Substitute
Member of Parliament
Centre Party
Eduskunta
FI - 00102 - Helsinki
Finland
Working language: English
21/10/2024 - Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons PACE Migration Committee discusses importance of human rights in migration management at Ljubljana meeting 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
29/01/2025 | 18:49:41 Thank you Mister Chair, Demographics are one of the biggest challenges facing our European societies. Ageing slows economic growth and diminishes the vitality of our continent as the working-age population decreases. The elderly deserve human care, but with this trend, there won't be enough workforce to provide it. Encouraging birth rates and supporting young families are key to addressing the demographic challenge. Immigration is often offered as an easy turnkey solution to demographic... 28/01/2025 | 19:39:44 Chair, These private military and security companies pose major challenges in terms of human rights transparency and accountability. Their activities, which are often poorly supervised, compromise the legitimate monopoly of states on the use of force and expose populations to unacceptable abuses. The resolution before us therefore responds to an urgent need. It aims to fill the legal vacuum in which these companies operate and sets out clear rules to govern their activities. This is an... 01/10/2024 | 16:02:23 Thank you, Mister President, dear colleagues. First I want to thank our rapporteurs, Lord Simon RUSSELL and Mr Julian PAHLKE, for their excellent work on these sensitive questions. On behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, I must say how unfortunate it is that so often in this Assembly we talk about and consider consequences, because that means that we are already too late. A dead human being in the Mediterranean is somebody's beloved daughter, son, husband, sister or a... 25/06/2024 | 18:59:42 Madam President, Dear colleagues, I want to congratulate the rapporteur, Ms Stephanie KRISPER, for a timely and important Report. As the number of people seeking asylum in Europe is ever-growing, asylum seekers are increasingly being used as means of hybrid tactics at many European borders. The current situation reflects Europe’s failure to take effective measures to deal with immigration and asylum. We could do much better than to just respond to crises. That’s why I would like to underline... 16/04/2024 | 16:23:51 Mister Chairman, Ladies and gentlemen, Today we are dealing with a very important and topical report. I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Lulzim BASHA, for his excellent work on supporting the reconstruction of Ukraine. The Council of Europe has acted decisively since Russia launched its brutal war of aggression against Ukraine and its people in 2022. The war has caused the loss of many innocent lives, but has also caused extensive damage to Ukraine's private and public...
17/12/2018 | Doc. 14780 | Report Public service media in the context of disinformation and propaganda
30/01/2025 | Doc. 16110 | Motion for a resolution Protecting ethnic and religious diversity in Syria 02/07/2024 | Doc. 15970 | Written declaration For the release of the hostages held in Gaza 25/06/2024 | Doc. 16015 | Motion for a resolution Bürgenstock summit on peace in Ukraine: paving the way 16/04/2024 | Doc. 15970 | Written declaration For the release of the hostages held in Gaza 15/04/2024 | Doc. 15963 | Motion for a resolution A shared European approach to address migrant smuggling
30/01/2025 | Doc. 16102, vote on the draft text for opinion Opinion on a draft convention for the protection of the profession of lawyer 30/01/2025 | Doc. 16105, vote on the draft text for resolution The urgent need for free and fair elections in Belarus 30/01/2025 | Doc. 16106, vote on the draft text for resolution European commitment to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine 29/01/2025 | Doc. 16090, vote on the draft text for recommendation Multiperspectivity in remembrance and history education for democratic citizenship 29/01/2025 | Doc. 16090, vote on the draft text for resolution Multiperspectivity in remembrance and history education for democratic citizenship