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An internal Finnish Party committee has recommended that MP Timo Vornanen be kicked out of the party's parliamentary group, after he was arrested for his suspected involvement in a shooting incident outside a Helsinki karaoke bar last Friday morning. The suspected shooting incident began around 4am on Friday at the Ihku nightclub in downtown Helsinki, according to the police. The incident occurred as Vornanen and another group of people got into an altercation which culminated in Vornanen producing a small-calibre firearm and firing a shot into the ground outside the venue. Vornanen has argued...
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Nordic nations are set to become the EU’s social-democrat stronghold in upcoming elections, according to exclusive polling produced by Ipsos for Euronews. In each of Denmark, Sweden and Finland, social democrats are set to send the largest delegation, making the region something of a rarity in Europe, where it’s normally right-wing parties predicted to top the polls. Meanwhile the rising support for the radical right seen across Europe won’t be reflected in the delegation of 51 MEPs sent by the three countries, according to the poll. The Nordic bloc is set to lose its one ID Group MEP, from th...
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The Finnish authorities ordered the closures for "national security" reasons. NGOs condemn the measure, saying it is putting the lives of hundreds of asylum seekers at risk. Our correspondent Julián López travelled to the heart of the affected area to hear people’s different points of view. Finnish authorities accuse Russia of channelling illegal migrants to the border and assisting them with money, food, accommodation, or transportation in what they call a "hybrid attack" against Finland. Finland recently joined NATO and has vehemently opposed Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia denies the ac...
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After two rounds of voting and a particularly tight race, Finland has a new president. Alexander Stubb from the right-wing National Coalition Party (known locally as Kokoomus) beat left-wing Green politician Pekka Haavisto in Sunday’s ballot. Here are five things we know about the Nordic nation’s new president: 1. Alex Stubb is from the liberal wing of his party: he’s pro-Europe, pro-marriage equality and avowedly internationalist. He’s served previously as party leader, prime minister and foreign minister, as well as having been an MEP in Brussels. He speaks Finnish, Swedish, English, French ...
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