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After the European elections in Finland: Peak populism

The results of the European elections in Finland confirm that peak far-right populism is upon us, as already evident in the national elections held in April. Which is to say that the Finns Party could only muster a slight gain from 13 to 14 percent, retaining two out of the country’s 13 seats in the European Parliament.

3 September 2019 – Eurozine (Vienna)

27 Voices for Europe | Finland: Immigration tops the agenda, though climate change also looms large

Support for the EU is solid in Finland. Less than one fifth of Finns want to close the borders, or dismiss climate change as an unnecessary fuss.

17 May 2019 – VoxEurop

PISA Report: Europe lags behind

European students are falling behind while those in the Far-East have gained ground, according to the most recent PISA Report, published on December 3. The […]

4 December 2013 – Presseurop Helsingin Sanomat, Jyllands-Posten, Berlingske Tidende & 2 others

Baltic States: Snail’s pace progress over high-speed railway

A high-speed rail link connecting Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia could economically revitalise eastern Europe, strengthening its EU ties and ease its reliance on Russia. Instead, the Rail Baltica project is trundling along, beset by bickering between the three neighbours.

21 October 2013 – The Economist (London)

Telecommunications: ‘KRP suspects Russian [ex-] minister of laundering money in Finland’

The Finnish National Bureau of investigation (KRP) has launched an inquiry into allegations against Leonid Reiman, a former Russian minister for telecommunications from 2004 to […]

11 October 2013 – Presseurop Helsingin Sanomat

Environment: ‘Finnish activist to remain in Russia’

A court in Murmansk, in the extreme northwest of Russia, has ordered the detention of 30 members of Greenpeace arrested on September 19. The decision […]

30 September 2013 – Presseurop Helsingin Sanomat

Mobile phones: ‘The men who sold Nokia’

Nokia’s new CEO Timo Ihamuotila, its Chairman of the Board, Risto Siilasmaa, and its outgoing CEO Stephen Elop announced a €5.44bn deal on September 2 […]

4 September 2013 – Presseurop Helsingin Sanomat

Finland: Nokia sells devices business to Microsoft

On September 2, telecoms manufacturer Nokia, which is one of Finland's biggest industrial companies, announced a €5.44bn deal to sell its mobile devices and licence […]

3 September 2013 – Presseurop Helsingin Sanomat

Finland: ‘Reforms to cover an entire lifetime’

On August 29, the six-party coalition led by Jyrki Katainen adopted a €10bn reform package designed to ensure the viability of Finland’s pension system, reports […]

30 August 2013 – Presseurop Helsingin Sanomat

Slovenia: ‘Finnish court also expects Janez Janša’

Former Slovenian conservative prime minister Janez Janša is to be heard in a Finnish court in early October for his role in the so-called Patria […]

14 August 2013 – Presseurop Dnevnik

Finland-Norway: The road to the extreme north

The northernmost border post in the EU, the village of Nuorgam is the crossing point for workers that commute between Finland and Norway. However, the region, which is in the heart of Lapland, has to some extent been forgotten by the rest of Finland.

6 August 2013 – Hufvudstadsbladet (Helsinki)

Society: Living together, a how-to guide

What is social cohesion and what factors does it depend on? According to a study carried out in 34 industrialised countries, it is are not always aligned with cultural cohesion.

17 July 2013 – Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich)

American Eavesdropping: ‘Europe closed to Snowden’

Several European countries have refused to welcome former National Security Agency (NSA) IT expert Edward Snowden, who is wanted by Washington for disclosing information about […]

3 July 2013 – Presseurop Hufvudstadsbladet

Finland: ‘Long shadow of Nokia’s problems’

Japanese semiconductor producer Renesas Electronics announced on June 27 that it will discontinue the production of wireless modems and lay off 800 Finnish staff, reports […]

28 June 2013 – Presseurop Helsingin Sanomat

Internet: ‘More email death threats’

Several Swedish speaking Finnish journalists and organisations, including the editor of Helsingin Sanomat, Riikka Venäläinen, and the newspaper's managing editor, Paula Salovaara, have received anonymous […]

11 June 2013 – Presseurop Helsingin Sanomat

Eurozone: Finland reveals the fine print of the loan to Greece

According to the Finnish Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen, “it was the Greeks who wanted to keep it secret”. However, the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court decided […]

15 May 2013 – Presseurop Helsingin Sanomat

Baltic: Chemical threat lurking beneath the sea

Thousands of tonnes of chemical weapons sunk in the Baltic Sea after WWII pose a lethal hazard to humans and the environment. After 70 years at the bottom of the sea, the corroded containers risk leaking deadly poisons, warns a Polish journalist.

26 March 2013 – Uważam Rze (Warsaw)

Debate: Grillo’s twist on European populism

The big winner in the Italian elections, Beppe Grillo, is often described as populist. But in Europe, this political category is somewhat blurred, covering quite a cross-section of movements, argues a Belgian historian.

4 March 2013 – De Morgen (Brussels)

Finland: Creation of an innovation nation

Once dependent on Nokia’s world success in telecoms, Finland has diversified its economy and put new business start-ups at the heart of its future. The next challenge will be to keep this new generation of entrepreneurs at home.

5 February 2013 – The Economist (London)

Scandinavia: ‘The next supermodel’

When it comes to reforming government the Nordics seem to be the latest model. Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland are topping the tables in everything […]

1 February 2013 – Presseurop The Economist

Eurozone: Germany, Netherlands and Finland in reverse gear

“Back to the vicious circle”, announces a worriedSüddeutsche Zeitung which reports that a new Northern European alliance is attempting to block direct aid to Eurozone […]

27 September 2012 – Presseurop Süddeutsche Zeitung

Working hours: Cometh the hour, cometh the (same) man

Recently published EU research says that full-time workers are pulling longer shifts in the face of ongoing economic slump, but hours worked do not equal […]

28 August 2012 – Presseurop Notebook

Finland: Increasingly vulnerable and keeping its distance

The last member of the eurozone to benefit from a AAA rating from the three major ratings agencies, Finland has nonetheless begun to show signs […]

20 August 2012 – Presseurop La Croix

Eurozone crisis: Helsinki and Vienna brace for Grexit or euro break-up

Finland is preparing for a full-blown currency crisis as tensions in the eurozone mount and will not tolerate further bail-out creep or fiscal union by […]

17 August 2012 – Presseurop Kurier, The Daily Telegraph, Bild

Democracy: Europe isn’t turning extremist

Despite warnings that the European electorate, frustrated by economic decline and austerity, would fall into the arms of EU-phobic, immigrant bashing extremists, it still continues to plump for the moderate mainstream.

31 July 2012 – The Irish Times (Dublin)

Ways out of the crisis (3/3): Sweden — running a deficit doesn’t hurt

Twenty years ago, the explosion of the property bubble put the state deep into the red. But instead of imposing a radical austerity cure, the Swedes took on a heavy public spending deficit to mop up private debt.

28 June 2012 – Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm)

Press: Minority languages getting their voices heard

On a continent where linguistic issues can still cause national strife, minority media play an under-publicised but important role.

14 June 2012 – Hufvudstadsbladet (Helsinki)

Article: Today's front pages

Hungary’s National Day was marked by rival demonstrations in Budapest attended by supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Close to 250,000 people including […]

16 March 2012 – Presseurop

European Union: Nine countries back Tobin Tax

"EU countries want to impose tax on financial transactions", headlines Süddeutsche Zeitung. The Munich daily reports that finance ministers from nine countries — Germany, France, […]

12 March 2012 – Presseurop Süddeutsche Zeitung

Finland: Euroscepticism survives

The EU has favourably greeted the election, on January 5, of pro-EU conservative Sauli Niinistö as President of Finland. He won against another Europhile, environmentalist […]

8 February 2012 – Presseurop Helsingin Sanomat

Article: Today's front pages

After also almost a month of anti-austerity protests, Romanian President Traian Băsescu announced on 5 February announced that he would consult with the main political […]

6 February 2012 – Presseurop

Article: Today's front pages

Croats have ratified by referendum their country's treaty of accession to the EU. Although 66.27% voted in favour, turn-out was 42%, one of the lowest […]

23 January 2012 – Presseurop

Article: Today's front pages

The second EC/IMF/ECB aid package of €130 billion to Greece is not enough to guarantee the solvency. Banks are refusing to renegociate the 50% haircut […]

11 January 2012 – Presseurop

Article: Today's front pages

"Having proved resistant to all stresses", the single currency is trading at less than $1.30, its lowest level since January. Is the euro burning? […]

15 December 2011 – Presseurop

Article: Today's front pages

€ day – Adevărul "How to protect the countries most affected by the crisis, how to reduce debt, how to get EU countries moving […]

8 December 2011 – Presseurop

Debate: Look behind you, Lucas and Mario

The arrival of technocratic governments in Greece and Italy may well calm jittery markets, but could also help boost populist political parties who point to the democratic deficit at the heart of the EU, argues Gideon Rachman.

15 November 2011 – Financial Times (London)

Article: With TINA at the helm

Ever since the debt crisis began to threaten the stability of the single currency, the “Merkozy” duo has taken over the bridge of the good […]

4 November 2011 – Presseurop

Article: EU not out of the woods

"With the exception of the creation of eurobonds, we got everything we were expecting". If the banker quoted by Le Monde is to believed, the […]

28 October 2011 – Presseurop

Eurozone crisis: Finland will pay for Greece

After weeks of talks, Finland has obtained financial guarantees from Greece for its participation in the European Stability Mechanism (the ESM is the permanent mechanism […]

5 October 2011 – Presseurop Helsingin Sanomat

Romania: Nokia ducks out, thanks to Apple

Nokia is closing its plant in Jucu, in Transylvania. The announcement made on September 28 will take effect before year’s end and will see 2,200 […]

30 September 2011 – Presseurop Adevărul

Finland: Finland says yes to European stability fund

A bill to reinforce the European Financial Stability Facility was adopted by the Finnish Parliament on September 28, by 103 votes to 66. The first […]

29 September 2011 – Presseurop Helsingin Sanomat

Article: Shifting borders

"In Europe, principles are not what they once were," writes România libera on the eve of the meeting of European ministers. On September 22, the […]

23 September 2011 – Presseurop

Economic crisis: Youthful members of the full-time precariat

The crisis has accelerated the emergence of a new social class in Europe. Dubbed "the precariat" by sociologists, it is made up of young people with no prospect of a decent job or a reasonable standard of living.

15 September 2011 – Polityka (Warsaw)

Debt crisis: Poor accounting in Helsinki

Finland set a dangerous precedent for Europe by requiring, for purely political reasons, that Greece guarantees the loan to redress its finances.

26 August 2011 – Helsingin Sanomat (Helsinki)

Eurozone crisis: Finland destabilizes bailout plan

‘Finland puts bomb under EU bailout plans’, headlines De Volkskrant, reporting on Finland's demand that Greece put up collateral against Helsinki's participation in the Greek […]

19 August 2011 – Presseurop De Volkskrant

INTERVIEW: Paolo Rumiz: “The heart of Europe beats in the East”

For the author ofAux frontières de l’Europe (“At the Frontiers of Europe”) only in few former communist countries and along the external border of the […]

5 August 2011 – Presseurop Notebook

Finland: Katainen forms compromise government

For the new Finnish government, “the endurance test has begun,” headlines Lapin Kansa, following the inauguration of the government led by conservative Jyrki Katainen. Constructed […]

23 June 2011 – Presseurop Lapin Kansa

Finland: Nokia: communications breakdown?

The mobile phone manufacturer is a source of national pride, but it's struggling to keep pace with the competition. This highlights a technology gap that that has become a handicap for the entire country.

22 June 2011 – Helsingin Sanomat (Helsinki)