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...Centre party officials point to the presence of Olli Rehn, a former European Commissioner tipped for a top ministerial role, and Matti Vanhanen, the party’s last prime minister, among new MPs as a sign of...
...They include former prime ministers Esko Aho and Matti Vanhanen, while Olli Rehn, a former EU commissioner, is tipped for a senior ministerial role....
...One of the few centrists to back the plan, ex-Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen, saw his party trounced in recent national elections....
...Mari Kiviniemi is expected to take over as premier this week following Matti Vanhanen, who stepped down last Friday after seven years at the helm of the Nordic country....
...The decision marked an early success for Mari Kiviniemi, prime minister, who took over from Matti Vanhanen last week....
...Matti Vanhanen, prime minister, acknowledged that treaty changes would be “very sensitive” so soon after the EU’s latest rule book came into force last year after nearly a decade of gruelling debate....
...Ms Merkel was warmly supported by Jan Peter Balkenende and Matti Vanhanen, the Dutch and Finnish premiers....
...Finnish PM: Europe will need to raise taxes in harmony Matti Vanhanen, prime minister of Finland, writes that after the recession, we will have to reduce elevated public debt-to-GDP ratios if we are to cope...
...Vanhanen, the Finnish premier, promised to soon give the go-ahead to Russia’s Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, AP reported....
...In speech to his Centre Party in the Finnish town of Tampere on Thursday, Matti Vanhanen said the package would be financed mainly with higher taxes and spent on infrastructure, research and development,...
...Mr Putin and Matti Vanhanen, his Finnish counterpart, discussed the North Stream project during talks on Wednesday in Helsinki....
...“We have experienced a tragic day,” Matti Vanhanen, the prime minister, told a news conference in Helsinki....
...That remark has sparked the worst political scandal to grip the country in years, putting increasing pressure on Matti Vanhanen, prime minister, who now faces calls for early elections....
...So, too, is Matti Vanhanen, Finland’s centrist prime minister....
...Matti Vanhanen, Finnish prime minister, vowed this week to block a deal on the siting of the European Union bodies covering areas from satellites to police training – until he resolves a battle with Italy...
...Vanhanen, the prime minister....
...But after his party’s unexpected strong performance – the National Coalition pushed the Social Democrats into second place and came within a seat of matching the Centre party of Matti Vanhanen, prime minister...
...He said the coalition government of Matti Vanhanen, prime minister, needed to “be responsible in taxation policy” but added that tax cuts, which had been promised during the election campaign, would be made...
...Tax reduction, increased spending and debt reduction form part of an ambitious agenda set out by Matti Vanhanen, Finland’s prime minsiter, ahead of parliamentary elections next month....
...These factors took Mr Katainen to within one vote of beating Matti Vanhanen, the prime minister and leader of the Centre Party....
...Matti Vanhanen, the youthful Finnish premier, was adamant the commitment to competition should not simply be scrapped....
...Energy is a very important issue for the Finnish presidency,” said a spokeswoman for Matti Vanhanen, prime minister....
...Matti Vanhanen, Finland's premier will tackle Mr Putin on Russia's tough treatment of Georgia after a spying dispute and over the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaja....
...“The EU condemns the loss of lives caused by disproportionate use of force by the Israeli Defence Forces and the humanitarian crisis it has aggravated,” Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen, whose country...
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