Government Report on EU Policy : Strong and united EU – towards a more sustainable European Union
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28.01.2021
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The report outlines the Government’s EU policy in relation to central pending or future issues at the European Union. The report is based on the EU policy priorities set forth in the Government Programme. Finland aims at a socially, economically and ecologically sustainable European Union.
Along with the COVID-19 crisis and more challenging operating environment, the EU is enhancing its crisis resilience in different policy areas. In this report, the Government presents its own views on the strengthening of the EU’s crisis resilience and on the Union’s development in the coming years. The report thus also supports Finland’s participation in the Conference on the Future of Europe.
It is essential to promote the EU’s own values and interests, defend the rules-based international system and develop the Union’s strengths in order to respond to and benefit from global trends, such as the climate change and digitalisation. Benefits should be distributed widely, improving both European and global wellbeing.
In respect of building the EU’s resilience and an economically, ecologically and socially sustainable Union, the different EU policy sectors are interlinked, which emphasises the significance of comprehensive and carefully coordinated EU influencing.
Finland is a proactive and cooperative EU Member State which strives for solutions generating European added value as well as for the unity and transparency of the EU. A constructive and positive EU policy will also best contribute to promoting our national goals.
Along with the COVID-19 crisis and more challenging operating environment, the EU is enhancing its crisis resilience in different policy areas. In this report, the Government presents its own views on the strengthening of the EU’s crisis resilience and on the Union’s development in the coming years. The report thus also supports Finland’s participation in the Conference on the Future of Europe.
It is essential to promote the EU’s own values and interests, defend the rules-based international system and develop the Union’s strengths in order to respond to and benefit from global trends, such as the climate change and digitalisation. Benefits should be distributed widely, improving both European and global wellbeing.
In respect of building the EU’s resilience and an economically, ecologically and socially sustainable Union, the different EU policy sectors are interlinked, which emphasises the significance of comprehensive and carefully coordinated EU influencing.
Finland is a proactive and cooperative EU Member State which strives for solutions generating European added value as well as for the unity and transparency of the EU. A constructive and positive EU policy will also best contribute to promoting our national goals.