Finland to back Nord Stream gas pipeline projectOctober 7th, 2009 BRUSSELS - Finland, which earlier raised environmental concerns over the proposed 1,200-km long Nord Stream gas pipeline project, is set to give its approval to the project, a report said Wednesday. Finland's Minister of European and Migration Affairs Astrid Thors expected his country to give an environmental approval to the project.
Finnish government wins no-confidence vote in Parliament on political fundingOctober 1st, 2009 Finnish government wins no-confidence voteHELSINKI — Finland's coalition government won a clear victory in a vote of confidence over political funding in Parliament on Thursday, but pressure mounted on the prime minister over a scandal involving building materials for his house. Lawmakers in the 200-member assembly voted 117-27 in favor of the majority center-right coalition, with 56 abstentions.
Finnish government faces no-confidence vote in Parliament regarding fundingOctober 1st, 2009 Finnish government faces no-confidence voteHELSINKI — Finland's government faced a motion of no-confidence in Parliament on Thursday over election and party funding, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's Cabinet was expected to survive the vote with the support of his four-party governing coalition. However, Vanhanen also was facing a separate allegation in a television program on Monday that accused him of accepting free building materials for the construction of his house.
India to hold joint military exercise with China in 2010September 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Thursday said it will hold the third joint military exercise with China next year and clarified that no such drill was planned for this year. "It was mutually decided during the last exercise that the next joint military exercise would be held in 2010, external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said.
Oil-rich Norway's leftist gov't wins re-election in close voteSeptember 15th, 2009 Norway's leftist gov't wins re-electionOSLO — Norway's left-leaning government narrowly won re-election after using oil money to shield the Nordic welfare state from the global recession, official results showed Tuesday. Benefiting from a splintered opposition, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's Labor-led coalition became the first Norwegian government to survive an election in 16 years.
Oil-rich Norway's premier vows to fight climate change after re-electionSeptember 15th, 2009 Re-elected Norway premier to fight climate changeOSLO — Norway's prime minister on Tuesday said fighting climate change would be a priority in his second term after his left-leaning government beat a splintered opposition to win re-election. Jens Stoltenberg's Labor-led coalition won 86 seats to keep a slim majority in the 169-seat Parliament after using oil money to shield the Nordic welfare state from the global recession.
Paper maker Stora Enso to lay off up to 1,100 workers, close mills in FinlandAugust 19th, 2009 Paper maker Stora Enso to lay off up to 1,100HELSINKI — Stora Enso Oyj said Wednesday it will lay off up to 1,100 workers, cut production and close mills in Finland as the Nordic paper maker continues to struggle with dwindling revenue. The announcement came four weeks after the company reported a second-quarter net loss of €368 million ($523 million) and a 24-percent drop in net sales to €2.2 billion.
Iceland says IMF postpones action on $2.1 billion loan and release of Nordic fundsJuly 31st, 2009 Iceland says IMF postpones action on $2.1 bln loanREYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland's government said Friday that the International Monetary Fund has postponed a decision on releasing additional funds for the nation's economic recovery program. Iceland was hoping for a decision before the IMF executive board begins a two-week vacation on Aug.
Obama administration is not ruling out NATO membership for RussiaJuly 29th, 2009 Obama administration says Russia could join NATOWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is not ruling out the possibility of Russian membership in NATO. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon told U.S.
EU says Denmark, Ireland and Finland have highest prices for food, clothing and electronicsJuly 16th, 2009 Denmark, Ireland have EU's highest pricesBRUSSELS — Denmark, Ireland and Finland had the highest overall prices of all European Union nations for consumer goods such as food, clothing and electronics last year, the EU statistics agency said Thursday. Eurostat said widely different taxes on food, alcohol and tobacco across the bloc's 27 states account for a massive price gap where Ireland tops the table and Romania is cheapest.
Nordic countries agree to $2.5 billion long-term loan for crisis-hit IcelandJuly 1st, 2009 Nordic countries come to Iceland's rescueLONDON — Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway signed loan agreements with Iceland on Wednesday that will provide the struggling nation with $2.5 billion (euro1.8 billion) over the long term. Iceland's central bank, Sedlabanki, said the money will be used to strengthen the country's foreign exchange reserves.
Finland demands more environmental details of planned Baltic gas pipelineJune 8th, 2009 Finland wants more details of Baltic gas pipelineHELSINKI — Finland says it needs more details of the environmental effects of a Baltic Sea gas pipeline planned between Russia and Germany before it can approve its construction. The Environment Ministry says it wants information about how the pipeline would affect fishing, toxic chemicals and unexploded ammunition on the seabed and nature reserves in Finnish territory.
US beats Finland 3-2, will face Russia in semifinals at hockey worldsMay 8th, 2009 US beats Finland 3-2 at hockey worldsBERN, Switzerland — The United States scored three goals in a four-minute span to beat Finland 3-2 Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the hockey world championships. Dustin Brown, T.J.
Finnish unemployment continues climb to 8.3 percent in MarchApril 28th, 2009 Finland's March unemployment at 8.3 percentHELSINKI — Finland's unemployment rate continued its rise last month, to 8.3 percent, and the government on Tuesday warned of tougher times ahead. Statistics Finland said the rate was up from 6.8 percent in March 2008 and 7.6 percent in February this year.
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