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Immigrant Political Participation in Finland – Lessons Learned from the Info Session
Specialists in Finland representative Mr. Maksim Smirnov presenting the results of a recent survey On the 28th of September, Viite organized an info session regarding the political participation of immigrants in Finland. The background for the session are the proposed...
Immigration is an opportunity for Finland
The programme of our new government is titled "A Strong and Committed Finland". We do not fully understand what the government is referring to, as it seems to show a lack of commitment to our nation's future instead. The government has adopted unreasonable measures...
Finland is a forerunner in nuclear waste disposal
(Original Finnish text from 2019) Viite - Finnish Greens for Science and Technology visited the Posiva Onkalo in Olkiluoto on August 19th, 2019. Onkalo is the world’s first disposal site for spent nuclear fuel from civilian nuclear power plants, and it’s almost...
Punitive tariffs for Russian energy
(This text in Finnish: https://viite.fi/2022/03/24/venajan-energialle-asetettava-sanktiotullit/) Many sanctions have been set against Russia following its offensive on Ukraine, and more are on the way. Import tariffs would be one efficient way to sanction Russian...
Nuclear energy should be included in the EU sustainable finance taxonomy
Here I comment on the leaked EU Commission proposal regarding the role of nuclear energy and natural gas in the EU sustainable finance taxonomy. The taxonomy aims to inform investors on which investments in energy and other sectors are sustainable. This type of...
EU must advance the global minimum rate for corporate tax
A global minimum rate for corporate tax would decrease tax competition which is detrimental to public economies and causes inequality. European Union should support OECD, United States and others in adopting the minimum level. Multinational corporations can easily...