Finnish Parliament to Debate Alleged Corruption in Government's Arena Funding Decision
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The government's top brass decided to support the Garden Helsinki project with incomplete information – or regardless of the fact that officials familiar with the project did not consider the support justified, writes political journalist Suvi Hautanen.
Next Tuesday will likely remain just a curiosity, writes HS political editor Santeri Saarinen in his analysis.
Finnish parliament to debate alleged corruption in government's arena funding decision
HELSINKI, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Finnish parliament will interrupt its summer recess next Tuesday to debate corruption allegations surrounding the government's pledge of 35 million euros (40 million U.S. dollars) in conditional support for the Garden Helsinki arena project, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said Thursday.
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SFP's Otto Andersson emphasizes that transparency and thorough impact assessments are important when Garden Helsinki is further discussed this autumn. At the same time, he defends the government's common line on the issue.
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is convening the Riksdag in the middle of the summer recess following the growing crisis surrounding the €35 million conditional state aid for the Garden Helsinki arena. A vote of confidence could follow. Speaker Jussi Halla-aho has decided that the Riksdag will meet at 12 noon on Tuesday. Orpo requested the extraordinary meeting after the opposition demanded answers about how the decision was prepared and app…
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