The EU Foreign Affairs Council will meet in Luxembourg on 17 October. Finland's representative at the meeting will be Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Secretariat of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen, promote, and develop cooperation on aviation facilitation and border integrity issues—two of the key components for governments to fulfill their national security responsibilities.

Young people who travel to conflict zones in Syria have very diverse social profiles. Also the reasons for travelling to conflict zones vary. A study published today shows that social exclusion is not necessarily the most important reason for travelling to conflict zones. The research was carried out by the Centre for Research on Ethnic Relations and Nationalism (CEREN) at the Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki, as part of the implementation of the Government’s 2015 plan for analysis, assessment and research.