Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen Speech at dinner for Brussels correspondents 26.6.2019
(WorldNews Finland)

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Dear representatives of the Brussels press, dear friends On my behalf, a warm welcome to Finland and to this dinner. You have heard today our Prime Minister, Mr. Antti Rinne, present the programme of the Finnish Presidency. This is a good time to speak about Europe - our surveys show that the EU is more popular than ever. The European elections were not the triumph of anti-EU parties that many either waited or feared. We even had an increase in the turnout for the elections, which can be seen as a turning point. I have been in politics for almost whole my adult life and I do not remember another time EU having such a positive image among voters. This is an opportunity...