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European political affiliation of the current members of the European Council. The European Council (informally EUCO) is a collegiate body that defines the overall political direction and priorities of the European Union. [1] Established as an informal summit in 1975, the European Council was formalised as an institution in 2009 upon the ...
This longer term President of the European Council has been described directly by some as a new "President of the European Union". According to the Financial Times , "the president would have few formal powers, but would give the EU strategic leadership and represent the bloc on the world stage on issues such as climate change, bilateral ...
Sanna Mirella Marin (Finnish: [ˈsɑnːɑ ˈmirelːɑ ˈmɑriːn]; [1] born 16 November 1985) is a Finnish former politician who served as prime minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 and as the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) from 2020 to 2023.
Stubb does not believe the President of Finland needs to attend meetings of the European Council in addition to the Prime Minister. [24] Jyrki Katainen, the Finnish Finance Minister and chairman of National Coalition Party, supported Stubb stating he was surprising, courageous and that he "puts a smile on one's face". [25]
This is a list of European commissioners by member state of the European Union. Each name is a member of the European Commission and hold a specific portfolio within the college, led by the president of the European Commission. They operate similarly as European-level equivalents to national government ministers.
Finland's first prime minister, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (also later the 3rd president of Finland), was appointed on 27 November 1917, just a few days before the country declared its independence. The incumbent prime minister is Petteri Orpo of the National Coalition Party. Orpo was sworn in on 20 June 2023.
Sipilä's government struggled with Finland's poor economic performance, [16] caused according to Paul Krugman and others by the constraints of its eurozone membership and aftershocks from the European debt crisis, [17] [18] but also by the decline of the paper industry, the fall of Nokia and a diminution in exports to Russia.
This is a list of current ambassadors from Finland. ... Council of Europe (COE) Strasbourg: France: Pekka Hyvönen European Union (EU) Brussels: Belgium: