D) The President of the Republic
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TASK 1
1) Study the duties of the President of Finland listed on the attached link (above). Click the duties on the list and you will find more detailed knowledge on the content of the certain duty.
2) Choose three the most significant duties. Give arguments for your choice.
2) Choose three the most significant duties. Give arguments for your choice.
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TASK 2
"Finland’s President Can Hold His Own With Both Putin and Trump”
1) Click the title and read the attached article from an American news publication Foreign Policy (published on 20 September 2020).
Focus esp. on there:
• How Niinistö’s international role is been introduced and assessed on the text?
• Successess on diplomacy?
• What are the basic principles of Finnish Foreign policy?
2) Discuss with your team on this question:
• To what extent is it arguable to state that both international community and Finnish citizens profit from active diplomacy of Finland?
Make references to the article while discussing!
Focus esp. on there:
• How Niinistö’s international role is been introduced and assessed on the text?
• Successess on diplomacy?
• What are the basic principles of Finnish Foreign policy?
2) Discuss with your team on this question:
• To what extent is it arguable to state that both international community and Finnish citizens profit from active diplomacy of Finland?
Make references to the article while discussing!
HOME WORK: TASK 3
Prepare yourself to be ready to have a debate on the statement: ”There is no need for presidential institution in Finland”?
> What could be aguments for and against? Consider both from perspectives of domestic and international affairs.
> What could be aguments for and against? Consider both from perspectives of domestic and international affairs.
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TASK 4
You are working as President’s press chief. Write a press release (ca. 150 words) for the foreign press on President Niinistö’s New Year’s Speech on 1 January 2021 (Could be found on the official websites attached above.)
Start by extracting the main points of the speech.
Start by extracting the main points of the speech.
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