Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen (PS) attended a plenary session in parliament on 4 October 2023. Rantanen on Tuesday represented Finland at a meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, where Nordic ministers agreed on three initiatives to address what, she said, has been a stone in the shoe: the returns of immigrants. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto – Lehtikuva)
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NORDIC MINISTERS have agreed to deepen co-operation on the returns of immigrants at a meeting organised in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday, 31 October.
“All Nordic countries are now headed in the same direction in terms of policy and have a shared situational picture, so it’s an opportune time to deepen co-operation,” Finnish Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen (PS) was quoted saying after the meeting by Helsingin Sanomat.
She viewed that returns have been a “stone in the shoe” for Finland, the Nordics and Europe.
Their security implications, meanwhile, have garnered further attention following recent events in Europe, specifically the killing of two Swedish football fans in Brussels, Belgium, on 16 October. The gunman was residing illegally in Belgium.
The ministers agreed on three immigration-related initiatives, according to Helsingin Sanomat: to promote voluntary returns in co-operation with
Source: www.helsinkitimes.fi
