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Merja Mäkisalo-RopponenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 20/2022 vpPassed
Establishing a UNICEF office in Finland
An innovation office of the UN children's fund UNICEF will be established in Finland. The agreement confirms the official status and privileges of the office and its staff in Finland.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No vote recorded19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2022 vpPassed
Strengthening investment protection with Singapore
Finland will bring into force the Investment Protection Agreement between the European Union and Singapore. The agreement protects investments between the countries and establishes a new two-tier court system for dispute settlement.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No vote recorded19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 198/2017 vpPassed
Allowing intelligence activities in the Constitution
The Constitution would be amended so that the secrecy of confidential communications can be restricted to protect national security and monitor military activities. The amendment creates the legal basis for enacting new civilian and military intelligence legislation.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No3 Oct 2018 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lakiehdotuksen jättäminen lepäämään / Lakiehdotuksen julistaminen kiireelliseksi (Tapani Töllin ehdotus)
13 jaa178 ei - HE 4/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising VAT on educational services
The exemption of educational services from value added tax (VAT) will be tied clearly to Finnish legislation. As a result, foreign fee-charging degree programmes sold in Finland will become subject to VAT in the same way as equivalent domestic education.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No vote recorded1 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 141/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Standardising tobacco packaging and extending smoking bans
Packaging for tobacco products and electronic cigarettes will be standardised in appearance without brand logos or appealing colours. In addition, smoking will be banned in playgrounds and on public beaches.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: Yes31 Mar 2022 · 2 votesClosest vote · Käsittelyn pohja, mietintö / Terhi Koulumies
124 jaa31 ei - HE 76/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Short-term interest subsidy for rental housing
The state will introduce a new ten-year interest subsidy model for the construction of rental dwellings alongside the existing 40-year system. The reform will increase the supply of affordable rental housing, especially in growth centres.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No21 Jun 2016 · 3 votes115 jaa43 ei - HE 35/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising qualifications register and student places
The register of completed competence-based qualifications will be centralised under the Finnish National Agency for Education, and opportunities for experimentation will be expanded. In addition, the ministry will be able to reduce the official student quotas of vocational institutions on its own initiative in 2016–2017.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No14 Jun 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jukka Gustafsson
101 jaa60 ei - HE 98/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming communications services and media regulation
Consumer protection for telephone and internet subscriptions will be improved, and separate pricing for calls to corporate numbers will be abolished. At the same time, new obligations will be placed on video services and streaming platforms to protect minors and provide European content.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: Absent21 Dec 2020 · 9 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 25 §, mietintö / Jani Mäkelä
40 jaa14 ei - HE 185/2020 vpPassed
Tax deduction of EEA subsidiary losses
A Finnish parent company will, under certain conditions, be able to deduct the final losses of a subsidiary located in another EEA state in its taxation. The deduction can be made as a separate group deduction once the subsidiary's operations have been discontinued and the company has been dissolved.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No vote recorded17 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 9/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Extending closure compensation and cost support
New cost support and closure compensation will be granted to businesses that suffered from coronavirus restrictions during the winter 2021–2022 closures. Support can be sought especially by operators in tourism, hospitality and the events sector, as well as businesses whose premises were closed or events prohibited.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: Absent9 Mar 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · 5 e §, mietintö / Veijo Vallin
88 jaa22 ei - HE 31/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring evaluation and examination bodies
The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre and the secretariat of the Matriculation Examination Board will be transferred to become separate units within the Finnish National Agency for Education from the beginning of 2018. The Finnish National Agency for Education will provide the administrative and support services for the units, but the actual evaluation and examination duties of the units will remain independent.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No2 Jun 2017 · 1 vote102 jaa62 ei - HE 139/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing product safety and market surveillance
Authorities will be given new tools to monitor the safety of products on sale, particularly in online commerce. At the same time, surveillance rules for several different product groups will be consolidated into a single act.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No vote recorded3 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 127/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening measures against school bullying
The means available to schools and educational institutions to intervene in bullying and disruptive behaviour will be clarified, and the support provided to pupils and students will be strengthened. In general upper secondary schools and vocational education and training, staff will be placed under an obligation to notify guardians of bullying and violence.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: Yes3 Mar 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 36 j § , mietintö /Ari Koponen
117 jaa25 ei - HE 223/2021 vpPassed
Facilitating international film co-productions
Finland will adopt the revised convention on international film co-productions. The convention will facilitate the participation of Finnish producers in international film projects and their financing.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No vote recorded22 Feb 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 24/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining cross-border dispute resolution
The handling of cross-border small disputes and debt claims in the EU will be streamlined. A procedure for applying to review an issued judgment or order for payment in exceptional circumstances will be added.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No vote recorded4 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 134/2020 vpPassed
Flexibility for the biofuel distribution obligation
Fuel distributors will be allowed to carry over a larger share of their 2020 biofuel surplus to the following year's obligation. At the same time, supervision of the distribution obligations for biofuels and bio-fuel oil will be transferred from the Finnish Tax Administration to the Energy Authority.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No vote recorded6 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 163/2020 vpPassed
Extending temporary Covid-19 unemployment flexibilities
Temporary Covid-19 flexibilities in unemployment security will continue until the end of 2020. An unemployed person working part-time can still earn more than usual without it reducing their unemployment benefit, and benefits can be paid in advance during backlogs.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No vote recorded26 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 149/2017 vpPassed
Approving the EU-Canada trade agreement
Finland will approve CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada. The agreement removes trade barriers and facilitates business operations between the parties.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: Yes21 May 2018 · 1 vote141 jaa42 ei - HE 239/2021 vpPassed
Temporary unemployment security for entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs affected by the coronavirus pandemic can temporarily receive labour market subsidy without having to close down their business activities completely. The right to the support will apply retroactively from the beginning of 2022 until the end of February.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: Absent28 Jan 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · Voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Arto Satonen
72 jaa32 ei - HE 206/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Registration requirement for debt collection
Fixed-term licensing for debt collection activities will be abolished and replaced with a registration procedure that remains valid until further notice. Operators collecting debts on behalf of others must register with the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland.
Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen: No vote recorded18 Apr 2018 · passed without a vote