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20.12.2019 | The Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the European Commission have reached a provisional agreement on the proposals included in the EU Mobility Package I concerning market access for freight and passenger transport, driving and rest times, and rules on posting of transport workers. The aim of the Mobility Package is to harmonise the regulation of commercial freight and passenger transport in the EU and to improve the conditions for supervision.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/provisional-agreement-reached-on-social-and-market-aspects-of-eu-mobility-package-for-road-transport
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5.2.2019 | Minister Berner meets WIPO Director General Gurry Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 5.2.2019 15.45 Type: Press release Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner met Francis Gurry, Director General of the UN World...https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/minister-berner-meets-wipo-director-general-gurry
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20.12.2019 | The Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the European Commission have reached a provisional agreement on the proposals included in the EU Mobility Package I concerning market access for freight and passenger transport, driving and rest times, and rules on posting of transport workers. The aim of the Mobility Package is to harmonise the regulation of commercial freight and passenger transport in the EU and to improve the conditions for supervision.https://lvm.fi/en/-/provisional-agreement-reached-on-social-and-market-aspects-of-eu-mobility-package-for-road-transport-1026507
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12.3.2020 | The Government plans on introducing supplements for the new Road Traffic Act. They are based on amendments elsewhere in legislation that have been adopted after the approval of the Road Traffic Act and give reason to specify the Act. The Road Traffic Act is to enter into force on 1 June. The planned changes are mainly technical in nature.https://lvm.fi/en/-/supplements-planned-for-the-new-road-traffic-act-technical-amendments-and-less-parking-tickets-1034540
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21.11.2018 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications issued a Decree on the arterial roads and railways and their service level on 21 November 2018. The Decree will enter into force on 1 January 2019. The decision on the roads and railways selected as the arterial traffic routes was made on the basis of the current and projected traffic volumes.https://lvm.fi/en/-/service-level-of-arterial-roads-and-railways-defined-by-a-new-decree-988047
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23.6.2021 | The Government proposed on 23 June 2021 that the President of the Republic approve the amendments to the Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport on improving waste reception in ports.https://lvm.fi/en/-/reception-of-waste-in-ports-to-be-enhanced-small-marinas-also-required-to-accept-waste-from-boats-1419889
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24.4.2020 | Communication from the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, Traficomhttps://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/government-grants-promote-cycling-tourism-and-active-travel-to-school
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24.4.2020 | Communication from the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, Traficomhttps://lvm.fi/en/-/government-grants-promote-cycling-tourism-and-active-travel-to-school-1173619
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9.10.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications announced on 30 September 2020 that the negotiations for an eastern rail link project company would proceed based on the Airport-Porvoo-Kouvola route. The Ministerial Committee for Economic Policy will discuss the proposal in the late autumn.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/the-ministry-of-transport-and-communications-proposes-the-continuation-of-eastern-rail-link-project-company-negotiations-based-on-the-porvoo-kouvola-route-to-the-ministerial-committee-for-economic-policy
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9.10.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications announced on 30 September 2020 that the negotiations for an eastern rail link project company would proceed based on the Airport-Porvoo-Kouvola route. The Ministerial Committee for Economic Policy will discuss the proposal in the late autumn.https://lvm.fi/en/-/the-ministry-of-transport-and-communications-proposes-the-continuation-of-eastern-rail-link-project-company-negotiations-based-on-the-porvoo-1236235
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1.12.2017 | Minister Berner to attend Politico’s high-level transport summit Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 1.12.2017 15.56 Type: Press release On 4 December, Politico, an online newspaper, will arrange a high-level summit in Brusse...https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/minister-berner-to-attend-politico-s-high-level-transport-summit
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11.3.2019 | Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will take part in the Going Digital Summit arranged by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, on 12 March in Paris.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/minister-berner-to-oecd-going-digital-summit-in-paris
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2.1.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the amendments to the Vehicles Act. Comments must be submitted by 13 February 2020.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/reform-of-the-vehicle-act-circulated-for-comments
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1.7.2021 | The Government proposed on 23 June 2021 that the President of the Republic approve the amendments to the Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport on improving waste reception in ports.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/reception-of-waste-in-ports-to-be-enhanced-small-marinas-also-required-to-accept-waste-from-boats
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16.6.2016 | Working group: Parliamentary consensus on the duties and funding of YLE Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 16.6.2016 17.05 Type: Press release A parliamentary working group, under the leadership of its chair Arto Satonen, ha...https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/working-group-parliamentary-consensus-on-the-duties-and-funding-of-yle
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14.6.2017 | As of 1 January 2019, the traffic control functions in the road, maritime and rail transport sectors that are currently the responsibility of the Transport Agency will be incorporated into a state-owned limited company. At its meeting on 13 June 2016, the Government's Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided that the traffic control functions of the Transport Agency will be incorporated. ...https://lvm.fi/en/-/traffic-control-functions-of-the-transport-agency-to-be-incorporated-940469
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14.6.2017 | Traffic control functions of the Transport Agency to be incorporated Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 14.6.2017 14.55 Type: Press release As of 1 January 2019, the traffic control functions in the road, maritime and rail t...https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/traffic-control-functions-of-the-transport-agency-to-be-incorporated
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12.12.2018 | An expert group on transport climate policy under the Ministry of Transport and Communications has drafted a proposal for an action plan for eliminating greenhouse gas emissions in domestic transport by 2045. The solution for carbon-free transport lies in zero- and low-emission cars as well as in renewable fuels, mileage reduction of passenger cars and sustainable forms of transportation.https://lvm.fi/en/-/transport-emissions-to-zero-by-2045-990384
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23.4.2020 | The roadworthiness tests of vehicles will not be postponed due to the coronavirus situation. The efforts to curb the epidemic in Finland have been so successful that experts did not support the exemption to periodic inspections prepared by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/vehicles-must-be-inspected-also-in-emergency-conditions
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17.1.2019 | Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will meet European Commission Director-General for Mobility and Transport Henrik Hololei on Friday 18 January 2019 in Helsinki.https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-berner-and-director-general-hololei-meet-in-helsinki-995491
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31.8.2020 | On 31 August 2020, the Ministry of Transport and Communications released a summary of comments on the interim report of the working group examining how to turn the steps taken during the coronavirus crisis into a permanent digital leap forward. According to the comments, digitalisation would increase the transparency, equality and flexibility in society. In order to achieve this, cooperation is needed among the operators involved.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/comment-summary-cooperation-needed-for-the-digital-leap-forward-to-become-permanent
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11.12.2017 | The national Transport Sector Growth Programme 2018–2022 will bring companies, public actors and the field of research together to speed up business-driven development, growth and internationalisation in this sector. The growth programme and the roadmap for its implementation were published at an expert seminar held in Helsinki on 11 December 2017.https://lvm.fi/en/-/1410877/liikennealan-kasvuohjelma-tukee-yrityksia-kansainvalisille-markkinoille
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1.10.2020 | On 1 October 2020, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament on temporary amendments to the Communicable Diseases Act and the Act on Transport Services.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/amendments-to-parliament-regarding-the-two-test-model-of-the-government-s-hybrid-strategy
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23.7.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is preparing a two-point futures programme to deal with the broader consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and make use of the lessons learned from the exceptional spring going forward. The programme will focus on climate issues and digitalisation.https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-harakka-climate-recovery-and-everyday-digitalisation-after-an-exceptional-spring-1220406
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23.7.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is preparing a two-point futures programme to deal with the broader consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and make use of the lessons learned from the exceptional spring going forward. The programme will focus on climate issues and digitalisation.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/minister-harakka-climate-recovery-and-everyday-digitalisation-after-an-exceptional-spring
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23.4.2020 | The roadworthiness tests of vehicles will not be postponed due to the coronavirus situation. The efforts to curb the epidemic in Finland have been so successful that experts did not support the exemption to periodic inspections prepared by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.https://lvm.fi/en/-/vehicles-must-be-inspected-also-in-emergency-conditions-1167904
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3.12.2019 | The EU transport ministers met in Brussels on 2 December. Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin chaired the meeting.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/transport-ministers-agreed-on-rail-passengers-rights-and-streamlining-regulatory-procedures-of-ten-t
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12.3.2020 | The Government plans on introducing supplements for the new Road Traffic Act. They are based on amendments elsewhere in legislation that have been adopted after the approval of the Road Traffic Act and give reason to specify the Act. The Road Traffic Act is to enter into force on 1 June. The planned changes are mainly technical in nature.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/supplements-planned-for-the-new-road-traffic-act-technical-amendments-and-less-parking-tickets
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1.10.2020 | On 1 October 2020, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament on temporary amendments to the Communicable Diseases Act and the Act on Transport Services.https://lvm.fi/en/-/amendments-to-parliament-regarding-the-two-test-model-of-the-government-s-hybrid-strategy-1233681
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16.4.2020 | The Government proposes that the professional qualification requirements for lorry, bus and coach drivers set out in the Driving Licence Act and the Act on Transport Services be updated to meet the requirements in EU regulation. In this context, amendments are also proposed to the Government Decree on Professional Qualifications of Lorry, Bus and Coach Drivers.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/government-proposes-amendments-to-regulation-on-professional-qualifications-in-road-transport
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11.9.2019 | Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin will open a high-level conference on airspace management on Thursday, 12 September 2019, in Brussels. The conference will be arranged by Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications together with the European Commission. It is one of the main events in the transport sector during Finland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-marin-to-attend-aviation-conference-in-brussels-1020056
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11.10.2019 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications will launch negotiations to establish project companies for the one-hour Helsinki-Turku fast rail link and the Finland Railway line. The project companies would be responsible for the planning related to the projects and for its funding until the construction phase.https://lvm.fi/en/-/negotiation-groups-to-promote-large-scale-rail-projects-1021549
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21.2.2018 | The bco.fi website was set up to boost the construction of broadband connections across Finland. It gives information on fast internet connections, including the various technologies and available funding. Information is provided on access to broadband in different parts of the country and the opportunities offered by digitalisation when fast internet connections are in use.https://lvm.fi/en/-/broadbandinfo.fi-is-a-gateway-to-better-connectivity-966068
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11.9.2019 | Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin will open a high-level conference on airspace management on Thursday, 12 September 2019, in Brussels. The conference will be arranged by Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications together with the European Commission. It is one of the main events in the transport sector during Finland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/minister-marin-to-attend-aviation-conference-in-brussels
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13.2.2020 | On 12 February 2020, the Ministry of Transport and Communications invited comments on draft amendments to a decree that specify the provisions on a test model for qualifications for lorry and bus drivers. The amendment aims to remedy the shortage of heavy vehicle drivers and to ensure the provision of transport services.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/comments-invited-on-draft-decree-on-a-model-for-driver-qualifications-for-heavy-road-vehicles
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17.10.2018 | Equal support for summer and winter time Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 17.10.2018 9.45 Type: Press release The majority of Finns would like to forgo the daylight saving time practice. Opinions on whether to permanently ...https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/equal-support-for-summer-and-winter-time
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17.10.2018 | The majority of Finns would like to forgo the daylight saving time practice. Opinions on whether to permanently transition to winter time, i.e. normal time, or summer time are considerably more divided.https://lvm.fi/en/-/equal-support-for-summer-and-winter-time-986148
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21.2.2018 | The broadbandinfo.fi website was set up to boost the construction of broadband connections across Finland. It gives information on fast internet connections, including the various technologies and available funding. Information is provided on access to broadband in different parts of the country and the opportunities offered by digitalisation when fast internet connections are in use.https://lvm.fi/en/-/1410837/laajakaistainfo-fi-on-portti-parempiin-yhteyksiin
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11.10.2019 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications will launch negotiations to establish project companies for the one-hour Helsinki-Turku fast rail link and the Finland Railway line. The project companies would be responsible for the planning related to the projects and for its funding until the construction phase.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/negotiation-groups-to-promote-large-scale-rail-projects
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17.1.2019 | Minister Berner and Director-General Hololei meet in Helsinki Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 17.1.2019 9.17 Type: Press release Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will meet European Commission Director-...https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/minister-berner-and-director-general-hololei-meet-in-helsinki
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23.7.2020 | On 23 July 2020, the Government submitted a letter to Parliament regarding the proposal of the European Commission to monitor the actual fuel or energy consumption data of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/european-commission-proposes-monitoring-of-consumption-data-in-connection-with-vehicle-servicing-and-inspection
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16.9.2020 | Preparations for Finland's first 12-year national transport system plan are currently underway. It aims to add a longer-term perspective to the development of the Finnish transport system.https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-harakka-national-transport-system-plan-will-contribute-to-the-development-of-entire-finland-1229167
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28.6.2018 | How can dealings with the authorities be made more flexible? Does legislation enable or restrict the business ideas of companies? These are some of the questions for which the Government has sought solutions in the key project of streamlined legal provisions. The work done in various ministries can be seen in the daily lives of both citizens and businesses.https://lvm.fi/en/-/lighter-regulation-makes-for-an-easier-day-980365
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13.2.2020 | On 12 February 2020, the Ministry of Transport and Communications invited comments on draft amendments to a decree that specify the provisions on a test model for qualifications for lorry and bus drivers. The amendment aims to remedy the shortage of heavy vehicle drivers and to ensure the provision of transport services.https://lvm.fi/en/-/comments-invited-on-draft-decree-on-a-model-for-driver-qualifications-for-heavy-road-vehicles-1033153
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16.6.2016 | A parliamentary working group, under the leadership of its chair Arto Satonen, has reviewed the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE's funding and its role as a public service provider. The group did not discuss or take a stand on the contents of YLE's programmes.https://lvm.fi/en/-/working-group-parliamentary-consensus-on-the-duties-and-funding-of-yle
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29.8.2019 | The Government proposed on 29 August 2019 that Parliament adopt air services agreements between Finland and Kenya, Finland and Mexico and Finland and Chile. Finland has not previously concluded air services agreements with these countries.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/government-proposes-new-air-services-agreements
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7.2.2018 | The FinEst Link project published the results of the feasibility study of the Helsinki-Tallinn railway tunnel in Tallinn today, 7 February. According to the study, a tunnel connection would bring wide-ranging social and economic benefits to the cities and states in the area and to Europe overall.https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-berner-helsinki-tallinn-tunnel-could-link-the-arctic-region-with-the-heart-of-europe-via-finland-964453
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7.9.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has sent out for comments a proposal for amendments to the Act on Transport Services.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/legislative-proposal-to-require-testing-in-the-departure-country-if-the-infectious-disease-situation-so-requires
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19.10.2017 | The Finnish Government supports the proposal of the European Commission concerning free movement of data within the EU. The aim is to promote efficient utilisation of data and improve the functioning and transparency of the internal market. The Regulation does not apply to movement of data between the EU and third countries.https://lvm.fi/en/-/commission-proposal-to-remove-obstacles-to-free-flow-of-data-955353
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19.10.2017 | Commission proposal to remove obstacles to free flow of data Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 19.10.2017 13.47 Type: Press release The Finnish Government supports the proposal of the European Commission concerning free mov...https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/commission-proposal-to-remove-obstacles-to-free-flow-of-data
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31.8.2020 | On 31 August 2020, the Ministry of Transport and Communications released a summary of comments on the interim report of the working group examining how to turn the steps taken during the coronavirus crisis into a permanent digital leap forward. According to the comments, digitalisation would increase the transparency, equality and flexibility in society. In order to achieve this, cooperation is needed among the operators involved.https://lvm.fi/en/-/comment-summary-cooperation-needed-for-the-digital-leap-forward-to-become-permanent-1226381
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16.4.2020 | The Government proposes that the professional qualification requirements for lorry, bus and coach drivers set out in the Driving Licence Act and the Act on Transport Services be updated to meet the requirements in EU regulation. In this context, amendments are also proposed to the Government Decree on Professional Qualifications of Lorry, Bus and Coach Drivers.https://lvm.fi/en/-/government-proposes-amendments-to-regulation-on-professional-qualifications-in-road-transport-1165829
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20.5.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has invited comments on a proposal for a government decision relating to the derogation regulation of the European Commission adopted due to the COVID-19 epidemic. According to the proposal, Finland would introduce temporary flexibility regarding the validity of driving licences as well as certificates and licences in goods, bus and coach transport, for example.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/proposal-to-adopt-eu-derogations-regarding-driving-licences-and-goods-bus-and-coach-transport-licences
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16.11.2020 | The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will meet from 16 to 20 November. A key topic on the agenda of the virtual session is short-term measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/finland-seeks-an-ambitious-solution-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-shipping
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3.3.2020 | On 13 February 2020, central and local government authorities and Finavia Corporation reached agreement on establishing project companies for promoting the Finland Railway link and the high-speed rail link between Helsinki and Turku as well as on the financing shares of the parties involved.https://lvm.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-economic-policy-supports-large-scale-rail-projects-1033895
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1.12.2017 | On 4 December, Politico, an online newspaper, will arrange a high-level summit in Brussels, Belgium, under the theme of clean, low-carbon transport of the future. Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will be one of the key note speakers at the summit.https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-berner-to-attend-politico-s-high-level-transport-summit-958812
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1.2.2019 | Finland supports scrapping seasonal daylight saving. According to the Government's initial position during the EU negotiations, winter time will be the best option for Finland's permanent standard time.https://lvm.fi/en/-/permanent-winter-time-the-best-option-for-finland-997553
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3.3.2020 | On 13 February 2020, central and local government authorities and Finavia Corporation reached agreement on establishing project companies for promoting the Finland Railway link and the high-speed rail link between Helsinki and Turku as well as on the financing shares of the parties involved.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/ministerial-committee-on-economic-policy-supports-large-scale-rail-projects
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7.2.2018 | The FinEst Link project published the results of the feasibility study of the Helsinki-Tallinn railway tunnel in Tallinn today, 7 February. According to the study, a tunnel connection would bring wide-ranging social and economic benefits to the cities and states in the area and to Europe overall.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/minister-berner-helsinki-tallinn-tunnel-could-link-the-arctic-region-with-the-heart-of-europe-via-finland
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7.9.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has sent out for comments a proposal for amendments to the Act on Transport Services.https://lvm.fi/en/-/legislative-proposal-to-require-testing-in-the-departure-country-if-the-infectious-disease-situation-so-requires-1227959