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Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union begins on 1 July and ends on 31 December 2019.
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Minister Henriksson to attend Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Justice in Strasbourg
Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson will attend the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Justice in Strasbourg on 14–15 October. At the conference, the justice ministers will discuss, among other things, how digitalisation can be utilised to promote access to justice and what kind of criminal law considerations may arise along with the introduction of new technologies.
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The Ministry of Justice prepares the fundamental provisions relating to the Constitution and the public administration. These include the laws regulating the competency of the President of the Republic, the Parliament and the Government and their relations.
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