In its draft budget for 2011 submitted to the Ministry of Finance on May 14, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs proposes that its administrative branch be allocated a total of 1,278.3 million euros. That sum exceeds the assigned spending limits by EUR 15.7 million. The difference is mainly attributable to operating expenses for the administrative branch, membership fees and the implementation of cross-border cooperation in keeping with the current Ministry strategy.
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The European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council convened in Brussels on Monday, 26 July. These were the last Councils of Ministers meetings before the summer break, and the agenda items generating the most discussion and debate on the day were the EU’s Iran sanctions and the Western Balkans. Finland was represented at the Councils by Permanent Representative Jan Store.
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