FINROSFORUM

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FINROSFORUM  //  The Finnish-Russian Civic Forum strives to promote cooperation between the peoples of Finland and Russia by supporting civic initiatives for democracy, human rights, and freedom of speech.

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Aug 24 / 3:24am

The Sarko-Puto Pact

by Kerkko Paananen

The European Union should join Russia in creating a counterbalance to the US, Chinese, and Indian economies, Jean-Pierre Thomas, special representative of the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, on French-Russian business relations, said. Speaking in an interview with Russia's Vedomosti daily, Mr Thomas said President Sarkozy would present a report in autumn 2011 that would include a plan on creating a common economic area between Russia and France.

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Filed under  //  Caucasus   EU   France   Medvedev   Putin   Russia   SPIEF   Sarkozy   Thales   Vedomosti  
 
Mar 2 / 12:51am

FINROSFORUM Appealed in Defence of Khimki Forest

by Kerkko Paananen

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FINROSFORUM board members Mikael Storsjö (left), Kerkko Paananen, and Ville Ropponen.
(Photo: Jouko Kämäräinen.)

The Finnish-Russian Civic Forum (FINROSFORUM) conveyed an appeal in support of the campaign to defend Khimki Forest, near Moscow, to the French Embassy in Helsinki on 1 March 2011. At the same time, the Movement to Defend Khimki Forest (EcoOborona) delivered its appeal to the office of the French construction group, Vinci, in Moscow. Below, the text of FINROSFORUM's appeal to the French Ambassador in Finland:

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Filed under  //  CSR   Environment   FINROSFORUM   France   Helsinki   Khimki   Moscow   Russia   Vinci  
 
Dec 9 / 6:34am

Death knell for Khimki forest

by Kerkko Paananen


The battle for Khimki forest seems to have been lost with the controversial highway set to get the green light to slice through the green oasis. A formal announcement giving the go-ahead to the Moscow-St Petersburg toll road is expected later on Thursday when President Dmitry Medvedev meets French Prime Minister Francois Fillon.

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Filed under  //  France   Khimki   Medvedev   Moscow   Russia   Vinci