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Ms Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (Finland, SOC)

Photo member

Representative
Member of Parliament
Social Democratic Party

Eduskunta
FI - 00102 - Helsinki
Finland

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2025 , 2024

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 03/02/2025
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 30/09/2024 to 02/02/2025

In the Assembly

  • since 30/09/2024 Representative - Finland

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

  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (since 27/01/2025)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (since 27/01/2025)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 04/10/2024)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 30/09/2024)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 30/09/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (since 28/01/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Minna REIJONEN (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 30/09/2024)

Interventions

Last speeches

30/01/2025 | 12:08:50 Thank you, President. Dear colleagues, it is an honour to present you this urgent report on the European commitment to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. In a rapidly evolving geopolitical situation, Ukraine needs us more than ever. The full-scale war has been going on for nearly three years, but Ukraine has been under attack for 11 years, and we hope peace is on the horizon, but not at any cost. We are standing in the critical juncture for Ukraine and Europe and I want to underline that... 03/10/2024 | 10:32:51 Mister President, dear colleagues, Clear blue sky above the yellow grain field, those are the colours of the Ukrainian flag, and this is a story of Ukrainian grain. In 1932 and 33 the great famine of Ukraine, known as Holodomor, claims the lives of estimated at least 4 million people. Holodomor in English is "death by hunger". The great famine was intentional and targeted. In 1932 the Kremlin decided how much grain would be obtained and exported from Ukraine. Stalin dismissed all concerns... 02/10/2024 | 16:59:46 Mister President, dear colleagues, I start by underlining our repeated message of undivided support for Ukraine in the fight for its independence and territorial integrity against the unprovoked hostile war by Russia. I thank the rapporteur for this report, as there is still much to work on for missing persons, prisoners of war and Ukrainain civilians in Russian captivity. This week here in Strasbourg, we have met, talked, seen pictures and have seen proof of young Ukrainians who have been... 01/10/2024 | 13:03:32 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Mr President, dear colleagues, I think that this excellent report by Mr Schennach raises an important question: how do we fight propaganda without resorting to censorship? In the digital era when anyone can say anything and reach large audiences without ever having to face counter arguments it is easy to dismiss critique as censorship or as a restriction of freedom of expression. Social media and their algorithms bring new dimensions to the...

Activities