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Ville Merinen

Each row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.

  1. HE 22/2017 vpPassed

    Enhancing weight enforcement for heavy transport

    Rules on automatic remote identification will be introduced for monitoring heavy vehicle overloads, and declaring weight information for containers will become mandatory. The reform will improve road safety and reduce road wear.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    27 Apr 2017 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 273/2016 vpPassed

    Publishing refrigeration sector qualifications online

    Qualification details for refrigeration sector professionals and companies will be officially made available in an online service open to everyone. In addition, qualification requirements in the sector will be extended to the handling of refrigerated transport equipment and electrical switchgear.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    22 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 91/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying transport laws and agency responsibilities

    Public notices and plans for transport infrastructure projects will move to authorities' websites, and the obligation of direct notification will apply to property owners directly affected by a project. At the same time, central government administration of private roads will be clarified and provisions on appeals in the transport sector will be brought up to date.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 77/2019 vpPassed

    Updating statistics and business register data

    The Statistics Act will be brought into line with current data protection legislation. At the same time, new public data on businesses will be added to Statistics Finland's register of enterprises and establishments.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 67/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Fourth supplementary budget for 2019

    The fourth supplementary budget for 2019, covering amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and the opposition's proposals based on dissenting opinions.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    22 Nov 2019 · 2 votes
  6. HE 11/2019 vpPassed

    Stepping up plant pest control

    A new Plant Health Act will be enacted in Finland to supplement European Union plant health and official control regulations. The reform will improve the prevention and control of dangerous plant diseases and pests.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    15 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 173/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Introducing new EU border systems

    Finland will introduce the EU's new entry/exit and travel authorisation systems for crossing external borders. Visa-exempt travellers will be required to obtain an electronic advance authorisation, and biometric data will be registered for border crossers instead of stamping passports.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    1 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 28/2019 vpPassed

    Third supplementary budget for 2019

    The third supplementary budget for 2019, containing 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.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    25 Oct 2019 · 2 votes
  9. HE 209/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming employment services and unemployment security

    Periodic interviews every three months will be introduced for the unemployed, and unemployment benefit funds will be used to pay pay subsidies, start-up grants and mobility allowances. In addition, work trials will be expanded to support recruitment, and short-term business activities will be facilitated through adjusted benefits.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    23 Dec 2016 · 8 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mäkisalo-Ropponen 2

    110 jaa
    55 ei
  10. HE 234/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Decentralising asylum appeals to administrative courts

    The processing of appeals against asylum decisions will be decentralised from the Helsinki Administrative Court to three other administrative courts as well. The change aims to speed up processing and clear court backlogs.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 182/2016 vpPassed

    Temporary reduction in farm relief fees

    Client fees for farm relief services and substitute assistance for farmers will be reduced for 2017. The change will make it easier for livestock farmers in financial distress to cope.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 216/2016 vpPassed

    Cutting sickness allowance and reforming rehabilitation allowance

    Sickness allowance and rehabilitation allowance for those earning over 30,000 euros a year will be cut. At the same time, the minimum rehabilitation allowance for young people and those in vocational rehabilitation will be raised to the level of the guarantee pension.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    15 Dec 2016 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 11 luvun 1 §, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen

    114 jaa
    56 ei
  13. HE 163/2016 vpPassed

    Lump-sum compensation for family leave costs

    Employers will be paid a lump-sum compensation of 2,500 euros when an employee taking maternity leave is paid a salary during the leave. The change will level out the costs arising from family leave and improve women's employment opportunities.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    15 Dec 2016 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen

    104 jaa
    65 ei
  14. HE 241/2016 vpPassed

    Clarifying assessment of cross-border planning impacts

    Finnish land use planning rules will be clarified in the event that a plan has significant environmental impacts on the territory of another state. Notification of and consultations with neighbouring states will be regulated in greater detail than before.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    7 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 136/2016 vpPassed

    Raising excise duties on fuels

    Excise duties on transport, heating and machinery fuels will be raised from the beginning of 2017. The change will lead to higher fuel and heating prices.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    7 Dec 2016 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Krista Kiuru

    96 jaa
    68 ei
  16. HE 16/2019 vpPassed

    Increasing student and youth housing grants

    The state will increase the investment grant provided for the construction, acquisition and renovation of rental housing intended for students and young people. The change would increase the supply of affordable small rental flats, especially in growth centres.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    7 Oct 2019 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 117/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming and clarifying pressure equipment regulation

    The act governing pressure equipment will be reformed in Finland to align with European Union product regulation. The reform will clarify equipment safety requirements as well as the obligations of manufacturers and importers.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 116/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying and reforming electrical safety regulation

    Safety rules for electrical equipment and installations will be reformed to comply with EU directives and the Constitution. The classification of electrical installations and inspection procedures will be streamlined, and responsibilities for electrical work clarified.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 40/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Harmonising product market surveillance

    Rules on market surveillance and import inspections for various product groups will be consolidated into a single general act. Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency) will supervise products on the market and Finnish Customs will inspect imports at the EU's external borders.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 180/2016 vpPassed

    Farm liquidity guarantees and repayment deferrals

    State guarantees will be made available for liquidity loans granted by banks to farms in difficulty in 2016 and 2017. At the same time, the maximum period for repayment deferrals on farms' earlier loans will be extended.

    Ville Merinen: No vote recorded
    7 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote