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Kyösti VIRRANKOSKI



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Constituencies

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  • Suomen Keskusta icon: FI Finland 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
  • Suomen Keskusta icon: FI Finland 1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
  • Suomen Keskusta icon: FI Finland 1996/11/11 - 1999/07/19

Groups

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  • icon: ELDR ELDR Member Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 1996/11/11 - 1999/07/19
  • icon: ELDR ELDR Member Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
  • icon: ALDE ALDE Member Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2004/07/20 - 2007/07/19
  • icon: ALDE ALDE Member of the Bureau Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2007/07/20 - 2009/07/13

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Substitute of Committee on Budgetary Control 1996/11/14 1997/01/15
Member of Committee on Budgets 1996/11/14 1997/01/15
Substitute of Committee on Regional Policy 1996/11/14 1997/01/15
Substitute of Committee on Budgetary Control 1997/01/16 1999/07/19
Member of Committee on Budgets 1997/01/16 1999/07/19
Substitute of Committee on Regional Policy 1997/01/16 1999/07/19
Substitute of Committee on Budgetary Control 1999/07/21 2002/01/14
Member of Committee on Budgets 1999/07/21 2002/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Budgetary Control 2002/01/17 2004/07/19
Member of Committee on Budgets 2002/01/17 2004/07/19
Member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Member of Committee on Budgetary Control 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Member of Committee on Budgets 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Member of Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 2004/10/14 2005/06/08
Member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Member of Committee on Budgetary Control 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Member of Committee on Budgets 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Substitute of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Member of Committee on Budgetary Control 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Vice-Chair of Committee on Budgets 2007/01/31 2009/07/13

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Substitute of Delegation for relations with Estonia 1997/01/16 1997/10/13
Member of Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf States 1997/01/16 1997/10/13
Member of Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf States 1997/10/14 1999/02/23
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee 1997/10/14 1999/07/19
Member of Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf States 1999/02/24 1999/07/19
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee 1999/09/29 2002/01/14
Member of Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee 1999/09/29 2002/01/14
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee 2002/02/07 2004/04/30
Member of Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee 2002/02/07 2004/07/19
Member of Delegation for relations with Japan 2004/09/15 2004/09/20
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee 2004/09/15 2006/12/31
Vice-Chair of Delegation for relations with Japan 2004/09/21 2007/03/13
Vice-Chair of Delegation for relations with Japan 2007/03/14 2007/04/25
Substitute of Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 2007/03/15 2009/07/13
Member of Delegation for relations with Japan 2007/06/20 2009/07/13

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Responsible Committee 2008/2316(BUD) BUDG Budgets Amending budget 10/2008: mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund for Cyprus, financing
Responsible Committee 2008/2311(BUD) BUDG Budgets Amending budget 9/2008: increase in the forecast of revenue; decrease in payment appropriations
Responsible Committee 2008/2284(BUD) BUDG Budgets Amending budget ex-8/2008: food price increases in developing countries; consular cooperation
Responsible Committee 2008/2252(BUD) BUDG Budgets Amending budget 7/2008: mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund for Martinique and Guadeloupe, financing
Responsible Committee 2008/2166(BUD) BUDG Budgets Amending budget 6/2008: executive agencies (EACEA, PHEA, TENT-T EA); Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU); Eurojust; Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP)
Responsible Committee 2008/2161(BUD) BUDG Budgets Amending budget 5/2008: revision of the forecast of TOR (customs duties, agricultural duties and sugar levies) and VAT & GNI bases
Responsible Committee 2008/2095(BUD) BUDG Budgets Amending budget 3/2008: bluetongue vaccinations; Joint Technology Initiatives; EU Solidarity Fund; establishment plans of European Institute for Gender Equality and European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Responsible Committee 2008/2094(BUD) BUDG Budgets Amending budget 4/2008: surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget 2007
Responsible Committee 2008/2080(BUD) BUDG Budgets Amending budget 2/2008: Adjustments for ERDF, EAFRD and EFF, modifications to the establishment plans of the EMEA and the EMSA
Responsible Committee 2008/2053(INI) BUDG Budgets The ABB-ABM method as a management tool for allocating budgetary resources
Former Committee Opinion 2008/2026(BUD) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development 2009 budget: Section III, Commission
Committee Opinion 2008/2025(BUD) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development 2009 budget: first reflections on the 2009 PDB mandate for the conciliation
Responsible Committee 2008/2017(BUD) BUDG Budgets Amending budget 1/2008: EU Solidarity Fund, budgetary structure for the REA and the ERCEA, establishment plan of FRONTEX, Galileo Programme, budget article on Exceptional crisis expenditure
Responsible Committee 2007/2019(BUD) BUDG Budgets 2008 budget: section III, Commission
Former Responsible Committee 2007/2019(BUD) BUDG Budgets 2008 budget: section III, Commission
Responsible Committee 2007/2017(BUD) BUDG Budgets 2008 budget: the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy Report (APS)
Committee Opinion 2007/0042(CNS) CONT Budgetary Control Financial Regulation applicable to the Euratom Supply Agency
Committee Opinion 2006/2268(INI) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development Protection of the Communities' financial interests: fight against fraud. Annual report 2005
Former Committee Opinion 2006/0136(COD) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development Placing of plant protection products on the market
Committee Opinion 2004/2164(INI) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development Financing Natura 2000
Committee Opinion 2004/2129(INI) BUDG Budgets Parliament's opinion concerning the draft treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe
Former Committee Opinion 2004/0025(COD) BUDG Budgets European digital content: quality, access, use and exploitation, eContentplus. 2005-2008 programme
Committee Opinion 2003/2163(INI) BUDG Budgets Budgetisation of the European Development Fund EDF
Former Committee Opinion 2002/0164(COD) BUDG Budgets Forests: protection and monitoring of atmospheric pollution and fires, action 2003-2008 Forest Focus
Former Committee Opinion 2002/0128(COD) BUDG Budgets Human tissues and cells: quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution
Responsible Committee 2001/2103(DEC) CONT Budgetary Control 2000 discharge: EC general budget, European Parliament
Responsible Committee 2001/0113(CNS) BUDG Budgets Nuclear safety, Chernobyl: implementation of the Shelter Fund. 2nd report
Responsible Committee 2000/2145(BUD) BUDG Budgets Supplementary and amending budget 2/2000
Former Responsible Committee 2000/2145(BUD) BUDG Budgets Supplementary and amending budget 2/2000
Committee Opinion 2000/2091(ACI) BUDG Budgets Ombudsman: regulations and general conditions of performance of duties
Committee Opinion 2000/0201(COD) BUDG Budgets Intra and extra-Community trading of goods: trans-European network for the collection of statistics, Edicom II
Responsible Committee 1999/2207(BUD) BUDG Budgets 2000 budget: EP's supplementary estimates
Committee Opinion 1999/0153(COD) BUDG Budgets Data protection in Community institutions and bodies
Responsible Committee 1998/2187(BUD) BUDG Budgets 2000 budget : other sections
Former Responsible Committee 1998/2187(BUD) BUDG Budgets 2000 budget : other sections
Responsible Committee 1998/2186(BUD) BUDG Budgets 2000 budget : section III
Former Committee Opinion 1998/2010(DEC) REGI Regional Development 1997 discharge: EC general budget, 6th and 7th European Development Funds EDF
Former Committee Opinion 1998/0195(COD) BUDG Budgets Education, training: Community action programme Socrates, 2nd phase 2000-2004
Committee Opinion 1997/2261(COS) BUDG Budgets Structural Funds. 8th annual Report 1996
Committee Opinion 1997/2016(COS) BUDG Budgets Human rights and democratic principles, implementation of measures. 1995 report
Committee Opinion 1997/0191B(CNS) BUDG Budgets Cooperation, third countries: democracy, rule of law, respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms
Former Committee Opinion 1997/0191A(SYN) BUDG Budgets Development cooperation: democracy and the rule of law, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms

Activities

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Amendment Co-authors
Name Group Country Ams
Jan MULDER icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 2
Niels BUSK icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Denmark Denmark 2
Henrik LAX icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Finland Finland 2
Anne E. JENSEN icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Denmark Denmark 1
Friedrich-Wilhelm GRAEFE zu BARINGDORF icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Germany Germany 1

By types

Amendments (21)
Opinions (6)
Plenary speeches (143)
Reports (21)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
112008/0103(CNS)Common agricultural policy CAP: support schemes for farmers
62008/2026(BUD)2009 budget: Section III, Commission
42007/2019(BUD)2008 budget: section III, Commission
32008/2053(INI)The ABB-ABM method as a management tool for allocating budgetary resources
32008/2017(BUD)Amending budget 1/2008: EU Solidarity Fund, budgetary structure for the REA and the ERCEA, establishment plan of FRONTEX, Galileo Programme, budget article on Exceptional crisis expenditure
32007/2017(BUD)2008 budget: the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy Report (APS)
22008/0016(COD)Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. Renewable Energy Directive
22006/0083(CNS)Voluntary modulation of direct payments under the common agricultural policy (CAP)
22000/2145(BUD)Supplementary and amending budget 2/2000
21998/2187(BUD)2000 budget : other sections
12008/2186(DEC)2007 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
12009/2005(BUD)2010 budget: section III, Commission: guidelines
12008/0104(CNS)Common agricultural policy (CAP): single common market organisation
12008/2169(INL)Guidelines for a proposal of a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the citizens' initiative, pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Treaty on the European Union
12008/2277(DEC)2007 discharge: EU general budget, Council
12009/2004(BUD)2010 budget: other sections: guidelines
12008/0149(COD)External assistance: facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries
12008/0106(CNS)Strategic guidelines for rural development 2007-2013
12008/2026B(BUD)2009 budget: other sections
12008/2025(BUD)2009 budget: first reflections on the 2009 PDB mandate for the conciliation
12007/2038(DEC)2006 discharge: EC general budget, European Parliament
12007/2195(INI)Health check on the CAP
12006/2268(INI)Protection of the Communities' financial interests: fight against fraud. Annual report 2005
12007/2019B(BUD)2008 budget: other sections
12007/2006(INI)Thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides
12007/0085(CNS)Temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community
12006/0197(COD)European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
12006/2071(DEC)2005 discharge: EC general budget, European Parliament
12006/0268(CNS)Potato starch: quotas for the marketing years 2007-2008 and 2008-2009
12005/0278(CNS)Organic farming: organic production and labelling of the products (repeal. Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)
12006/2205(INI)Future of the European Union's own resources
12006/2265(BUD)Amending budget 6/2006: revision of the forecasts for traditional own resources and of VAT and GNI balances, decrease of appropriations for the EAGGF and the Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund
12006/2018B(BUD)2007 budget: other sections
12006/2028(ACI)Budgetary discipline and sound financial management as well as financial perspectives 2007-2013
12006/2020(BUD)2007 budget: Commission's annual strategic priorities
12006/2021(BUD)2007 budget: orientations, other sections
12005/0090(CNS)General budget of the European Communities: review of the recast Financial Regulation
12005/2054(INI)Forest policy: implementation of the European Union's forestry strategy
12005/0129(CNS)Rural development: Community strategic guidelines, support by the EAFRD, programming period 2007–2013
12001/2103(DEC)2000 discharge: EC general budget, European Parliament
12001/0113(CNS)Nuclear safety, Chernobyl: implementation of the Shelter Fund. 2nd report
11999/2207(BUD)2000 budget: EP's supplementary estimates
11998/2186(BUD)2000 budget : section III
12008/2311(BUD)Amending budget 9/2008: increase in the forecast of revenue; decrease in payment appropriations
12008/2316(BUD)Amending budget 10/2008: mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund for Cyprus, financing
12008/2252(BUD)Amending budget 7/2008: mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund for Martinique and Guadeloupe, financing
12008/2166(BUD)Amending budget 6/2008: executive agencies (EACEA, PHEA, TENT-T EA); Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU); Eurojust; Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP)
12008/2161(BUD)Amending budget 5/2008: revision of the forecast of TOR (customs duties, agricultural duties and sugar levies) and VAT & GNI bases
12008/2095(BUD)Amending budget 3/2008: bluetongue vaccinations; Joint Technology Initiatives; EU Solidarity Fund; establishment plans of European Institute for Gender Equality and European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
12008/2094(BUD)Amending budget 4/2008: surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget 2007
12008/2080(BUD)Amending budget 2/2008: Adjustments for ERDF, EAFRD and EFF, modifications to the establishment plans of the EMEA and the EMSA

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Born

1944/04/04 - Kauhava

  • Bachelor's degree in philosophy (Helsinki University, 1972). Teacher of mathematics and natural sciences (1968-1974); lecturer in mathematics (1974-1983, 1987-1991 and 1995-1996); political secretary to the Defence Minister.
  • Member, Kauhava municipal and subsequently town council (1973-2000); Member, Kauhava municipal and subsequently town executive (1977-1989); Chairman, Kauhava town council (1990-1999). Chairman, Southern Bothnia Regional Council (1993-2000). Member of Parliament (1991-1995). Member, Finland's delegation to the Nordic Council (1994-1995).
  • Member of the European Parliament (since 1996); posts held at the European Parliament: member, Committee on Budgets (since 1996); member, Temporary Committee on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the Enlarged Union 2007-2013 (since 2004); member, Delegation for Relations with the Mashreq countries (1996-1999); member, Delegation for Relations with Estonia (1999-2001); member, Delegation for Relations with Romania (2001-2004).

History

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place
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CV
  • Bachelor's degree in philosophy (Helsinki University, 1972). Teacher of mathematics and natural sciences (1968-1974); lecturer in mathematics (1974-1983, 1987-1991 and 1995-1996); political secretary to the Defence Minister.
  • Member, Kauhava municipal and subsequently town council (1973-2000); Member, Kauhava municipal and subsequently town executive (1977-1989); Chairman, Kauhava town council (1990-1999). Chairman, Southern Bothnia Regional Council (1993-2000). Member of Parliament (1991-1995). Member, Finland's delegation to the Nordic Council (1994-1995).
  • Member of the European Parliament (since 1996); posts held at the European Parliament: member, Committee on Budgets (since 1996); member, Temporary Committee on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the Enlarged Union 2007-2013 (since 2004); member, Delegation for Relations with the Mashreq countries (1996-1999); member, Delegation for Relations with Estonia (1999-2001); member, Delegation for Relations with Romania (2001-2004).
Committees
  • end: 2009-07-13T00:00:00 committee_id: BUDG start: 2007-01-31T00:00:00 role: Vice-Chair abbr: BUDG Organization: Committee on Budgets
  • end: 2009-07-13T00:00:00 committee_id: CONT start: 2007-01-31T00:00:00 role: Member abbr: CONT Organization: Committee on Budgetary Control
  • end: 2009-07-13T00:00:00 committee_id: AGRI start: 2007-01-31T00:00:00 role: Substitute abbr: AGRI Organization: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
  • end: 2007-01-30T00:00:00 committee_id: AGRI start: 2007-01-15T00:00:00 role: Member abbr: AGRI Organization: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
  • end: 2007-01-30T00:00:00 committee_id: BUDG start: 2007-01-15T00:00:00 role: Member abbr: BUDG Organization: Committee on Budgets
  • end: 2007-01-30T00:00:00 committee_id: CONT start: 2007-01-15T00:00:00 role: Member abbr: CONT Organization: Committee on Budgetary Control
  • end: 2007-01-14T00:00:00 committee_id: AGRI start: 2004-07-21T00:00:00 role: Member abbr: AGRI Organization: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
  • end: 2007-01-14T00:00:00 committee_id: BUDG start: 2004-07-21T00:00:00 role: Member abbr: BUDG Organization: Committee on Budgets
  • end: 2007-01-14T00:00:00 committee_id: CONT start: 2004-07-21T00:00:00 role: Member abbr: CONT Organization: Committee on Budgetary Control
  • Organization: Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 role: Member end: 2005-06-08T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 2004-10-14T00:00:00
  • end: 2004-07-19T00:00:00 committee_id: BUDG start: 2002-01-17T00:00:00 role: Member abbr: BUDG Organization: Committee on Budgets
  • end: 2004-07-19T00:00:00 committee_id: CONT start: 2002-01-17T00:00:00 role: Substitute abbr: CONT Organization: Committee on Budgetary Control
  • end: 2002-01-14T00:00:00 committee_id: BUDG start: 1999-07-21T00:00:00 role: Member abbr: BUDG Organization: Committee on Budgets
  • end: 2002-01-14T00:00:00 committee_id: CONT start: 1999-07-21T00:00:00 role: Substitute abbr: CONT Organization: Committee on Budgetary Control
  • end: 1999-07-19T00:00:00 committee_id: BUDG start: 1997-01-16T00:00:00 role: Member abbr: BUDG Organization: Committee on Budgets
  • Organization: Committee on Regional Policy role: Substitute end: 1999-07-19T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 1997-01-16T00:00:00
  • end: 1999-07-19T00:00:00 committee_id: CONT start: 1997-01-16T00:00:00 role: Substitute abbr: CONT Organization: Committee on Budgetary Control
  • end: 1997-01-15T00:00:00 committee_id: BUDG start: 1996-11-14T00:00:00 role: Member abbr: BUDG Organization: Committee on Budgets
  • Organization: Committee on Regional Policy role: Substitute end: 1997-01-15T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 1996-11-14T00:00:00
  • end: 1997-01-15T00:00:00 committee_id: CONT start: 1996-11-14T00:00:00 role: Substitute abbr: CONT Organization: Committee on Budgetary Control
Constituencies
  • party: Suomen Keskusta country: Finland end: 2009-07-13T00:00:00 start: 2004-07-20T00:00:00
  • party: Suomen Keskusta country: Finland end: 2004-07-19T00:00:00 start: 1999-07-20T00:00:00
  • party: Suomen Keskusta country: Finland end: 1999-07-19T00:00:00 start: 1996-11-11T00:00:00
Delegations
  • Organization: Delegation for relations with Japan role: Member end: 2009-07-13T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 2007-06-20T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly role: Substitute end: 2009-07-13T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 2007-03-15T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation for relations with Japan role: Vice-Chair end: 2007-04-25T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 2007-03-14T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation for relations with Japan role: Vice-Chair end: 2007-03-13T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 2004-09-21T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee role: Substitute end: 2006-12-31T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 2004-09-15T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation for relations with Japan role: Member end: 2004-09-20T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 2004-09-15T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee role: Member end: 2004-07-19T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 2002-02-07T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee role: Substitute end: 2004-04-30T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 2002-02-07T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee role: Member end: 2002-01-14T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 1999-09-29T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee role: Substitute end: 2002-01-14T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 1999-09-29T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf States role: Member end: 1999-07-19T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 1999-02-24T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee role: Substitute end: 1999-07-19T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 1997-10-14T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf States role: Member end: 1999-02-23T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 1997-10-14T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf States role: Member end: 1997-10-13T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 1997-01-16T00:00:00
  • Organization: Delegation for relations with Estonia role: Substitute end: 1997-10-13T00:00:00 abbr: None start: 1997-01-16T00:00:00
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  • Organization: Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party role: Member end: 1999-07-19T00:00:00 groupid: ELDR start: 1996-11-11T00:00:00
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