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Wednesday October 04, 2023

The regime Iranians are battling is not only their problem

As Iran gets closer than ever to achieving nuclear weapons, Iranians are trying to subvert a cult-like regime that not only oppresses them, but also puts global security at risk.

Published: 16:09 pm,Monday 9 May 2022

A strong and united EU is in Finland’s interest

Last year, Europe Day marked the start of the Conference on the Future of Europe. Its goal has been to hear what kind of hopes and expectations EU citizens have for the Union in the different corners of Europe. I am pleased that so many Finns have participated

Published: 09:53 am,Wednesday 12 May 2021

Building Asia-Pacific's Sustainable Ocean Economy

“Unprecedented” might be judged the most used adjective of 2020, and too often for dire reasons. Yet the end of the year brought one more occasion to use the word, when the leaders of 14 countries put forward a new ocean action agenda underpinned by sustainably managing 100% of national

Published: 11:53 am,Wednesday 31 March 2021

18 FMs on fight against impunity for crimes committed in Syria

Ten years ago, millions of Syrians took to the streets of Dara’a, Aleppo and Damascus, calling for democracy and respect of their fundamental rights and basic freedoms. The brutal response by the regime triggered over the span of a decade one of the most serious criminal enterprises and

Published: 20:08 pm,Thursday 24 December 2020

Cunning virus no match for human solidarity

With the advent of COVID-19 vaccines in many parts of the world, it seems that the struggling human race is finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel of the raging pandemic. Yet some new variants of the coronavirus recently detected in Britain and South

Published: 18:09 pm,Saturday 28 November 2020

US Returning to the Point

No national election in the recent past, let aside US, anywhere else in the democratic world gained so much of attention, all for the wrong reasons and that too for one stubborn man, the incumbent US President Donald Trump himself, who refused to concede his conclusive defeat to

Published: 21:51 pm,Friday 27 November 2020

Pre-flight Covid tests, a solution for a struggling sector?

Covid-tested flights, whereby passengers take rapid antigen tests before boarding a plane, is Austrian Airlines and Vienna’s international airport's proposal for overcoming the almost insurmountable travel restrictions in place around the world due to the pandemic. The airline sector has been battered by coronavirus restrictions. In October, the number

Published: 13:03 pm,Wednesday 30 September 2020

There's nothing absurd about Suksitango

Have you ever tried to dance tango? Have you ever tried to dance Finnish tango? Have you ever tried to dance Finnish tango while wearing skis? This is the paradox of the surreal play so masterfully directed, co-written, and co-acted by Jukka Toivonen. There's nothing absurd about the story

Published: 12:20 pm,Monday 18 May 2020

Children’s rights must also be protected under emergency conditions

The COVID-19 epidemic has shown us in practice how important the rights of children are under emergency conditions. Over the past few months, the rights of children have been considerably restricted around the world. Restrictions have been placed on education, social relations and physical activities. At the same

Published: 01:30 am,Monday 9 December 2019

Future EU needs a modern financial framework

On Monday 2 December, Finland's Presidency of the Council of the EU submitted its proposal for the EU's multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021–2027 to the member states. Finland finalised the proposal, which meant setting concrete figures in the financial framework. During this work, Finland listened to the views

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