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Finnish parliament backs EU €800bn recovery plan
By EUobserver
Finland's parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of the EU's €800bn Covid-19 recovery plan, which required a two-thirds majority in parliament. The vote had been delayed by a week after the nationalist and eurosceptic Finns party prolonged the parliament debate by filibustering. Last month the parliament's constitutional law committee ruled the legislation required a two-thirds majority to pass - which prompted the centre-left government to seek support from opposition parties.