Finnish Parliament Recalled to Debate Garden Helsinki Funding
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has recalled parliament from its summer recess to debate allegations surrounding the funding of the Garden Helsinki project. Opposition parties had also called for the extraordinary session to address concerns about the project's financial transparency.
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Orpo calls for Finnish MPs to break off summer recess to debate Garden Helsinki allegations
Parliamentary speaker Jussi Halla-aho (Finns) says there are "extremely serious" questions around the PM's decision to award €35m to a party colleague's sports venture.
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Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has asked Speaker of Parliament Jussi Halla-aho to recall MPs from their summer recess so the government faces questions and a confidence vote over €35 million in conditional state support for the Garden Helsinki arena project. The government plans to submit a formal statement to parliament on Tuesday, 21 July.
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