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Mats LöfströmEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 21/2020 vpPassed
Fairer repayment of state grants
Repayments of state grants received for construction projects for schools, libraries and sports facilities will be adjusted to a more reasonable level. The amount to be repaid will no longer be able to exceed the original grant.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded14 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 7/2020 vpPassed
Revising financial supervision and insider rules
The powers and sanction provisions of the Financial Supervisory Authority will be specified to align with European Union derivatives regulation. The obligation to maintain project-specific insider lists will be retained for companies listed on SME growth markets.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded14 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 109/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Easier parking for home care workers
Workers providing home care will receive a new parking permit to make parking easier during home visits. The permit will allow parking free of charge in paid spaces and exemption from certain parking prohibitions or time limits.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded14 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 38/2020 vpPassed
Temporarily improving unemployment security
Unemployment benefits will be paid from the very start of unemployment or lay-off without a five-day waiting period. In addition, the work requirement for receiving earnings-related daily allowance will be halved, and lay-offs will not count towards the maximum duration of the daily allowance.
Mats Löfström: Yes9 Apr 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mia Laiho
30 jaa11 ei - HE 40/2020 vpPassed
Remote participation in unemployment fund meetings
Participants will be able to attend unemployment fund meetings via a remote connection. The change will enable official fund meetings to be held without participants having to arrive physically at the same location.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 39/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Deferring shipping company pension contributions
Shipping companies may postpone the due date of their employees' pension insurance contributions by up to three months without penalty interest. The flexibility aims to ease the financial difficulties of shipping companies during the coronavirus situation.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 37/2020 vpPassed
Temporary reduction in employer pension contributions
Private sector employers' earnings-related pension contributions will be reduced temporarily to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis. The reduction will be compensated by increasing employer contributions correspondingly in 2022–2025.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 35/2020 vpPassed
Temporary unemployment security for entrepreneurs
Full-time entrepreneurs can temporarily receive labour market subsidy if their livelihood has weakened because of the coronavirus epidemic. Receiving the support does not require terminating business activities.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 29/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Temporary postponement of prison sentences
The start of conversion sentences for fines and unconditional prison sentences will be temporarily postponed due to the coronavirus epidemic. No new reporting dates will be set by the end of July 2020 for sentenced offenders arriving in prison from liberty.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 3/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Approving EU fertiliser assessment bodies
The Finnish Food Authority will be designated as the authority that approves and notifies bodies assessing the conformity of EU fertilising products. At the same time, mechanical signing of decisions made in automated data processing will be permitted.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 1/2020 vpPassed
Tightening background checks in aviation
Background checks on persons working at airports and in air cargo will be carried out more extensively and in greater detail. The change prevents security threats to aviation and implements EU regulation.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 108/2019 vpPassed
Updating insurance sector supervision and requirements
Supervisory cooperation between the Financial Supervisory Authority and other European authorities in the insurance sector will be deepened. At the same time, the minimum amounts of mandatory liability insurance for insurance brokers will be increased and the qualification requirements for actuaries will be clarified.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 103/2019 vpPassed
Updating trade rules for seal products
Finnish legislation is brought into line with EU rules prohibiting the commercial sale of seal products, with an exception only for hunts conducted by indigenous communities. Domestic seal products cannot be placed on the market, and the supervision of imported products is clarified.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 100/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Approving maritime counter-terrorism agreements
Finland will accede to international protocols aimed at combating maritime terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The agreements give authorities the right to stop and inspect vessels suspected of offences in international waters with the consent of the flag state.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded3 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2020 vpPassed
Easier unemployment security for laid-off workers
Laid-off workers will receive unemployment benefits without their possible studies or business activities being investigated separately. The amendment will speed up benefit payments and streamline the work of authorities during the coronavirus crisis.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded2 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 11/2020 vpPassed
Changing the criminology institute's board
The composition of the board of the Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy operating in conjunction with the University of Helsinki will change. The Ministry of Justice will designate five members, and representation from the Ministry of Education and Culture will be removed.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded2 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 26/2020 vpPassed
Speeding up lay-offs and probationary dismissals
Employers can lay off employees faster than before, and the right to lay off employees is extended to fixed-term employees as well. In addition, an employment contract can be cancelled during a probationary period on production-related or financial grounds.
Mats Löfström: Absent31 Mar 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Arto Satonen
40 jaa12 ei - HE 25/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Closing restaurants and cafes to customers
Restaurants, cafes and bars will be closed to customers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. However, takeaway sales and home delivery of food and beverages will remain permitted.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded30 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 87/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming benefit and insurance data protection
Legislation concerning social security and the insurance sector will be aligned with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The amendments will ensure the smooth processing of benefits and the prevention of fraud in the insurance sector.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded30 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 24/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementary budget for 2020
The supplementary budget for 2020, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
Mats Löfström: Absent27 Mar 2020 · 3 votes