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HANDOUT - 19 May 2021, Belgium, Brussels: EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis addresses the European Parliament in Brussels. Photo: Eric Vidal/European Parliament/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Tourism

REOPENING

EU to open borders for vaccinated tourists from outside the bloc

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/20/21

Despite the EU recommendation Finland said on Thursday that current entry restrictions will be extended at least until 15 June.

19 May 2021, Spain, Madrid: A health worker injects a woman with a dose of Pfizer/Biontech's coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at the Wanda Metropolitano. Photo: A. Pérez Meca/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnish digital vaccination certificate available from 26 May

The Nomad Today 5/19/21

People can use the Finnish vaccination certificate until the EU Digital Green Certificate comes available in July.

Coronavirus

GREEN CERTIFICATE

EU leaders fail to agree on vaccine passport

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/21

The document is to indicate whether a person has tested negative for Covid-19, has recently recovered from the virus that causes the disease, or has been vaccinated.

Finnish MPs voted in favor of the EU stimulus package in Tuesday's session. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Parliament.

Finland

RECOVERY MECHANISM

Finnish parliament approves EU stimulus package

The Nomad Today 5/18/21

The EU needs the 27 member states to give their approval to the stimulus package in order to go ahead with recovery plans. Finland has already done its part .

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Finland

TECHNOLOGY

88% of older Finns use the internet

The Nomad Today 5/17/21

Finland ranks 5th among the countries where the use of the internet is most common among the older generation.

FILED - Participants of a bicycle rally of this year's Christopher Street Day (CSD) cycle through the city of Cologne with a rainbow flag. Instead of a large parade, which fell victim to the Corona pandemic, lesbians, gays and transsexuals marched through the streets in a bicycle demonstration during Corona Year to protest for their cause. Photo: Roberto Pfeil/dpa

World

DISCRIMINATION

EU: Pandemic has increased violence against LGBTI people

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/21

The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is observed every year on 17 May.

Tourists in Porto (Portugal). Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

FROM MONDAY

Portugal reopens to tourism from Finland but not from Sweden

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/16/21

All entrants over the age of 2 must still present a negative PCR coronavirus test.

03 May 2021, Australia, Perth: A nurse holds up a syringe containing the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Claremont Showground centre during a mass vaccination campaign. Photo: Richard Wainwright/AAP/dpa

Coronavirus

LINKED WITH BLOOD CLOTS

EU contract with AstraZeneca on Covid-19 jabs to run out in June

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/9/21

On Saturday, the EU Commission struck a deal with Pfizer/BioNTech to buy up to 1.8 billion additional doses until 2023.

Helsinki-airport-plane-Finnair-by-Finavia

Finland

EMPLOYMENT

Finland to receive EU aid to support redundant Finnair staff

The Nomad Today 5/9/21

The application concerns a total of about 500 former employees who lost their jobs at Finnair and related companies.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (C) with Minister of European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen (L) and members of the Finnish delegation. Photo: @SatuSuikkarik/Twitter.

Finland

EU SUMMIT

Marin highlights importance of education at Porto Social Summit

The Nomad Today 5/8/21

The Finnish Prime Minister described the role education plays in strengthening the resilience of societies and advancing equality and inclusion.

Middelgrunden offshore wind farm is pictured outside Copenhagen, Denmark November 27, 2019. Picture taken November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Mortensen

World

CARBON EMISSIONS

EU energy emissions down 10% in pandemic year, estimate shows

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/8/21

Most EU states began shuttering shops, restaurants and schools from March.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) met with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa. Photo: Clara-Azevedo, Portugal Government.

World

EU SUMMITS

How social should the EU be? Leaders to hash out strategy

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/7/21

Prime Minister Sanna Marin held a bilateral meeting with her Portuguese counterpart António Costa on Thursday and will attend EU summits organized by the Portuguese Council Presidency on Friday and…

HANDOUT - 12 April 2021, Egypt, Cairo: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends talks at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. Photo: -/Russian Foreign Ministry/dpa

World

CRISIS

Russia threatens EU with countermeasures in case of new sanctions

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/6/21

"We will not leave such attacks ... unanswered," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (R) with Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo (C) and Minister of Science Annika Saarikko. Photo: Lauri-Heikkinen/Vnk.

Finland

EUROPEAN UNION

Prime Minister Marin to attend EU summit in Portugal

The Nomad Today 5/6/21

A significant portion of the discussions will take place in workshops dealing with issues related to employment, education and inclusion.

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager talks to a press conference. Image: screenshot from EU Commission video.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

EU proposes new powers to block foreign subsidies in mergers, tenders

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/5/21

Chinese state support for business is a particular sore point for the EU, which for decades has applied strict competition rules to domestic companies.