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Ms Tuula HAATAINEN (Finland, SOC)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 09/10/2023

In the Assembly

  • since 09/10/2023 Substitute - Finland

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 07/12/2023 to 27/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (since 07/12/2023)
  • Alternate of Ms Mira NIEMINEN (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 09/10/2023 to 25/01/2026)

Interventions

Last speeches

29/01/2026 | 11:10:58 Madam President, Dear colleagues, I'd like to thank Mr Iulian BULAI for this balanced and well-constructed report. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Secretary General Alain BERSET for the strong and principled opinion in the New York Times last week. The rules-based world order is under serious threat, but it will perish only when we stop defending it. The status of Greenland has been settled by international law, and any decisions concerning Greenland and the Kingdom of... 28/01/2026 | 20:25:27 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2)   Dear President, Dear colleagues, We are witnessing rapid and worrying phenomenons that threaten democracy. In the morning, we discussed here how we could strengthen democracies with young people. That is why learning and practicing democracy should be a core political priority in the education system. I want to thank for this excellent report on this important issue. I want to emphasize the values behind our education systems: equal access... 02/10/2024 | 17:13:15 Mister President, dear colleagues, The abduction of Ukrainian children is a flagrant violation of human rights. I condemn in the strongest term Russia’s war crimes committed against innocent children. I totally agree with the resolution that international attention has not been sufficiently given to the topic of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian captives, despite the massive violations of international humanitarian law. Forced deportations from occupied territories are war crimes. They... 25/01/2024 | 10:45:49 Thank you, Mister Chair. Dear colleagues, A concrete and sad picture of how Russia’s brutal war has destroyed the normal lives of Ukrainian children has been drawn before us. One child lost is one too many. Because of this war, too many children have sustained permanent injury or lost their loved ones. Too many families have fallen apart and people have had to leave their homes. The educational path of millions of children and young people has been endangered. As a former Minister for... 11/10/2023 | 20:04:04 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Mr. President, dear colleagues, Thank you for this comprehensive and very topical report. Women and girls with disabilities face multiple discrimination. This happens in all the European countries, and even in Finland, my home country, which is a Nordic welfare society and where one would think that the situation is somewhat better. Sadly, this is not always the case. According to Finnish Disability Forum’s report women with disabilities are...

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