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The EU stimulus fund faces stiff opposition from the Finns Party.
Finns Party MPs have sought to prevent or delay the vote on the EU s Covid recovery plan.
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Finland s parliament held a fourth day of debate on the EU budget and stimulus package on Friday, as a Finns Party filibuster continued and parliamentary authorities scrambled to deal with procedural obstructions.
The start of the day s session was delayed twice as the parliament s speaker and deputy speakers convened to decide what to vote on: a Finns Party motion to adjourn the debate until June, or a Finns Party motion to have the constitutional law committee rule on the speaker s actions.