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People Daily (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Herman Van Rompuy, who was just appointed the first permanent President of the European Council, paid a quick visit to Helsinki, Finland on Wednesday at the invitation of Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen. During their meeting, Van Rompuy and Vanhanen discussed the implementation of the EU's Treaty of Lisbon, as well as the economic and financial situation. They also talked about EU enlargement...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Helsinki - Herman Van Rompuy, recently appointed permanent President of the European Council, is to visit Finland this week, the Finnish government said Monday. Van Rompuy's visit on Wednesday includes meetings with Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and ...
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France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said on Thursday the government could increase its ownership of telecom operators to secure the operation of IT infrastructure in the event of a crisis. "In the end, it is the state that guarantees society's basic functions will run in all circumstances. In this respect, state ownership should not be feared and it can often be the best way to secure things,"...
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BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline will be completed on time, Russia’s Prime Minister Putin said, adding that the gas pipeline could begin operations by 2011. The new gas project will transport the blue fuel from Russia to Europe while passing through several Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The route required approvals from several European countries....
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Russia will not raise export duties on raw timber in 2010 amid a trade dispute with neighboring Finland, Russian news agencies reported. "The moratorium on raising export duties on round timber will remain in force for the next year. I believe it possible to make a similar decision for 2011," Putin told a press conference after talks...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Helsinki - Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen Thursday won a vote of confidence in parliament brought on by an ongoing political row over election campaign financing. Finnish media have in recent weeks reported on several cases of questionable con...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
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.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
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.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
HELSINKI -- 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.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Helsinki - Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen rejected Tuesday allegations in a Finnish news documentary that he received building materials free of charge from a construction company. At a brief news conference, Vanhanen rejected a report on Monday eveni...
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Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen in Helsinki, Finland on Wednesday and pledged deeper cooperation in economy and trade with Finland to meet the challenges of ongoing global economic crisis. Putin arrived in Finland Wednesday for talks with his counterpart Matti Vanhanen. At the press conference held after themeeting, both Putin and Vanhanen stressed...
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RSD Reports (Free subscription) | 06/03/2009
MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) -- Russia's prime minister warned on Wednesday that natural gas pumped via Ukraine to Europe could be cut off by early July if Ukraine fails to pay for its gas, and urged the EU to intervene. "During discussions with our European partners, I have called attention to this problem, and asked them not to leave us [Ukraine and Russia] to handle these issues one-on-one. We are...
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