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Markku PakkanenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 155/2018 vpPassed
Improving international vehicle data exchange
Finland will join EUCARIS, the European Vehicle and Driving Licence Information System. Authorities will receive more comprehensive and real-time data on vehicles and driving entitlements in other countries.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded13 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 106/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining executive assistance to the police
The police will be able to receive support and heavy equipment from the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard more quickly and flexibly for dangerous situations and for securing state visits. Operations will always remain under police leadership, but preparedness for executive assistance and decision-making in urgent threat situations will be streamlined.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded9 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 112/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming the ranking of bank creditors
A new lower-ranking debt class will be created for the liabilities of banks and investment firms for potential crisis situations. The reform clarifies investor responsibility and helps cover bank losses without taxpayer support.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded24 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 77/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Right of appeal against state appointments
An applicant who is not appointed to a state office or public-service employment relationship will be able to appeal the appointment decision to an administrative court. However, the right of appeal will not apply to, for example, the highest state offices, short fixed-term appointments or positions filled without an open application process.
Markku Pakkanen: Yes16 Oct 2018 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 59 §, mietintö / Sirpa Paatero
88 jaa75 ei - HE 25/2022 vpPassed
Opening EU–Ukraine air transport
Finland approves the agreement on a common aviation area between the European Union and Ukraine. The agreement opens aviation markets and harmonises air transport rules.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 12/2022 vpPassed
Employment of diplomats' families in Namibia
Family members of staff at diplomatic missions of Finland and Namibia will receive a reciprocal right to engage in gainful employment in the host country. Working will be possible without family members having to waive their diplomatic status.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 112/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Civilian crisis management recruitment and leave
The statutory right to leave of absence for public sector employees participating in civilian crisis management will be limited to a maximum of three years over a five-year period. At the same time, certain posts can be reserved exclusively for first-time applicants in order to broaden the pool of experts.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 11/2021 vpPassed
Extending entrepreneurs' temporary labour market subsidy
Entrepreneurs can receive labour market subsidy based on a reduction in income or work caused by the coronavirus epidemic until the end of June 2021. Receiving the subsidy does not require winding up business operations.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded19 Apr 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · Voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Arto Satonen
31 jaa22 ei - HE 241/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Permanent caps on corporate collection costs
Permanent euro-denominated caps will be set for collection costs on claims collected from businesses and other organisations. At the same time, time limits for collection measures will be extended and electronic service will be made more flexible.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded8 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 217/2021 vpPassed
Official abolition of local districts
The obsolete division into local districts and the related Act on the Principles for Developing State Local Administration will be repealed entirely. Police departments' operating areas will be defined directly on the basis of the division into regions and municipalities instead of local districts.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded6 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 16/2022 vpPassed
Preventing Isle of Man tax avoidance
Income tax agreements between Finland and the Isle of Man will be amended to align them with international standards against tax avoidance. At the same time, the resolution of double taxation disputes will be streamlined.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded25 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 15/2022 vpPassed
Preventing Guernsey tax treaty abuse
Provisions to prevent tax evasion and treaty abuse will be added to the tax treaties between Finland and Guernsey. At the same time, the mutual agreement procedure concerning taxation will be reformed.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded25 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 137/2021 vpPassed
Easier customs clearance for Åland subscriptions
A simplified procedure will be created for the taxation of newspapers and periodicals subscribed to Åland from elsewhere in Finland or the EU. Subscribers will be able to declare and pay value added tax (VAT) collectively for the entire subscription period instead of declaring each issue separately.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded24 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 7/2022 vpPassed
Making wellbeing services county salaries public
Salaries and pay components paid by wellbeing services counties and joint county authorities to their staff will become public information. The practice corresponds to the current publicity of salary information in municipalities and central government.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded23 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 228/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming crowdfunding regulation
The provision of crowdfunding services will become subject to authorisation in accordance with EU regulation, allowing services to be provided directly to other EEA countries. At the same time, investor protection will be improved and platform liabilities clarified.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded23 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 2/2022 vpPassed
Supplementary budget for 2022
The supplementary budget for 2022, 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.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded14 Mar 2022 · 38 votes - HE 1/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing State Pension Fund budget transfers
More funds will be transferred from the State Pension Fund to the central government budget to pay pensions. The change will smooth out the peak years of central government pension expenditure and ease expenditure pressures on central government finances.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded11 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 57/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming the Criminal Sanctions Agency
The regional administration of the Criminal Sanctions Agency will be dismantled and the agency transformed into a nationwide entity under unified leadership. The aim of the reform is to improve the equal treatment of persons serving sentences and harmonise operating practices across units.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded11 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 250/2020 vpPassed
Restricting Yle's online text content
Yleisradio's ability to publish text-only news online will be restricted. Online texts will as a rule have to be linked to Yle's video or audio content so that operations comply with EU state aid rules.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded4 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 49/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying and strengthening trade secret protection
A new Trade Secrets Act will be enacted in Finland, consolidating the protection of trade secrets into a single act and improving the remedies available to businesses to address the unauthorised use of secrets. At the same time, the act will protect the right to report wrongdoing and an employee's right to provide necessary information to a shop steward or employee representative.
Markku Pakkanen: Yes5 Jul 2018 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Lauri Ihalainen
128 jaa45 ei