Petteri Orpo

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighted the critical importance of safeguarding the EU's borders during a press conference following the North-South Summit on on European security and defense, on Sunday, in Lapland, Finland.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will travel to Lapland this weekend following an invitation from Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.

During his stay, Mitsotakis will participate in the North-South Summit, which will commence on Saturday morning, according to the Prime Minister's press office.

The government is taking action following media reports circulated by Türkiye that Ankara is preparing an EEZ with Syria, starting with what Kyriakos Mitsotakis told his European partners at the EU-Western Balkans Summit.

-Greetings, in the aftermath of the recent budget debate and its approval, I am jotting down some thoughts and observations. So, first of all, everyone is wondering why bankers had to wait for the government to legislate in order to cut fees that cost no more than 35 million euros per bank when their profits range from 800 million to 1 billion euros each.

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will host four European Union leaders from December 21-22 to discuss European security and migration, the Finnish government announced today.

From right, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden, Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban attend a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Monday, June 17, 2024.

Amid escalating tensions between Russia and the West, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has sounded the alarm, asserting that Russia is gearing up for a protracted confrontation with Western nations. Orpo's remarks, delivered today, underscore growing concerns about the geopolitical landscape and the imperative for enhanced European defense measures.

The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has marked a significant milestone in the nation's journey towards full integration into the Eurozone by finalizing the approval of the design for Bulgarian euro coins.

This crucial step underscores Bulgaria's readiness to adopt the euro as its official currency and represents a pivotal moment in the country's preparations for Eurozone membership.

Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov's strategic diplomacy at the European Council has yielded promising results as Bulgaria gears up for full acceptance into the Eurozone and Schengen by January 1, 2025.

Finland's conservative National Coalition Party, the winner of April's general election, on Sunday unveiled its picks for key Cabinet posts in the upcoming government that observers say will be the most right-wing in the Nordic country's recent history.