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- HE 139/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Extending COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants
COVID-19 restrictions concerning restaurant opening hours, alcohol service and customer numbers will be extended until the end of February 2021. Restrictions can be targeted regionally according to the epidemic situation at any given time.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded26 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 138/2020 vpPassed
Funding and support for unemployment funds
The state supports unemployment funds with 62.2 million euros in additional funding to cover the costs increased by the coronavirus crisis. At the same time, rules are laid down to prevent sudden increases in fund membership fees.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded26 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 130/2020 vpPassed
Technical specifications for marine management
Provisions on marine management and the assessment of the status of marine waters will be specified to align more precisely with the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive. The amendments concern the assessment of the status of the marine environment, the setting of environmental targets, and monitoring programmes.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded26 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 126/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting health and social services investments
Major health and social services construction projects by companies owned by municipalities and joint municipal authorities will become subject to an exemption permit procedure before the health and social services reform. Any financial consequences of unlawful contracts will fall directly on the municipalities and their companies rather than on financiers.
Mika Niikko: Absent26 Oct 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · Asian käsittelyn jatkaminen / Aki Lindénin ehdotus asian lähettämisestä valiokuntaan
0 jaa54 ei - HE 124/2020 vpPassed
Risk indicators for plant protection products
Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency) will begin calculating and publishing EU-wide risk indicators on the use of plant protection products. The reform will improve the monitoring of adverse health and environmental impacts of pesticides.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded26 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 116/2020 vpPassed
State aid for restoring natural habitats
Landowners can receive state support for management and restoration work that improves biodiversity. Instead of monetary grants, the support is provided directly as concrete services or goods, such as clearing work or fencing supplies.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded26 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 111/2020 vpPassed
Aligning Keva terms with municipal elections
The terms of office of Keva's council members will be aligned with municipal elections. The term of the council members who took office in 2020 will end at the end of August 2021, after which new decision-makers will be appointed based on the municipal election results.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded26 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 107/2020 vpPassed
Clarifying EU social security duties
The handling of international social security will be streamlined by transferring the granting of exemptions from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to the Finnish Centre for Pensions. At the same time, the provisions on electronic social security information exchange between EU countries will be updated.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded26 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 122/2020 vpPassed
Adjusting parliamentary election constituencies
Parliamentary election constituency boundaries will be amended to align with new regional and municipal boundaries. Residents of four municipalities will vote in a different constituency than before as a result of the change.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded20 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 131/2020 vpPassed
Sixth supplementary budget for 2020
The sixth supplementary budget for 2020, that is, amendments to the state budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and the opposition's proposals in dissenting opinions.
Mika Niikko: Absent19 Oct 2020 · 2 votes - HE 115/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming chemical notifications and poison information
The notification procedure for hazardous chemical mixtures will be transferred to a common EU information system, and the Poison Information Centre's right of access to information will be improved. At the same time, national chemical notifications will be centralised in an electronic service.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded7 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 71/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Improving working conditions for posted workers
The terms of employment and remuneration of workers posted temporarily to Finland by foreign companies will be harmonised to correspond more closely to those of domestic workers. At the same time, employers will be obliged to reimburse workers' travel and accommodation costs and to submit employee-specific details to the authorities.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded7 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 13/2020 vpPassed
Strengthening support in rehabilitative work
Participants in rehabilitative work activities will always be guaranteed individual support and guidance. At the same time, municipalities will be given the option to purchase this support and guidance from private companies as well.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded2 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 103/2020 vpPassed
Tighter screening of foreign corporate acquisitions
Screening of foreign corporate acquisitions will be stepped up in Finland, and the requirement for prior approval will be extended to security-sector enterprises as well. Authorities will be granted the power to impose conditions on acquisitions instead of outright bans.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded30 Sep 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 123/2020 vpPassed
Reducing municipal tax delay compensation
Compensation paid to municipalities for delays in tax revenue will be reduced because corporate tax arrangements during the coronavirus epidemic remained lower than estimated. At the same time, balancing the compensation from central government transfers will be staggered over 2021 and 2022.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded29 Sep 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 99/2020 vpRejected
Temporarily extending merger review deadlines
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) will be granted additional time to investigate extensive mergers during the coronavirus epidemic. The processing deadline for mergers proceeding to further investigation will be extended by about one month.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded29 Sep 2020 · rejected without a vote - HE 106/2020 vpPassed
Temporarily extending merger review deadlines
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) will receive additional time to process complex mergers due to delays in enquiries caused by the coronavirus situation. The deadline will be extended by about one month for mergers notified in late summer and early autumn 2020.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded25 Sep 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 109/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming boat safety and emission rules
New safety and emission requirements will be set for recreational craft, personal watercraft and their engines. At the same time, the obligations of manufacturers, importers and sellers to ensure product compliance will be clarified.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded23 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 98/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying insurance sector accounting rules
Accounting provisions for insurance companies, pension foundations and insurance funds will be harmonised with general accounting legislation, and overlapping text in the acts will be pruned. The changes will streamline financial reporting in the sector.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded22 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2015 vpPassed
Disclosing forest data to banks
Banks will receive information from the forest information system for granting and monitoring credit without the separate consent of the forest owner. The amendment will make it easier to use forest properties as loan collateral and streamline the monitoring of collateral values by banks.
Mika Niikko: No vote recorded18 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote