WG to guide readiness linked to Russia’s Ukraine attack impacts

The government on Thursday appointed a Ministerial Working Group with the view to guide the preparedness operations related to the impacts of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, said a government press release.

The tasks of the Ministerial Working Group are to form a comprehensive picture of the impacts of the crisis, to assess the impacts especially on the economy and security of supply and to agree on the launch of measures and allocation of resources.

Chaired by Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko, the members of the Working Group are Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä, Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä, Minister of Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari, Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti Tuppurainen, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Emma Kari, Minister of Social Affairs and Health Hanna Sarkkinen, Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson and Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto.

The General Secretary of the Working Group is Lauri Kajanoja, Economic Policy Coordinator at the Ministry of Finance, the press release added.