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European Commission The European Commission proposes new legislation to the Council and the European Parliament. Its preparatory work is based on an annual work programme. For major issues, the Commission often drafts a so-called Green Paper or a ...https://mmm.fi/en/eu-and-international-affairs/decision-making-in-eu/european-commission
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European Parliament The European Parliament is the world’s largest multinational parliament. It has 751 elected members who are grouped by political affiliation. Currently, there are seven political groups and some non-attached members in the Parl...https://mmm.fi/en/eu-and-international-affairs/decision-making-in-eu/european-parliament
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European Council The European Council defines the EU’s overall political direction and priorities. The European Council stimulates the development of the Union and defines its general political agenda and priorities, but it is not one of the EU’s ...https://mmm.fi/en/eu-and-international-affairs/decision-making-in-eu/european-council
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Council of the European union Under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Council and the European Parliament jointly decide on the rules of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in accordance with the codecision procedure...https://mmm.fi/en/eu-and-international-affairs/decision-making-in-eu/council-of-the-european-union1
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26.1.2026 | Finland will join as a founding member to the new European Digital Infrastructure Consortium for the agriculture and food sectors (Agri-Food EDIC) that aims to strengthen the EU-level digital and data infrastructure in these sectors. The consortium offers a platform to the Member States for advancing multinational digital projects, enables joint investments in the digital infrastructure and promo...https://mmm.fi/en/-/finland-to-join-european-digital-infrastructure-consortium-for-agri-food
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Decision-making in the EU Under Article 43 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, decides on the rules of the common agricultural policy (CAP) jointly with the European Parlia...https://mmm.fi/en/eu-and-international-affairs/decision-making-in-eu
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fi sv en Food information, origin labelling and health and nutrition claims Consumers make their own choices and need sufficient and correct information to support their decisions. Food labelling gives consumers information about the ingredients, ...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/food/food-information-and-health-and-nutrition-claims
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fi sv en Genetically modified and novel foods Novel foods Novel foods mean foods which have not been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the EU before the date of application of the first Novel Foods Regulation, that is, 15 M...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/food/genetically-modified-and-novel-foods
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EU adaptation policy The European Commission adopted the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change in February 2021. The strategy sets out how the EU will prepare for climate change and adapt to it, and how the EU will become climate resilie...https://mmm.fi/en/nature-and-climate/climate-change-adaptation/eu-adaptation-policy
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EU’s bilateral free trade agreements The European Union has bilateral free trade agreements (FTA) with many countries. It is also currently negotiating several new agreements. The scope of the agreements varies, but particularly the more recent tr...https://mmm.fi/en/eu-s-bilateral-free-trade-agreements
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Forest Reproductive Material and Forest Tree Breeding Suitable origin and good quality of forest reproductive material are essential in forest regeneration. Forest tree seedlings and seeds sold must be healthy and meet the quality criteria set for...https://mmm.fi/en/forests/forestry/forest-reproductive-material-and-forest-tree-breeding
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Support for agriculture The agricultural support system consists of several support instruments. Based on the source of funding, the different forms of support can be divided into fully EU-funded direct payments, partly EU-funded support paid thro...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/policy/support-for-agriculture
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International research collaboration It is important for Finland to be connected to international research networks. Developments in the EU’s research and innovation policies, in particular, have a major impact on Finnish research activities and t...https://mmm.fi/en/research-and-development/international-research-collaboration
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Agricultural support The agricultural support system consists of several support instruments. Based on the source of funding, the different forms of support can be divided into fully EU-funded direct payments, partly EU-funded rural development su...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/support-and-aid/agricultural-support
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Committees The Council has given the European Commission certain implementation duties in connection with the common agricultural policy (CAP). Implementation takes place in close collaboration with national experts. For this purpose, different co...https://mmm.fi/en/eu-and-international-affairs/decision-making-in-eu/committees
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IUU-fishing Preventing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing The Council and Commission regulations establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing became applicable in the EU Membe...https://mmm.fi/en/iuu-fishing
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Forests in the EU’s biodiversity policy Many legal instruments and other initiatives of the EU have impacts on the forest sector The Treaties of the European Union do not include a common forest policy. However, matters related to forests are cont...https://mmm.fi/en/forests/international-cooperation-eu/forests-in-the-eu-s-biodiversity-policy
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Land use sector as part of the EU’s climate objectives In the EU, the emissions and removals of the land use sector are considered on the basis of the LULUCF Regulations. The Regulations determine how the emissions and removals of land use, land u...https://mmm.fi/en/nature-and-climate/eu-energy-and-climate-policy/lulucf
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fi sv en Food improvement agents (additives, flavourings and enzymes) Food improvement agents (FIA) include food additives, flavourings and enzymes. Apart from certain flavouring types, the European Food Safety Authority EFSA assesses the safety o...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/food/food-improvement-agents
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6.5.2025 | The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the European Commission disagree on the interpretations concerning scientific salmon fishery and the deduction in the salmon quota by the European Commission. By the transfer of quotas that has now been made, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ensures that coastal fishers will not suffer from the unfounded deduction in Finland’s salmon quota by the European Commission.https://mmm.fi/en/-/ministry-of-agriculture-and-forestry-responds-to-unfounded-deduction-in-salmon-quota-by-european-commission