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SUMMIT IN GENEVA

US and Russia agree to reinstate ambassadors after summit

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/16/21

The envoys returned home earlier this year as tensions between the two countries ratcheted up.

HANDOUT - 14 June 2021, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with English journalist Keir Simmons (not pictured) during an interview for the American Television broadcasting company (NBC). Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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US-RUSSIA

Biden meets Putin to cap off White House's foreign relations reset

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/16/21

US sanctions against Russia have been imposed 96 times since 2011, including three times under Biden, says a Kremlin statement.

HANDOUT - 10 June 2021, United Kingdom, Carbis Bay: (L-R) US First Lady Jill Biden, US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and his wife Carrie Johnson, stand in front of the G7 sign in Carbis Bay Cornwall. The G7 Summit will be held from 11 to 13 June. Photo: Andrew Parsons/No10 Downing Street/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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BIDEN IN EUROPE

G7 summit kicks off with focus on pandemic and climate change

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/11/21

The G7 comprises the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Canada.

09 June 2021, United Kingdom, Mildenhall: US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive at Cornwall Airport Newquay, ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall. Photo: Phil Noble/PA Wire/dpa

World

'AMERICA IS BACK'

Biden arrives in Europe in first trip abroad as US president

The Nomad Today 6/10/21

On Wednesday, Biden is expected to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva before the US president returns to Washington.

HANDOUT - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 23 foreign countries at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace on May 18. The White House and the Kremlin confirmed on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden and Putin will meet on June 16 in Geneva for a summit. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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US-RUSSIA

Eagerly awaited Biden-Putin summit set for 16 June in Geneva

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/25/21

The White House and the Kremlin announced the date on Tuesday.

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.

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…

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.

The presidents of the United States and Russia, Joe Biden (L) and Vladimir Putin. Photos: State Department/Kremlin.

World

US-RUSSIA

Two countries compete with Finland to host Biden-Putin summit

The Nomad Today 4/18/21

The Nordic country has in its favor its traditional neutrality, although during the last two decades it has grown closer and closer to NATO and the political voices calling for joining the Alliance…

HANDOUT - 08 January 2021, Belgium, Brüssel: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference on the coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech. Photo: Etienne Ansotte/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU Commission wants 70% vaccination rate in bloc by summer

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/19/21

EU heads of state and government will debate whether there should be an EU vaccine passport.

22 November 2020, Hamburg: Police officers run in the form of a police chain in front of a water cannon as protesters set up their barricades during a protest against the measures of the German government amid the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Georg Wendt/dpa

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

G20 leaders pledge ‘affordable, equitable access' to vaccines

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/20

The bloc’s leaders said Sunday they were committed to a debt suspension initiative launched for the least-developed countries.

Finland

EUROPEAN COUNCIL

Marin rushes back from EU summit as Covid-19 'precautionary' measure

The Nomad Today 10/16/20

Finnish MP Tom Packalen of the True Finns party ( Perussuomalaiset ) said on Friday that he had tested positive. His contacts were being traced.

World

EUROPEAN COUNCIL

EU leaders agree on Belarus sanctions in intense summit

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/3/20

The Foreign Ministry in Minsk responded sharply to the EU sanctions, issuing its own list of names of people who can no longer enter from the EU, and reducing its staff at its…

Brussels: European Council President Charles Michel (R) talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (C) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the fourth day of the European Council special summit, held to discuss a shared economic recovery plan. Photo: Dario Pignatelli/European Council/dpa

World

EU leaders strike deal on historic coronavirus stimulus package

The Nomad Today 7/21/20

Finally, he 700-billion-euro package will consist of 390 billion euros in grants and 360 billion euros in loans.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Loefven meet on the sidelines of the European Council special summit, held to discuss a shared economic recovery plan. Photo: Mario Salerno/European Council/dpa.

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FINLAND WITH THE FRUGAL

EU leaders push recovery fund talks into Monday afternoon

The Nomad Today 7/20/20

A source from the delegation of a large member state accused the so-called frugal states of blocking progress in the marathon talks in the early hours of Monday.

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FINLAND WITH THE FRUGAL COUNTRIES

EU Council chief tables new proposal in recovery fund plan

The Nomad Today 7/20/20

The so-called frugal countries - Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark and Finland - proposed a 700-billion package that would be paid half as grants and half as loans.