Mr Lipponen was himself accused of being less than candid in his handling of the matter.

ECONOMIST: Finland

Berlusconi and his counterpart Paavo Lipponen ultimately decided to split the plate, as it were, opting in March to put a branch of the agency in both places.

FORBES: Food Feuds

Just last week, while Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb was shuttling between Moscow and Tbilisi in his capacity as chairman of the OSCE, Nord Stream announced the hiring of former Finnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen.

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