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Finnish non-aligned status up for debate (Photo: European Commission)

Finnish neutrality debate heats up as Baltics join NATO

As NATO surveillance fighter jets from the Belgian air force landed in northern Lithuania on Monday afternoon to mark the three Baltic countries' membership of the Alliance, the debate in neighbouring Finland is heating up as to whether the country should retain its traditional neutrality.

The head of a parliamentary committee on foreign affairs from the Social Democrat party, Liisa Jaakonsaari, has proposed that F...

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Finnish non-aligned status up for debate (Photo: European Commission)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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