Tarja Halonen

Tarja Halonen Receives the Swedbank Baltic Sea Award

Regulatory News: The President of Finland, Tarja Halonen, has been honored with the Swedbank (STO:SWEDA) (LSE:SWK) (OSE:SWDBF) Baltic Sea Award 2008. The award was handed over by the CEO of Swedbank Jan Lidén at a gala dinner...

EU fundamental for Ireland, says Cowen

Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said the EU is fundamental to the economic and social development of Ireland. He said specific issues which arose during the Lisbon Treaty referendum must be addressed. Speaking in Stockholm this...

Kidman campaigns to end violence against women

Actress Nicole Kidman, who says her other job as a U.N. goodwill ambassador gives meaning to her life, announced Tuesday that more than 5 million world leaders and ordinary people joined a campaign to fight violence against women.

Cowen set for Lisbon Treaty tour

Mr Cowen will depart for Sweden and Finland on Thursday, where he will hold talks with Prime Ministers Fredrik Reinfeldt and Matti Vanhanen ahead of December’s European Council. A government spokesman said the Taoiseach will...

European countries top places for women to live

22-Nov-2008

Female empowerment is embraced more today than any other time in world history. And in the global push for gender equality in everything from business to politics, education to health, it's Europe that has made the greatest...

Berlusconi 'plays hide and seek' with German chancellor

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appeared to be playing "hide and seek" before greeting his guest - German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Mr Berlusconi, 72, who is famous for his practical jokes, hid behind a large column...

UN conference on culture of peace kicks off

The two-day UN conference on culture of peace kicked off at the United Nations headquarters Wednesday, with President of the UN General Assembly Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann calling for morals and ethics in all human activity....

Kuwait Amir meets Finnish president

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received here Wednesday Finnish President Tarja Halonen. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief of National Guard Sheikh Mishaal...

UN conference focuses on culture of peace

New York - The two-day UN conference on culture of peace kicked off on Wednesday, with President of the UN General Assembly Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann calling for morals and ethics in all human activity. "Our world is...

Mozambique: Guebuza on Dialogue With Finland

Posted to the web 10 November 2008 Helsinki Mozambican President Armando Guebuza said on Thursday in Helsinki that increased Finnish support to the Mozambican state budget in coming years will depend on dialogue between the two...

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