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Finland proposed Romania to take over the upcoming EU Council presidency for the first half of 2019, in the context of political turmoil in the country, but the offer was rejected by authorities in Bucharest, according to Finnish PM Juha Sipila.

Finnish authorities warned the population in capital city Helsinki of ethnic Roma pickpockets from Romania and Poland, stressing they mainly operate in April, May, and throughout the summer season, Helsingin Sanomat informed Tuesday.