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Mr Petri HONKONEN

Photo member

Representative
Member of Parliament
Centre Party

Eduskunta
FI - 00102 - Helsinki
Finland

petri.honkonen@parliament.fi

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2020 , 2019 , 2018

Latest news

23/01/2019 - Session Public service media can counteract information disorder 07/12/2018 - Culture, Science, Education and Media Public service media can counteract information disorder

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe since 22/06/2015

In the Assembly

  • since 24/06/2019 Representative-Finland
  • from 22/06/2015 to 23/06/2019 Substitute-Finland

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

  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 24/06/2019)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 24/06/2019)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (since 28/01/2020)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 25/01/2018 to 23/06/2019)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 26/01/2017 to 24/01/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 30/09/2015 to 23/06/2019)
  • Alternate of Mr Sinuhe WALLINHEIMO (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 22/06/2015 to 23/06/2019)

Interventions

Last speeches

28/01/2020 | 17:14:14 Thank you, Madam President. On behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group, let me start by congratulating our esteemed colleague, Lord George FOULKES, for this excellent and timely report. Journalism is an indispensable fourth pillar in Montesquieu’s separation of powers. It plays an essential role in democratic societies as it questions decision-making, reveals wrongdoings and presents us with sometimes also inconvenient facts. A free and functioning media is the only... 23/01/2019 | 16:44:30 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, I thank you all for your comments and views. First, I intend to underline the importance of countering this information disorder and propaganda in all countries, in all Member States and in all societies. The speech by our Polish colleague, Mr Krzysztof TRUSKOLASKI, reminds us all of how important these reports and recommendations are, given the situation in Europe at the moment. Broadcast news – be it the media, public or private – is under... 23/01/2019 | 10:14:44 It is my privilege and honour to present this report in our Assembly. As has been stated by previous speakers, media freedom is a precondition for free democratic societies and free and fair elections, as well as an enabler of freedom of speech and thought. This topic is particularly relevant for me personally. Finland will have general elections in April this year and, as a politician – as we all are – I will be depending on media for coverage but at the same time will be much scrutinised by...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

17/12/2018 | Doc. 14780 | Report Public service media in the context of disinformation and propaganda

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

31/01/2020 | Doc. 15061 | Written declaration Defend the rights of Julian Assange and the freedom of the press 09/01/2020 | Doc. 15030 | Motion for a resolution Stopping harassment of women and men speaking out for the right to abort 23/03/2018 | Doc. 14517 | Motion for a resolution New forms of public debate on the ethical aspects of rapid advances in science and technology 23/03/2018 | Doc. 14518 | Motion for a resolution Time to act: Europe’s political response to fighting the manipulation of sports competitions 24/01/2018 | Doc. 14486 | Motion for a resolution Teachers as agents for change and the fight against corruption

Votes on adopted texts

29/01/2020 | Doc. 15015, vote on the draft text for resolution The protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace 29/01/2020 | Doc. 15015, vote on the draft text for recommendation The protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace 28/01/2020 | Doc. 15025, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland 28/01/2020 | Doc. 15021, vote on the draft text for resolution Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe 28/01/2020 | Doc. 15021, vote on the draft text for recommendation Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe