Unit for Eastern Europe

The Unit handles issues related to the following countries:

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

The Unit is responsible for the following issues:

1) political, trade policy, commercial, economic and development cooperation issues related to the bilateral relations between Finland and the countries within the unit’s remit and to EU external relations and multilateral institutions;

2) performance guidance of Finnish missions in the countries within the unit’s remit and support from the Ministry’s other departments for matters related to the region; and

3) national coordination and preparation of the EU’s Eastern Partnership policy and participation in EU activities.

1) political, trade policy, commercial, economic and development cooperation issues related to the bilateral relations between Finland and the countries within the unit’s remit and to EU external relations and multilateral institutions;

2) performance guidance of Finnish missions in the countries within the unit’s remit and support from the Ministry’s other departments for matters related to the region; and

3) national coordination and preparation of the EU’s Eastern Partnership policy and participation in EU activities