Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä proposes that Finland and Sweden prepare a joint industrial strategy to promote a green transition. According to Lintilä, the discussions could start at a summit next year, which would bring together the countries’ top politicians and industrial and business leaders.

On Tuesday 6 October 2020, the EU energy ministers will hold an informal video conference meeting to discuss the Union’s more stringent emissions reduction and energy targets for 2030. The meeting is based on the Commission’s communications on 17 September that the emission reduction target will be raised to at least 55% compared to 1990 levels and its assessments of the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP). Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä will represent Finland at the meeting.

Finland has submitted a long-term strategy to the European Commission describing emission reduction scenarios and related impact assessments until 2050. The scenarios are based on the goal of achieving carbon neutrality in 2035.

The ministers responsible for space policy in the European Space Agency (ESA) Member States met in Seville, Spain, on 27-28 November to decide on the priorities of the Agency’s strategy and programmes for the coming years.