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Jyrki Katainen , Chairman of Sitra and former Vice-President of the European Commission, emphasizes the importance of the European Green Deal in accelerating Europe's green transition amid a worsening ecological crisis. Katainen states: "The next European Commission should adopt an ambitious action plan to make Europe a pioneer in the use of innovation and markets to preserve biodiversity. We need European Green Development 2.0." To make this happen, Sitra proposes the implementation of "Green Deal 2.0", which values ​​nature in the decision-making processes of governments, companies and consumers. Achieving this goal requires the visibility of the value of nature and the inclusion of nature aspects in key policies. One of the key recommendations is that the EU raises its goals in natural capital accounting by quickly and comprehensively introducing a complete international reference framework for ecosystem accounting. In this way, mone...

The nearly two-decade-old murder mystery is still one of the most prominent court cases in Finland's recent history. https://nord.news/2023/05/30/supreme-court-most-of-the-material-of-the-anneli-auer-case-will-be-kept-under-seal/?feed_id=30890

Finland plans to eventually build a fence that will cover a total of approximately 200 kilometers of sections of the 1,300 kilometer long Russian border. https://nord.news/2023/05/30/the-test-fence-on-the-border-between-finland-and-russia-is-being-completed-a-month-behind-schedule/?feed_id=30876

The LGBTQ+ organization was previously unwilling to partner with the NCP and Center because the parties' MPs voted on changes to Finland's Transgender Act earlier this year. https://nord.news/2023/05/30/helsinki-pride-invitation-ncp-centers-youth-wing-after-the-appetizer/?feed_id=30869

The new 25-point scale means passengers can get a good deal if they book in advance, but same-day departures at peak times can cost more than the price of a flight on the same route. https://nord.news/2023/05/30/vr-updates-the-prices-of-long-distance-train-tickets/?feed_id=30862

The Defense Forces Staff has proposed raising the age limit for reservists to 65 years from the current 60 for officers and 50 for conscripts. https://nord.news/2023/05/30/hs-the-defense-forces-proposes-raising-the-upper-age-limit-for-the-reserve/?feed_id=30855

The four parties negotiating Finland's next government may have weathered the storm of climate and immigration politics, but there is still a challenging road ahead. https://nord.news/2023/05/30/tuesdays-papers-koomoustus-places-haavistos-favorite-of-the-president-rammsteins-accusations/?feed_id=30848

BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System: Currency unit Central parity rate in yuan US Dollar 100,708.18 Euro 100,758.36 Japanese Yen 100 5.0419 Hong Kong Dollar 100 90.469 British Pounds 100,874.79 Australian Dollar 100,462.73 New Zealand Dollar 100,428.34 Singapore Dollar 100,523.09 Swiss francs 100,783.02 Canadian Dollars 100,520.82 Malaysian Ringgit 65,024,100 Rubles 1,133.30 100 rubles Rand 277.73 100 Korean Won 18,681,100 UAE dirham 51.857 100 Saudi Riyal 52,961,100 Hungarian forint 4,898.07,100 Polish zlotys 59,583 100 Danish kroner 98.22 100 Swedish kronor 152.80 100 Norwegian kroner 156.80 100 Turkish lira 284.583 100 Mexican peso 248.54 100 Thai baht 490.44 100 The central rate of the yu...

NEW YORK, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rose slightly in late trade Monday on improved risk appetite following the announcement of the U.S. debt ceiling deal. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.06 percent to 104.2663 in late trade. The White House and House Republicans struck a deal on the federal government's debt ceiling over the weekend, lending support to the US dollar against the euro. The decline in US credit default swaps (CDS) in the near term indicates less concern about a US debt default, which could strengthen the US dollar and put downward pressure on the euro's exchange rate against the US dollar, said James Hyerczyk, senior market. analyst with market intelligence provider FX Empire. Still, the US dollar weakened against most other major currencies as risk appetite improved. Thin trading over the US Memorial Day weekend led to narrow fluctuations in major currency pairs on Monday. ...

The salaries of senior civil servants will increase from 1 July from 6 to 6.3 percent. Prime Minister's salary to increase by 156,000 ISK. Vilhjálmur Birgisson, president of the Trade Union Association, strongly criticizes the fact that civil servants' salaries will not increase by the same amounts as agreed in the public market. This percentage increase in salary will apply to members of parliament, ministers, judges and […] https://nord.news/2023/05/29/the-salaries-of-civil-servants-will-increase-by-up-to-156000-isk/?feed_id=30806