PM to participate in Africa-Europe forum in Vienna

Prime Minister Juha Sipilä will participate in the High-Level Africa-Europe Forum to be held today and tomorrow in Vienna, Austria, said an official press release.

In Finland’s view, it is important to develop relations between the EU and Africa at a more strategic level through deeper and more broad-ranging cooperation.

Finland also considers it important to develop the EU-Africa partnership in a more balanced direction.

Finland supports increasing investments in Africa, particularly those targeted at curbing and adapting to climate change.

Finland also wishes to focus on the opportunities presented by digitalisation and the need to create new jobs, particularly for women and young people.

More profound cooperation between the continents is an essential way to mitigate the factors that force people to leave their home countries due to threats to their lives or a lack of opportunities to earn a livelihood.