Europe
2. A more defence-ready Europe
3. A freer, more democratic Europe

In Warsaw 🇵🇱🇪🇪🇬🇷🇫🇮🇮🇪🇱🇺🇪🇸 leaders discussed the next steps of our #StrategicAgenda for…

📊 exchange rate and inflation developments
🌍 euro area competitiveness
💶 the digital euro

These are the topics of today’s #Eurogroup meeting. Read the main results to find out more: 🔗europa.eu/!CWvtCt

Kalevala – elävä eepos sai Euroopan kulttuuriperintötunnuksen. Euroopan komission myöntämän kulttuuriperintötunnuksen sai 7 kohdetta. Euroopan kulttuuriperintötunnusta koordinoi Museovirasto.

Lue lisää ➡️ okm.fi/-/kalevala-ela…

🇫🇮 We were honoured yesterday to welcome Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland, for an insightful conversation highlighting the need to strengthen European defence and resilience, which forms one of our 10 policy choices for a #RenewedSocialContract for Europe.

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Welcome back to Brussels, dear President Alexander Stubb.

Thank you for your leadership and Finland's prominent role in helping the Ukrainian people fight Russian aggression.

The EU can learn from the Finnish experience by decisively enhancing our #defence readiness and capabilities…

It was a very warm welcome back to the roots. The President Alexander Stubb was a Special Advisor and Deputy Antici at out Permanent EU Representation 1999-2001 and 2003-2004. Finland in EU

#EUROGROUP is gathered today in Brussels to discuss:
🔹digital euro
🔹euro area competitiveness
🔹exchange rate and inflation development

Agenda highlights 👉consilium.europa.eu/fi/meetings/eu…

A job at the 🇪🇺 PermRep can take you far!

A photo of former Anticis and Deputies from the late 90s🇫🇮 President Alexander Stubb, EU Council SG Thérèse Blanchet and Permanent Representatives Markku Keinänen 🇫🇮 Michael Clauss🇩🇪 & Pedro Lourtie 🇵🇹

❗ NOW available: background brief ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 12 April 2024 #ECOFIN

Today we are co-hosting with Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 the Global Gateway High-Level Education Event.

The event aims to highlight the EU's role in transforming global education and bridging skills gaps.

Watch the live streaming here from 9.00AM :
europa.eu/!VMycyR

President @AlexStubb and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen discussed European security.

Thank you for the meeting Jens Stoltenberg. Finland will be a reliable ally in NATO. We will do our part.