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Governance & competent states

Dawn 15 Apr 2024
They measure six dimensions of governance — voice and accountability, political stability and absence of violence/ terrorism, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law and control of corruption.
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German lawmakers approve bill on altering name, gender in files

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 14 Apr 2024
The "self-determination law," one of several social reforms that Chancellor Olaf Scholz's liberal-leaning coalition government pledged when it took office in late 2021, is set to take effect on Nov.
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Germany making it easier for people to legally change their name, gender

Voa News 14 Apr 2024
The "self-determination law," one of several social reforms that Chancellor Olaf Scholz's liberal-leaning coalition government pledged when it took office in late 2021, is set to take effect on November 1.
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Reporter's notebook: Finland, happiness, saunas, NATO and the threat from Russia

Usatoday 13 Apr 2024
Guns laws, mental health and criminal responsibility in Finland have also been in the spotlight recently after a 12-year-old boy killed another child and injured two more in a school shooting in a city north of Helsinki.
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German parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their name and gender

Delta Democrat-Times 13 Apr 2024
The “self-determination law,” one of several social reforms that Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s liberal-leaning coalition government pledged when it took office in late 2021, is set to take effect on Nov.
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Firefox Gold Welcomes Mr. Robb McNaughton to Its Board of Directors and Retains Agentis Capital ...

ACCESSWIRE 11 Apr 2024
The Company has been exploring for gold in Finland since 2017 where it holds a large portfolio of prospective ground ... Having a strong mining law and long mining tradition, Finland remains underexplored for gold.
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Finland prepares new deportation law amid Russian ‘threat’

Anadolu Agency 08 Apr 2024
The Finnish government is preparing a deportation law that would prevent those attempting to cross the border from seeking asylum ... Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) border with Russia and has eight official border crossings.
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Finland extends closure of crossing stations on Russian border until further notice

Jurist 05 Apr 2024
The Ministry of Interior of Finland is also preparing a draft law listing the circumstances under which Finland could limit the acceptance of asylum seekers in certain areas to combat instrumentalized immigration.
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Finland will keep its border with Russia closed until further notice over migration concerns

Wtop 04 Apr 2024
The vast majority of them have sought asylum in Finland, a European Union member state with a population of 5.6 million ... All eight Finland-Russia land border crossing points for people have been closed since Dec.
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Finland extends border closure with Russia indefinitely

Anadolu Agency 04 Apr 2024
Finland decided to extend the closure of its border with Russia until further notice, Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said Thursday ... instrumentalized against Finland," the minister expressed.
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Finnish school shooting kills 12-year-old

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 03 Apr 2024
Following the school shootings in 2007 and 2008, Finland tightened its gun laws by raising the minimum age for firearms ownership and giving police greater powers to make background checks on individuals applying for a gun license.
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A 12-year-old student opens fire at a school in Finland, killing 1 and wounding 2 others

West Hawaii Today 03 Apr 2024
Following the school shootings in 2007 and 2008, Finland tightened its gun laws by raising the minimum age for firearms ownership and giving police greater powers to make background checks on individuals applying for a gun license.
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Mourners gather outside a Finnish school where a shooter killed a 12-year-old and wounded 2 others

San Francisco Chronicle 03 Apr 2024
Following shootings in 2007 and in 2008, Finland tightened its gun laws by raising the minimum age for firearms ownership and giving ...
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Mourners gather outside Finnish school shooter killed one 12-year-old and wounded 2 others

Beaumont Enterprise 03 Apr 2024
Following shootings in 2007 and in 2008, Finland tightened its gun laws by raising the minimum age for firearms ownership and giving ...
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