Committee on Budgets Policy department for Budgetary Affairs

European Committee on Budgets

Delegation to

20 - 23 July 2008

GENERAL INFORMATION

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

BUDG Delegation to FINLAND 20-23 July 2008

Members of the : Mr Reimer Böge (EPP-ED) - Chairman Mr Kyösti Virrankoski (ALDE) - Vice-Chairman, hors quota Mr László Surján (EPP-ED) Mr Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón (PSE) Mr Gary Titley (PSE) Mr Daniel Dăianu (ALDE) (joining on Tuesday) Mr Jan Mulder (ALDE) Mr Wiesław Stefan Kuc (UEN) Mr Esko Seppänen (GUE) (joining on Monday noon) - hors quota accompanying the delegation in region: Mrs Riita Myller (PSE), local MEP, hors quota

Secretariat of the Committee on Budgets: Anne Vitrey Païvi Ohman

Information Office in : Minna Ollikainen

Political advisers: Julia Feldmann (PSE) Sanna Lepola (GUE)

Members´ assistants: Armi Liinamaa

Interpretation: J. Vega Mendoza (ES) J. Camacho Cordon (ES) A. Mikkonen (FI) M. Sunnari (FI) K. Twidle (EN) A. Lightfoot (EN)

Fact-finding mission on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund and it use in Finland Programme of the visit

Sunday, 20 July 2008

18h45-19h50 Flight FC 275 Helsinki-Joensuu Transportation by bus and accommodation Hotel Kimmel Itäranta 1, 80100 Joensuu tel. +35820 1234 663, Fax +358 13 277 2112 email: [email protected], http://www.sokoshotels.fi

21h00 Departure from the hotel to the castle "Pielisjoen linna" (by foot)

21h15 Dinner hosted by Regional Council of North Welcoming speech by Mr. Pentti Hyttinen, director

Monday, 21 July 2008

08h30 Check-out and departure from the hotel by bus Transportation by bus to Joensuu Tiedepuisto Oy

Joensuu Science Park Ltd. Länsikatu 15, FIN-80110 Joensuu phone +358 (0)13 263 710, fax +358 (0)13 263 7111 www.carelian.fi

09h00 Meeting with officials with regard to the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund Introduction to the region of Mr. Pentti Hyttinen, executive director of Regional Council of North Karelia Case Perlos and the use of Globalisation Adjustment Fund Mrs Hannele Jokiniemi, Head of unit, and Economic Development Centre of North Karelia Mr. Jarmo Valtonen, Director of Employment Office of Joensuu Mr. Olavi Miettinen, Manager of Perlos Joensuu Buffet-lunch (individually, restaurant of the Science Park)

Visit to Perlos Oy factory

13h00 Departure to by bus

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15h00 Arrival at Punkaharju Transportation (by boat) from the Retretti Art Centre in Punkaharju to with an early dinner on boat, hosted by The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities The challenge of globalisation to municipalities and regions - Mr Pekka Nousiainen, President of the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities - Mr Matti Viialainen, Executive Director of the region of Etelä-Savo

*** Free evening in Savonlinna *** Suggestion: Savonlinna Opera festival 19h30-22h15 Verdi: Aida in the castle of St. Olaf

23h30-00h20 Flight FC 166 Savonlinna-Helsinki Transport by bus to Helsinki and accommodation Hotel Crowne Plaza Helsinki 50, 00260 Helsinki tel. +358 9 2521 0000, fax +358 9 2521 3999 email: [email protected] http://www.crowneplaza-helsinki.fi/

Tuesday, 22 July 2008

09h40 Departure from the hotel to the Finnish parliament

10h00 Official meetings in the Finnish parliament Venue: auditorium of the Finnish Parliament Perspectives of Finnish economy Mr. , Minister of Finance Finland in the framework of EU budget Mr Markus Sovala (tbc), EU budget unit, Ministry of Finance

11h30 Departure from the parliament

12h00 Lunch hosted by Confederation of Finnish Industries restaurant Töölönranta Helsinginkatu 56. Contemporary EU issues from the viewpoint of Finnish Industries Mr Jukka Ahtela, Director for Legal Affairs and Trade Policy

6 Views of Finnish Industries related to economical developments in Finland and in world Mr Penna Urrila, Senior Economist

14h00 Departure by bus for the Headquarters Nokia House Keilalahdentie 4, 02150 14h30 Visit to the Nokia House Current EU developments from Nokia perspective (EGAF, Bochum case, other) Mr Serge Ferre, Vice President, EU Representative Office Mr Esa Kaunistola, Director, Trade Policy

16h00 Departure from Nokia by bus to the hotel

18h45 Departure from the hotel by bus

19h00 Dinner hosted by Bank of Finland Snellmaninaukio PO Box 160, 00101 Helsinki Presentation of Finland's economy Mr. Pentti Hakkarainen, Deputy Governor of Bank of Finland

Wednesday, 23 July 2008

08h40 Check-out and departure from the hotel

09h00-12h00 Official meetings continue in Finnish parliament Venue: auditorium of the Finnish parliament Finnish expectations on EU budget Mr. Hannes Manninen, Chairman of the Finance Committee, Finnish Parliament Finnish experience of European Globalisation Adjustment Fund Ms Marja Rantakaulio, Ministry for Employment and Economy

10h30-11h00 Guided tour in the Finnish parliament

11h15 Press conference Venue: auditorium of the Finnish parliament

12h00 Lunch, restaurant of the parliament (paid individually)

13h00 Departure for the airport by bus

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Useful contacts and addresses:

Hotels: in Joensuu: Sokos Hotel Kimmel Itäranta 1, 80100 Joensuu tel. +35820 1234 663, Fax +358 13 277 2112 email: [email protected], http://www.sokoshotels.fi in Helsinki: Hotel Crowne Plaza Helsinki Mannerheimintie 50, 00260 Helsinki tel. +358 9 2521 0000, fax +358 9 2521 3999 email: [email protected], http://www.crowneplaza-helsinki.fi/

Parliament of Finland: Eduskunta, Mannerheimintie 30 00102 Helsinki

EP Information Office in Helsinki: Pohjoisesplanadi 31 - Norra esplanaden 31 FIN-00100 Helsinki tel. +358 / (0)9 622 04 50 fax. +358 / (0)9 622 26 10

Mrs Anne Vitrey (COBU Secretariat) assisting delegation: tel. (32) 498.98.33.62

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FACTS ON FINLAND

9 Fact sheet on Finland

This part aims at providing background information to the delegation to Finland taking place on the 20-23 July. The factual information below deals with various subjects such as the country's political structure, macroeconomic situation, basic country information and information on the capital Helsinki.

Political structure: Finland is ruled by a four-party under the leadership of the Prime Minister, ( held in March 18th 2007). The Vanhanen government holds 51 of the parliament's 200 seats. The main opposition party is the Social Democratic Party. The and Green Party are also significant. The next general is scheduled for March 2011. The is the President elected for six-year term. During last elections held in January 29th 2006 was re-elected for her second term.

Form of Parliamentary state: Legal system: Based on the of 1919 (updated in 2000)

Unicameral Eduskunta (parliament) of 200 members directly elected for a four-year National term; the president is empowered to dissolve the Eduskunta at the prime minister's : request Electoral Universal direct suffrage over the age of 18; the d'Hondt system of proportional system: representation is used in 15 multimember constituencies

National March 2007 (legislative) and January 2006 (presidential); next elections due in March elections: 2011(legislative) and February 2012 (presidential)

President, who is declared elected if he or she receives an absolute majority of votes Head of cast in the first round; failing this, a second round is held between the two leading state: candidates. Tarja Halonen was re-elected on January 29th 2006 for a second six-year term

Council of State (Valtioneuvosto), which consists of the prime minister and up to 17 National ministers. The government (which assumed office on April 21st 2007) is a coalition of government: the Centre Party (KESK), the (KOK), the Green Party (VIHR) and the Swedish People's Party (RKP)

Centre Party (KESK; 51 seats); National Coalition Party (Conservatives or KOK; 50 Main seats); Social Democratic Party (SDP; 45 seats); Left Alliance (VAS; 17 seats); Green political Party (VIHR; 15 seats); Swedish People's Party (RKP; 9 seats); Christian Democrats of parties: Finland (KD; 7 seats); True (PS; 5 seats)

Council of Prime minister Matti Vanhanen (KESK) Ministers: Deputy prime minister & finance minister Jyrki Katainen (KOK)

10 & Sirkka-Liisa Anttila (KESK) Communications Suvi Linden (KOK) Culture & sport (RKP) Defence Jyri Hakamies (KOK) Economic affairs (KESK) Education Sari Sarkomaa (KOK) Employment (VIHR) Environment Paula Lehtomaki (KESK) Key Foreign affairs (KOK) ministers: Foreign trade & development Paavo Vayrynen (KESK) Health & social services Paula Risikko (KOK) Housing Jan Vapaavuori (KOK) Interior (KOK) Justice Tuija Brax (VIHR) Migration & European affairs Astrid Thors (RKP) Public administration & local government (KESK) Social affairs & health Liisa Hyssala (KESK) Transport Anu Vehvilainen (KESK)

Important recent political events: March 2000 The Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Tarja Halonen, backed by the Greens and the Left Alliance, becomes the first female president in Finnish history. January 2002 notes and coins are introduced in Finland. May 2002 The Green Party withdraws from the second Lipponen government following parliament's decision to build a fifth nuclear power station in Finland. March 2003 The Centre Party narrowly emerges as the largest party following the general election on March 16th, leading to the formation of a new government under Ms Jaatteenmaki and including the Centre Party, the SDP and the Swedish People's Party. June 2003 Ms Jaatteenmaki resigns as prime minister, following allegations that she leaked classified documents regarding Finland's Iraq policy. A new government is formed under Matti Vanhanen. February 2006 The highly popular Ms Halonen was re-elected as president for a further term. July-December 2006 Finland holds its second six-month rotating EU .

Basic data on Finland:

total: 338,145 sq km land: 304,473 sq km inland Area: water: 33,672 sq km 187,888 lakes, 5,100 rapids and 179,584 islands; Europe's largest archipelago, including the semi-autonomous province of Åland

11 Land use: 11.5% is cultivated and 68% is covered by forests Coastline: 1,250 km Population: 5,244,749 (July 2008 est.) Population 0.112% (2008 est.) growth rate:

Net migration 0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) rate:

Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.6%, Russian 0.5%, Estonian 0.3%, Roma 0.1%, Sami 0.1% Ethnic groups: (2006)

Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, Religions: other 0.1%, none 15.1% (2006)

Helsinki (capital) 560,905 inhabitants Espoo 231,704 Main towns: 204,337 187,281

Administrative 6 provinces (laanit, singular - laani); Aland, Etela-Suomen Laani, Ita-Suomen divisions: Laani, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Lappi, Oulun Laani

Economy - overview: Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy with per capita output roughly that of the UK, , , and . Its key economic sector is manufacturing - principally the wood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Trade is important; exports equal nearly two-fifths of GDP. Finland excels in high-tech exports, e.g., mobile phones. Except for timber and several minerals, Finland depends on imports of raw materials, energy, and some components for manufactured goods.

GDP (current prices): EUR 189,6 billion (2008 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 4.4% (2007) GDP - per capita (PPP): EUR 35700 (2008 est.) agriculture: 2.6% GDP - composition by industry: 31.9% sector: services: 65.6% (2007 est.) agriculture and forestry 4.4%, industry 18.6%, 6%, Labour force - by commerce 16.3%, finance, insurance, and business services occupation: 13.9%, transport and communications 7.6%, public services

33.2% (2004) rate: 6.8% (2007 est.) rate (consumer 1.6% (2007 est.) prices): Investment (gross fixed): 20.3% of GDP (2007 est.)

12 revenues: EUR 46.01 billion Budget: expenditures: EUR 43.16 billion (2007)

Public debt: 31.3% of GDP (2007)

Agriculture - products: barley, wheat, sugar beets, potatoes; dairy cattle; fish

metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and scientific Industries: instruments, , pulp and paper, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing

Current account balance: EUR 8.36 billion (2007)

Exports: EUR 77.85 billion f.o.b. (2007)

machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals; timber, paper, Exports - commodities: pulp

DE 11.3%, SE 10.5%, RU 10.1%, UK 6.5%, US 6.5%, NL Exports - partners: 5.1% (2006) Imports: EUR 60.51 billion f.o.b. (2007) foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, Imports - commodities: transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, textile yarn and fabrics, grains DE 15.6%, RU 14%, SE 13.7%, NL 6.6%, CN 5.4%, UK 4.7%, Imports - partners: DK 4.5% (2006)

Major economic policy developments: October 1996 The joins the exchange-rate mechanism (ERM). April 1998 Parliament votes by a majority of 135 to 61 in favour of participation in economic and monetary union (EMU) from January 1st 1999. June 1998 The European (ECB) is established with the former governor of the Bank of Finland, Sirkka Hamalainen, as a member of its Executive Board. The new governor of the Bank of Finland, Matti Vanhala, becomes a member of the ECB's Governing Council. January 1999 Finland becomes the only Nordic country to adopt the euro. January 2002 Euro notes and coins are introduced and the Finnish markka is phased out. July 2004 , previously the Finnish member of the , takes over as governor of the Bank of Finland (the central bank).

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City of Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the , by the Baltic Sea. Its population of 569,892 (31 March 2008), makes it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin. Foreign-born population stands at around 10%. Helsinki spreads around a number of bays and peninsulas and over a number of islands. The inner city area occupies a southern peninsula. Along with the neighbouring of Vantaa, Espoo, and , it constitutes what is known as the capital region, with over 1,000,000 inhabitants. The area contains 24 municipalities and has a population of over 1,300,000. The Greater Helsinki accounts for a quarter of population. The population growth has been flat in recent years, while Espoo and surrounding areas grow clearly faster. The Helsinki metropolitan area generates approximately one third of the Finnish GDP. GDP per capita is roughly 1.5 times the national average, making Helsinki one of the wealthiest capitals in Europe. In 2004, the local economy grew by 3.2%. Since the 1950s, the economy has become largely -based, although industries such as shipbuilding continue to employ a substantial number of people. Large service-based employers include the public sector and the information technology sector. Helsinki has many staffing agencies. Some of the largest companies hosted by Helsinki are as follows: paper maker , oil and gas company , food and drug retailer , fund management and advisory services Capman, and forest products group UPM-Kymmene Group.

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GENERAL INFO ON EGAF

15 EGAF - LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Provisions of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management of 17 May 2006: "H. European Globalisation Adjustment Fund 28. The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund is intended to provide additional support for workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns, to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. The Fund may not exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 500 million (current prices) which can be drawn from any margin existing under the global expenditure ceiling of the previous year, and/or from cancelled commitment appropriations from the previous two years, excluding those related to heading 1B of the financial framework. The appropriations will be entered in the general budget of the as a provision through the normal budgetary procedure as soon as the Commission has identified the sufficient margins and/or cancelled commitments, in accordance with the second paragraph. When the conditions for mobilising the Fund, as set out in the relevant basic act, are met, the Commission will make a proposal to deploy it. The decision to deploy the Fund will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority in accordance with Point 3. At the same time as it presents its proposal for a decision to deploy the Fund, the Commission will initiate a trilogue procedure, if necessary in a simplified form, to secure agreement of the two arms of the budgetary authority on the need to use the Fund and on the amount required, and will present to the two arms of the budgetary authority a proposal for a transfer to the relevant budgetary lines. Transfers related to the Fund will be made in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation. The corresponding commitment appropriations will be entered in the budget under the relevant heading, if necessary over and above the ceilings laid down in Annex I."

Legal base: Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 159, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions, Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251, Whereas:

16 (1) Notwithstanding the positive effects of globalisation on growth, jobs and prosperity and the need to enhance European competitiveness further through structural change, globalisation may also have negative consequences for the most vulnerable and least qualified workers in some sectors. It is therefore opportune to establish a European Globalisation adjustment Fund (the EGF), accessible to all Member States, through which the Community would show its solidarity towards workers affected by redundancies resulting from changes in world trade patterns. (2) It is necessary to preserve European values and to promote the development of fair external trade. The negative effects of globalisation should be tackled in the first instance by a long-term, sustainable Community strategy for trade policy aiming at high social and ecological standards. The assistance provided by the EGF should be dynamic and capable of adapting to constantly changing and often unforeseen circumstances in the market. (3) The EGF should provide specific, one-off support to facilitate the re-integration into employment of workers in areas, sectors , or labour market regions suffering the shock of serious economic disruption. The EGF should promote entrepreneurship, for example through micro-credits or for setting up cooperative projects. (4) Actions under this Regulation should be defined according to strict intervention criteria relating to the scale of economic dislocation and its impact on a given sector or geographical area, to ensure that the financial contribution from the EGF is concentrated on workers in the most seriously affected regions and economic sectors of the Community. Such dislocation is not necessarily concentrated in a single Member State. In such exceptional circumstances, Member States may therefore submit joint requests for assistance from the EGF. (5) The activities of the EGF should be coherent and compatible with the other Community policies and comply with its acquis, especially the interventions of the structural funds, while making a genuine contribution to the Community's social policies. (6) The Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management [4] (Interinstitutional Agreement) is binding from 1 January 2007 and Point 28 determines the budgetary framework of the EGF. (7) A specific action funded under this Regulation should not receive financial assistance from other Community financial instruments. Coordination with existing or planned modernisation and restructuring measures in the framework of regional development is necessary, however, albeit that such coordination should not result in the creation of parallel or additional management structures for actions funded by the EGF. (8) To facilitate the implementation of this Regulation, expenditure should be eligible from the date on which a Member State begins to provide personalised services to the affected workers. Reflecting the need for a concentrated response aiming specifically at re-integration into employment, a deadline should be set for the use of the financial contribution of the EGF. (9) The Member State should remain responsible for the implementation of the financial contribution and for the management and control of the actions supported by Community financing, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No

17 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [5]. The Member State should justify the use made of the financial contribution received. (10) The European Monitoring Centre on Change, based in Dublin, may assist the European Commission and the Member State concerned with qualitative and quantitative analyses in order to help in the evaluation of an application for EGF funds. (11) Since the objectives of the action to be taken cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of their scale and effects, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. (12) As the period of implementation of the EGF is linked to the duration of the financial framework from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, support should be available to workers affected by trade-related redundancies from 1 January 2007, HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 - Subject-matter and scope 1. With the aim of stimulating economic growth and creating more jobs in the European Union, this Regulation establishes the EGF, to enable the Community to provide support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation where these redundancies have a significant adverse impact on the regional or local economy. Its period of application shall be linked to the Financial Framework, from January 2007 to December 2013. 2. This Regulation lays down rules regarding the operation of the EGF in order to facilitate re-integration into employment of workers affected by trade-related redundancies. Article 2 - Intervention criteria A financial contribution from the EGF shall be provided where major structural changes in world trade patterns lead to a serious economic disruption, notably a substantial increase of imports into the EU, or a rapid decline of the EU market share in a given sector or a delocalisation to third countries, which results in: (a) at least 1000 redundancies over a period of 4 months in an enterprise in a Member State, including workers made redundant in its suppliers or downstream producers, or (b) at least 1000 redundancies, over a period of 9 months, particularly in small or medium-sized enterprises, in a NACE 2 sector in one region or two contiguous regions at NUTS II level. (c) small labour markets or in exceptional circumstances, duly substantiated by the Member State(s) concerned, an application for a contribution from the EGF may be considered admissible even if the conditions laid down in subparagraphs (a) and (b) are not entirely met, when redundancies have a serious impact on employment and the local economy. The aggregated amount of contributions for exceptional circumstances may not exceed 15 % of the EGF each year.

18 Article 3 - Eligible actions A financial contribution under this Regulation may be made for active labour market measures that form part of a coordinated package of personalised services designed to re-integrate redundant workers into the labour market, including: (a) job-search assistance, occupational guidance, tailor-made training and re-training including ICT skills and certification of acquired experience, outplacement assistance and entrepreneurship promotion or aid for self-employment; (b) special time-limited measures, such as job-search allowances, mobility allowances or allowances to individuals participating in lifelong learning and training activities; and (c) measures to stimulate in particular disadvantaged or older workers, to remain in or return to the labour market. The EGF shall not finance passive social protection measures. On the of the Member State, the EGF may finance the preparatory, management, information and publicity, and control activities for its implementation. Article 4 - Type of financial contribution The Commission shall award a financial contribution in the form of a single instalment, which shall be implemented within the framework of shared management between the Member States and the Commission, in accordance with Article 53(1)(b), (5) and (6) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002. Article 5 - Applications 1. The Member State shall submit an application for a contribution from EGF to the Commission within a period of 10 weeks from the date on which the conditions set out in Article 2 for mobilising the EGF are met. The application may be supplemented subsequently by the Member State(s). 2. The application shall contain the following information: (a) a reasoned analysis of the link between the planned redundancies and major structural changes in world trade patterns and a demonstration of the number of redundancies and an explanation of the unforeseen nature of those redundancies; (b) the identification of the dismissing enterprises (national or multi-national), suppliers or downstream producers, sectors, and the categories of workers to be targeted; (c) a description of the concerned and its authorities and other stakeholders, and the expected impact of the redundancies as regards local, regional or national employment; (d) the coordinated package of personalised services to be funded and a breakdown of its estimated cost, including its complementarity with actions financed by the Structural Funds as well as information on actions that are mandatory by virtue of national law or pursuant to collective agreements; (e) the date(s) on which personalised services to the affected workers were started or are planned to be started; (f) the procedures followed for consulting the social partners; and

19 (g) the authority responsible for management and financial control in accordance with Article 18. 3. Having regard to the actions implemented by the Member State, the region, the social partners and the enterprises concerned by virtue of national law or collective agreements, and paying particular attention to actions funded by the European Social Fund (the ESF), the information provided under paragraph 2 shall include a summary description of the actions taken and planned by the national authority and enterprises concerned, including an estimate of their cost. 4. The Member State(s) concerned shall also provide statistical and other information, at the most appropriate territorial level, which the Commission requires to assess the fulfilment of the intervention criteria. 5. On the basis of the information referred to in paragraph 2 and any additional information submitted by the Member State(s) concerned, the Commission shall assess, in consultation with the Member State, whether the conditions for making a financial contribution under this Regulation are met. Article 6 - Complementarity, compliance and coordination 1. Assistance from the EGF shall not replace actions which are the responsibility of companies by virtue of national law or collective agreements. 2. Assistance from the EGF shall complement actions of the Member States at national, regional and local level, including those co-financed by the structural funds. 3. Assistance from the EGF shall provide solidarity and support for individual workers made redundant as a result of structural changes in world trade patterns. The EGF shall not finance the restructuring of companies or sectors. 4. In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure the coordination of the assistance from Community Funds. 5. The Member States shall ensure that the specific actions receiving a contribution under the EGF shall not also receive assistance from other Community financial instruments. Article 7 - Equality between women and men and non-discrimination The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of the gender perspective is promoted during the various stages of implementation of the EGF. The Commission and the Member States shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the various stages of the implementation of and, in particular, in access to, the EGF. Article 8 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission 1. At the initiative of the Commission, subject to a ceiling of 0,35 % of the financial resources available for that year, the EGF may be used to finance monitoring, information, administrative and technical support, audit, control and evaluation activities necessary to implement this Regulation. 2. Such tasks shall be executed in accordance with Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, as well as the implementing rules applicable to this form of implementation of the budget.

20 Article 9 - Information and publicity 1. The Member State shall provide information on and publicise the funded actions. The information shall be addressed to the workers concerned, local and regional authorities, social partners, the media and the wider public. It shall highlight the role of the Community and ensure that the contribution from the EGF is visible. 2. The Commission shall set up an Internet site, available in all Community languages, to provide information on the EGF, guidance on the submission of applications, as well as updated information on accepted and refused applications, highlighting the role of the budgetary authority. Article 10 - Determination of financial contribution 1. The Commission shall, on the basis of the assessment carried out in accordance with Article 5(5), particularly taking into account the number of workers to be supported, the proposed actions and the estimated costs, evaluate and propose determine as quickly as possible the amount of financial contribution, if any, that may be made within the limits of the resources available. The amount may not exceed 50 % of the total of the estimated costs referred to in Article 5(2)(d). 2. Where, on the basis of the assessment carried out in accordance with Article 5(5), the Commission has concluded that the conditions for a financial contribution under this Regulation are met, it shall immediately initiate the procedure set out in Article 12. 3. Where, on the basis of the assessment carried out in accordance with Article 5(5), the Commission has concluded that the conditions for a financial contribution under this Regulation are not met, it shall notify the Member State concerned as soon as possible. Article 11 - Eligibility of expenditure Expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from the EGF from the date(s) on which the Member State concerned starts to provide personalised services to the affected workers, as set out in Article 5(2)(e). Article 12 - Budget procedure 1. The arrangements for the EGF shall comply with the provisions of Point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement and any revisions of that Point. 2. Appropriations concerning the EGF shall be entered in the general budget of the European Union as a provision through the normal budgetary procedure as soon as the Commission has identified sufficient margins and/or cancelled commitments. 3. Where the Commission has concluded that a financial contribution should be made from the EGF, it shall submit to the budgetary authority a proposal to authorise appropriations corresponding to the amount determined in accordance with Article 10 and a request for the transfer of the amount to the EGF budget line. Proposals may be grouped into batches. Transfers concerning the EGF shall be carried out pursuant to Article 24(4) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002. 4. A proposal pursuant to paragraph 3 shall include the following:

21 (a) the assessment carried out in accordance with Article 5(5), together with a summary of the information on which that assessment is based; (b) evidence that the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 6 are met; and (c) the reasons justifying the amounts proposed. 5. At the same time as it presents its proposal, the Commission shall initiate a trilogue procedure, possibly in simplified form, to seek the agreement of both arms of the budgetary authority on the need to use the EGF and the amount required. 6. On 1 September each year, at least one quarter of the annual maximum amount of the EGF shall remain available in order to cover needs arising until the end of the year. 7. Once the appropriations are made available by the budgetary authority, the Commission shall adopt a decision on a financial contribution. Article 13 - Payment and use of the financial contribution 1. Following adoption of the decision in accordance with Article 12(3), the Commission shall pay the financial contribution to the Member State(s) concerned in a single instalment, in principle within 15 days. 2. The Member State shall use the financial contribution, as well as any interest earned thereon, within 12 months of the application pursuant to Article 5. Article 14 - Use of the Euro Applications, decisions on financial contributions and reports under this Regulation, as well as any other related documents, shall express all amounts in Euro. Article 15 - Final report and closure 1. No later than six months after the expiry of the period specified in Article 13(2), the Member State concerned shall present a report to the Commission on the execution of the financial contribution, including information on the type of actions and main outcomes, together with a statement justifying the expenditure and indicating, whenever appropriate, the complementarity of actions with those funded by the ESF. 2. No later than six months after the Commission has received all the information required under paragraph 1, it shall wind up the financial contribution from the EGF. Article 16 - Annual report 1. For the first time in 2008 and before 1 July of each year, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council a quantitative and qualitative report on the activities under this Regulation in the previous year. The report shall focus mainly on the results achieved by the EGF and shall in particular contain information relating to applications submitted, Decisions adopted, actions funded including their complementarity with actions funded by the structural funds, notably the ESF, and the winding-up of financial contribution made. It shall also document those requests that have been refused owing to a lack of sufficient appropriations or to non-eligibility. 2. The report will be transmitted, for information, to the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the social partners. Article 17 - Evaluation

22 1. The Commission shall carry out at its own initiative and in close cooperation with the Member States: (a) a mid-term evaluation of the effectiveness and sustainability of results obtained by 31 December 2011; and (b) an ex-post evaluation by 31 December 2014, with the assistance of external experts, to measure the impact of the EGF and its added value. 2. The results of the evaluation will be transmitted, for information, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and to the social partners. Article 18 - Management and financial control 1. Without prejudice to the Commission's responsibility for implementing the general budget of the European Communities, the Member States shall take responsibility in the first instance for the management of actions supported by the EGF and the financial control of the actions. To that end, the measures they take shall include: (a) verifying that management and control arrangements have been set up and are being implemented in such a way as to ensure that Community funds are being used efficiently and correctly, in accordance with the principles of sound financial management; (b) verifying that the financed actions have been properly carried out; (c) ensuring that expenditure funded are based on verifiable supporting documents, are correct and regular; and (d) preventing, detecting and correcting irregularities as defined in Article 70 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 [6] and recovering amounts unduly paid together with interest on late payments in accordance with the same Article. They shall notify these to the Commission in due time and keep the Commission informed of the progress of administrative and legal proceedings. 2. The Member State shall make the financial corrections required where an irregularity is ascertained. The corrections made by the Member State shall consist in cancelling all or part of the Community contribution. The Member State shall recover any amount lost as a result of an irregularity detected, repay it to the Commission and, where the amount is not repaid in the time allowed by the Member State concerned, default interest shall be due. 3. The Commission, in its responsibility for the implementation of the general budget of the European Communities, shall take every step necessary to verify that the actions financed are carried out in accordance with the principles of sound and efficient financial management, in compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002. It is the responsibility of each Member State to ensure that it has smoothly functioning management and control systems; the Commission shall satisfy itself that such systems are in place. To that end, without prejudice to the powers of the Court of Auditors or the checks carried out by the Member State in accordance with national laws, regulations and administrative provisions, Commission officials or servants may carry out on-the-spot checks, including sample checks, on the actions financed by the Fund with a

23 minimum of one working day's notice. The Commission shall give notice to the Member State concerned with a view to obtaining all the assistance necessary. Officials or servants of the Member State concerned may take part in such checks. 4. The Member State shall ensure that all supporting documents regarding expenditure incurred are kept available for the Commission and the Court of Auditors for a period of three years following the winding-up of the financial contribution received from the EGF. Article 19 - Reimbursement of financial contribution 1. In cases where the amount of the actual cost of an action is less than the estimated amount quoted pursuant to Article 12, the Commission shall require the Member State to reimburse a corresponding amount of the financial contribution received. 2. Where the Member State has failed to comply with the obligations stated in the decision on a financial contribution, the Commission shall take the necessary steps to require the Member State to reimburse all or part of the financial contribution received. 3. Prior to the adoption of a decision under paragraphs 1 or 2, the Commission shall conduct a suitable examination of the case and shall, in particular, allow the Member State a specified period of time in which to submit its comments. 4. If, after completing the necessary verifications, the Commission concludes that the Member State is not complying with its obligations under Article 18(1), it shall, if no agreement has been reached and the Member State has not made the corrections in a period set by the Commission, and taking account of any comments made by the Member State, decide within three months from the end of the period referred above to make the financial corrections required by cancelling all or part of the contribution of the EGF to the action in question. Any amount lost as a result of an irregularity detected shall be recovered and, where the amount is not repaid in the time allowed by the Member State concerned, default interest shall be due. Article 20 - Review clause On the basis of the first annual report provided for in Article 16, the European Parliament and the Council may review this Regulation, on the basis of a proposal by the Commission, to ensure that the solidarity objective of the EGF is met and that its provisions adequately take into account the economic, social and territorial characteristics of all Member States. The European Parliament and the Council shall in any case review this Regulation by 31 December 2013. Article 21 - Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2007. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006.

24 Former experiences with EGAF

EUROPEAN GLOBALISATION ADJUSTMENT FUND - PAST EXPERIENCES

General background and applications in 2007 and 2008 General provisions setting a general budgetary framework for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGAF) were laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (IIA) of 17 May 2006. Subsequently, on 20 December 2006 a legal base was adopted (Regulation no 1927/2006), following a codecision procedure. Within the Parliament, an enhanced cooperation procedure, in line with the art. 47 of the Rules of Procedure, was agreed upon between the Committee on Employment (responsible) and the Committee on Budgets (opinion). It related to, in particular, art. 10-19, including financial and budgetary provisions. In 2007, the first year of its functioning, EGAF has been mobilised for a total of EUR 18,6 mln following applications submitted by France, Germany and Finland. In the first half of 2008 two further requests - from and - were approved resulting in the mobilisation of EUR 3,1 million from the Fund. Further applications currently analysed by the Commission result in a total amount of EUR 58,9 mln. An overview of applications has been presented in the table below.

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) - overview of applications

Applications approved: Member Reference State Case EGF contribution (€) Redundancies 2007 Peugeot EGF/2007/001 France suppliers 2.558.250 1.345 EGF/2007/002 France Renault suppliers 1.258.030 1.057 EGF/2007/003 Germany BenQ 12.766.150 3.303 EGF/2007/004 Finland Perlos 2.028.538 915 TOTAL AMOUNT 2007* 18.610.968 2008 EGF/2007/008 Malta Malta 681.207 675 EGF/2007/010 Portugal Lisboa-Alentejo 2.425.675 1.549 TOTAL AMOUNT 2008 at 01/07/2008* 3.106.882

Applications currently analysed by the Commission: EGF/2007/005 Italy Sardegna 13.888.300 EGF/2007/006 Italy Piemonte 10.901.200 EGF/2007/007 Italy Lombardia 18.707.500 EGF/2008/001 Italy Toscana 4.159.200 EGF/2008/002 DELPHI 10.901.544 EGF/2008/003 Alytaus Tekstile 298.994 TOTAL 58.856.738

*N.B. The Fund may not exceed a maximum amount of EUR 500 million per year

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Particular issues linked to the EGAF implementation Delays of adoption Parliament has on several occasions insisted on its commitment to make the procedure of mobilising the Fund as quick as possible, considering the urgency of aid to be provided. Past experiences show (see table below) that the length of the procedure (from reception of documents till payment) varied from 5 (Perlos case) to 8½ months, with the budgetary procedure itself taking some 2-3 months. Influence of external factors (completeness of information provided by Member States, summer recess) cannot be ignored, however, further ways of accelerating the procedure could be discussed at the occasion of the delegation.

Ref. No / Completed Start of Adoption of Payment Total Case / MS application Budgetary decision by date duration of received Procedure Budgetary the Authority procedure Peugeot SA 11 May ´07 12 July ´07 23 Oct ´07 13 Dec ´07 suppliers 7 months Renault SA suppliers France BenQ 27 June ´07 11 Oct ´07 18 Dec ´07 20 Dec ´07 Germany 6 months

Perlos Oyj 18 July ´07 11 Oct ´07 18 Dec ´07 20 Dec ´07 5 months Finland Malta – 12 Sept ´07 20 Feb ´08 10 April ´08 28 May ´08 8½ months textiles Malta

Lisboa- 9 Oct ´07 20 Feb ´08 10 April ´08 28 May ´08 7½ months Alentejo Portugal

Criterion of minimum of 1000 redundancies Article 2 of the legal base sets a general intervention criterion for EGAF contribution requiring that a minimum of 1000 redundancies are involved. However, in the case of "small labour markets" or exceptional circumstances, and where they have "a serious impact on employment and local economy", cases with a lower number of redundancies can be considered. This exceptional provision seemed to work and it has been successfully used by Malta and Finland (675 and 915 redundancies respectively); the issue could be nevertheless further explored at the occasion of the present COBU delegation.

26 Measures eligible for financing Article 3 of Regulation (EC) no 1927/2006 explicitly excludes passive social protection measures from the financing from the Globalisation Fund (EGAF). It also gives a non-exhaustive list of measures that can be financed from it.

"Article 3 - Eligible actions A financial contribution under this Regulation may be made for active labour market measures that form part of a coordinated package of personalised services designed to re-integrate redundant workers into the labour market, including: (a) job-search assistance, occupational guidance, tailor-made training and re-training including ICT skills and certification of acquired experience, outplacement assistance and entrepreneurship promotion or aid for self-employment; (b) special time-limited measures, such as job-search allowances, mobility allowances or allowances to individuals participating in lifelong learning and training activities; and (c) measures to stimulate in particular disadvantaged or older workers, to remain in or return to the labour market. The EGF shall not finance passive social protection measures."

This formulation is the result of the compromise between the Parliament and the Council during the negotiations on the legal base.1 However, it raised some controversy in the past, as drawing a clear borderline between passive and active measures is not always obvious.2 While adopting the latest decision on the mobilisation of the Fund in March 2008, COBU, following a discussion with EMPL, stressed "its concern regarding the nature of measures financed from the Fund with a view to reducing the number of persons remaining unemployed" and asked "the Commission, in cooperation with the Portuguese authorities, to closely monitor the situation in relation to the provisions of Article 3, second paragraph, of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 and to report to the legislative and budgetary authorities". In general, measures proposed by national authorities in the applications for EGAF included:

Ref. No Case / MS Measures proposed EGF/2007/001 Peugeot training, job-search allowance and grants to stimulate SA disadvantaged or older workers to remain in the labour suppliers market. France EGF/2007/002 Renault job search assistance (max. EUR 2 000 per worker): SA assessment, guidance, examination of usefulness and suppliers relevance of training, prospecting of job offers; a

1 In the original proposal of the Commission, temporary wage supplements were included among other time- limited income supplements for workers 50 or more year-old that can be funded from EGAF. 2 One of the definitions of active labour market measures describes it as social expenditure aimed at the improvement of the beneficiaries´ prospect of finding gainful employment or to otherwise increase their earning capacity (OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms), as opposed to passive measures, compensating for unemployment or providing early retirement schemes.

27 France training and re-training package (guidance, training, certification and coaching services); a digressive temporary allowance as a time limited incentive for workers to re-enter the labour market even at a lower salary EGF/2007/003 BenQ short term allowances, mobility allowances, training Germany measures, placement and counselling EGF/2007/004 Perlos Oyj occupational guidance, training and re-training, Finland entrepreneurship promotion, mobility allowances, pay subsidy vouchers and vocational skill and competence analyses EGF/2007/008 Malta – A combination of measures, including occupational textiles guidance, training/re-training, aid for self-employment, Malta job-search allowance and redeployment schemes EGF/2007/010 Lisboa- A combination of measures, including information and Alentejo guidance, skills recognition and certification, vocational Portugal training, training grants, self-placement support, wage compensation and support for new entrepreneurs Further monitoring with regard to the type of measures financed from the Fund will be possible when the first reports become available in autumn 2008.

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29 Fact sheet on North Karelia and Joensuu North Karelia

This section provides information on North Karelia region and the city of Joensuu.

The Region of North Karelia is a centuries ago to split as it were into region in eastern Finland covering an two distinct peoples. area of 17,782 km² and of total population of 169,722 (2002). It borders to the regions of Kainuu, Northern Savonia, Southern Savonia, and to . It is divided into 16 municipalities. Its name refers to the historic region of Karelia inhabited by Karelians who lived scattered across a broad area stretching from the southeast corner of present-day Finland eastwards to the , and in the north from the northern edge of Lake Ladoga to Lake Onega and on to the shores of the White Sea. In terms of territorial identity we can speak of a Finnish Karelia and a Russian Karelia. Under the competing influences of East and West, the people of Karelia began

This bifurcation has been visible across the areas of language, culture and religion — Orthodox in the east and Lutheran in the west. The present-day Finnish Karelia encompasses the administrative regions of South Karelia and North Karelia. In terms of economic catchment areas one could also speak of the regions of - in the south and Joensuu in the north.

North Karelia belonged to the province of until the creation of a separate province of North Karelia in 1960. In the provincial reform of 1997 it was reconstituted as a region of the new larger province of Eastern Finland. The predominantly agricultural and forestry-based economy of North Karelia went through dramatic restructuring in the 1960s and 1970s in particular, and the region suffered a considerable drain of population to the urban centres in the south of the country and across the Gulf of Bothnia in . Despite growing industrialization and the development of the service sector, North Karelia was in the 1990s still one of the poorest parts of the country.

During the past few years, North Karelia has experienced a period of a positive economic development. Parallel to this, fast structural change from an agricultural society towards information based society has taken place. Industrial sectors are based on: forestry, plastics and metals, and stone industries. Forestry sector is the most important provider of export income in the region. A rich combination of forest resources, forest industries and forestry expertise in the region has led to the unofficial recognition that North Karelia is the "Region

30 of Forests in Europe". The European Forest Institute, the Research Centre of the Finnish Forest Research Institute and the high-tech workshop of wood product technology, Puugia, are located in Joensuu, the region's capital. Some of the companies in North Karelia are international market leaders. The city of Joensuu

Statistics:

Population (on 2005): about 58,000 Unemployment rate: 14,5% (31.1.2007) Total area: 1313 km² Land: 1174 km² Tax rate: 19 % Nearest airport with regular air service: Joensuu Airport, , 11 km Nearest inland port: Joensuu Districts: 26 Joensuu is a capital of North Karelia region. In 2008, it celebrates its 160 years anniversary. The population of Joensuu is approximately 58,000 (2005). In January 1st 2009 the neighbouring municipalities of Eno and Pyhäselkä will merge with Joensuu and increase the population up to 72,000. The city is located next to the Russian border and about 400 km North-East from the capital of the country. Currently, the most important business areas include metal industry, wood and forestry sector, information and communication technology as well as expertise related to the border region and cross-border collaboration. Joensuu Regional Development company JOSEK Ltd in collaboration with other stakeholders foster the development of business activities in the area. Joensuu is also the forestry capital of Europe with a stronghold in research, inclusive the European Forest Institute and Joensuu Science Park.

Page 31 of 67 Mr Pentti Hyttinen, Regional Council of North Karelia

CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Pentti Hyttinen has been working as Executive Director of the Regional Council of North Karelia since 2001.

Dr. Hyttinen is actively involved in the cooperation between European regions, and he is a Board Member of the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR).

Before his current position, in 1998-2001, Dr. Hyttinen served as Forestry Expert at DG Research of the European Commission in Brussels.

He has got his PhD in Forest Management and Economics, in 1992 from the University of Joensuu, Finland. In addition to studies in forest science, he has a Master’s Degree in Natural Resource Management from the Texas A&M University, USA.

Dr. Hyttinen has worked in various research positions for the University of Joensuu and for the European Forest Institute during 1990’s. He has got practical experience on forestry as Director of the Forestry Centre of North Karelia in 1996-1998.

Page 32 of 67 EGF - case Perlos Oyi

Background information:

• Perlos Oyj, a company manufacturing plastic covers and mechanics for mobile phones • Some 1,000 redundancies were caused by the decision to discontinue production activities in Finland and to close down two Perlos factories by September 2007 • Redundancies in companies in Northern Karelia region of Finland, which has a high share of unemployment in Finland 15.0% (2006) • The major redundancies of Perlos have extensive effect on the employment situation in Northern Karelia, since Perlos has had a significant role as an employer in the area • The redundancies in Perlos and in its upstream suppliers follow a general trend among mobile phone and accessory manufacturers towards delocalisation of their production, mainly to and India, which are closest to the fastest growing mass markets, technology partners and in areas with cheaper labour costs (in 2006, China produced 45% of the world's mobile phones (450 million)). • In the first quarter of 2007, Perlos still had 26% of its global factory space in Finland, with China housing 41%. By the second half of 2007, factory space in Finland drops to zero percent, with China housing 58% and India 12%.

Key facts of the EGF application:

Reference: EGF/2007/004 Case: Perlos Oyj Member State: Finland Sector: Mobile phone accessories Total budget planned: € 4 057 075 Amount requested from EGF: € 2 028 538 Submitted to European Commission: 18 July 2007 Intervention Criterion: Article 2 (c) Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 The number of redundancies in the application: 915 persons Managing and paying authority: Finnish Ministry of Labour

Measures proposed:

• Job search assistance • Occupational guidance • Training and re-training (joint purchase training, individual placement, degrees in universities and colleges, computer skills) • Outplacement assistance • Entrepreneurship promotion (start-up grant, ideas incubator, entrepreneur training project) • Job-search allowance (vocational skills and competence) • Mobility allowance • Measures to stimulate older or disadvantaged workers • Examination of ability to work (as part of vocational guidance).

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Page 43 of 67 Page 44 of 67 Mrs Hannele Jokiniemi Employment and Economic Development Centre of North Karelia

CURRICULUM VITAE

Master of Science 1977, , pedagogics

Iisalmi Employment Office, youth employment advisor, 1978 - 1979 Kuopion yliopistoseura, secretary of Summer University of Kuopio, 1979 - 1980 Joensuu Labour Force District, district inspector, 1980 - 1981 University of Joensuu, research assistant and assistant, 1981 Joensuu Labour Force District, researcher, 1982 - 1984 Joensuu Employment Office, director, 1984 - 1985 Joensuu Labour Force District, district inspector and office manager, 1985 - 1996 Joensuu Employment Office, director 1996 - 2000 The Employment and Economic Development Centre of North Karelia, head of department, 2000 -

The Working Group on ESF Strategy for Finland, member, 2005 - 2006 Monitoring Committee of the ESF Programme for Continental Finland, deputy member, 2007 - 2013 Structural Funds Consultative Committee for Finland, deputy member, 2007 - 2013

The Secretariat for Monitoring Committee for the EADF Programme for Eastern Finland, member, 2007-2013

North Karelian Regional Management Committee / co-operation group, member, 2007 - 2013

Perlos Working Group, chairperson, 2006 - 2007 The Working Group on Structural Change for Joensuu Region, member, 2007

Page 45 of 67 Mr Jarmo Valtonen, Employment Office of Joensuu

CURRICULUM VITAE

Mr. Jarmo Valtonen

Director The Employment Office of Joensuu Region

Mr Valtonen is the regional director of Employment office on the 100.000 inhabitants area. Mr Valtonen cooperates with cities, counties, entrepreneurs and employees.

All Perlos plants in North Karelia were situated in his working area. Unemployment rate is his working area about 13.

Tel. +358-50-396 2030 E-Mail: [email protected]

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Visit to Perlos Oy factory Monday, 21 July 2008

Page 47 of 67 General information on Perlos Oy

(on the basis of information provided by Perlos Oy)

Basic data: Key Figures

¾ product design and manufacturing for 2006 2007 telecommunications and electronics industries ¾ Established in Finland in 1953 NET sales M EUR 673.6 453.7 ¾ Employs approximately 9,200 people Operating result excluding non- 10.7 5.9 worldwide recurring terms, M EUR ¾ Manufacturing units in Asia, Europe and Operating result, M EUR -32.9 -33.7 the Americas ¾ Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland Earnings per share, EUR -0.82 -1.06 ¾ Owned by Taiwanese Lite-On Group Net Cash flow from operating, 65.5 13.0 M EUR ¾ Lite-On Group’s estimated revenue for Gross investments, % of net 9.0 8.6 2007 USD 8.0 billion, 35,000 employees sales ¾ Key Customers: Sony, Ericsson, NOKIA, Personnel, incl. temporary 13 320 9 693 LG, SANYO, HUAWEI, POLAR workforce Partner Manufacturing Sites Asia: Plant Space Employees Capabilities (m2) Beijing 1 & Injection moulding, Metal processing, Assembly & 38,200 1,400 2 testing, Surface treatment, Tool maintenance Injection moulding, PVD/IML/Sheet Window, Guangzhou 49,651 2,800 Assembly & testing, Metal processing, Assembly line 1 & 2 manufacturing, Surface treatment, Tool maintenance Injection moulding, Metal processing, Assembly & Chennai 20,000 850 testing Surface treatment, Tool maintenance Injection moulding tools development, design and Tools manufacturing (for: single shot, multi shot and IML), 7,700 350 Shenzhen Proto-, preproduction and mass tooling, Verification and Approval

Europe & Americas:

Plant Space Employees Capabilities (m2) Injection moulding, Assembly & testing, Assembly line Komárom 21,500 1,500 manufacturing, Surface treatment, Tool maintenance Injection moulding, Assembly, Painting, Tool Reynosa 17,500 600 Maintenance Injection moulding, Metal processing, Assembly & Manaus 9,500 500 testing Surface treatment, Tool maintenance

Page 48 of 67 Mr Olavi Miettinen, Perlos Joensuu

Page 49 of 67 Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

ƒ The Association is made up of all Finnish municipalities and cities ƒ The Association also serves Regional Councils, hospital districts, joint authorities for vocational training and other joint municipal authorities ƒ Functions: expert services, promotion of municipal interests, development ƒ Staff 300 ƒ Companies: Audiator, Efektia, Local Government Training Company, KL- Hallintopalvelut, KL-Kustannus, Plancenter and Gustavelund ƒ 400 employees

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Visit and meetings in the Parliament Tuesday, 22 July 2008

Page 51 of 67 Parliament of Finland

The Parliament of Finland (Eduskunta) is the unicameral parliament composed of 200 members elected directly for a four-year term. The Parliament exercises supreme decision- making authority in Finland. It passes legislation, decides on the state budget, approves international treaties and supervises the activities of the Government. It may alter the constitution, bring about the resignation of the Council of State, and override presidential vetoes; its acts are not subject to judicial review. Legislation may be initiated by the Council of State, or one of the members of the Eduskunta. To make changes to the Constitution, amendments must be approved twice by the Eduskunta, in two successive electoral periods with a general election held in between.

Parliamentary elections: After the Finnish Parliamentary elections on March 18, 2007, the seats were divided among eight parties as follows:

Parties Votes % Seats Centre Party (Suomen Keskusta) 640,428 23.1 51 National Coalition Party (Kansallinen Kokoomus) 616,841 22.3 50 Social Democratic Party of Finland (Suomen 594,194 21.4 45 Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue) Left Alliance (Vasemmistoliitto) 244,296 8.8 17 (Vihreä liitto) 234,429 8.5 15 Christian Democrats (Kristillisdemokraatit) 134,790 4.9 7 Swedish People's Party (Svenska Folkpartiet) 126,520 4.5 9 True Finns (Perussuomalaiset) 112,256 4.1 5 Communist Party of Finland (Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue) 18,277 0.7 0 Seniors' Party of Finland (Suomen Senioripuolue) 16,715 0.6 0 Bourgeois Alliance (Borgerlig Allians, Åland) 9,561 0.3 1 (turnout Total: 200 67.9 %)

The Eduskunta's 200 Representatives are elected directly by secret ballot on the basis of proportional representation for a four-year term.

Finland is divided into 16 electoral districts. The number of Representatives returned by each district depends on the population and is revised each half of the year before the elections. Åland is an exception in that it always returns one Representative. Vote counting is based on the d’Hondt system of proportional representation.

Although there is no set election threshold, many electoral districts have lost population in recent decades, and some now elect as few as six representatives, which in turn can create an

Page 52 of 67 effective threshold in those districts greater than 10 per cent (for unallied parties it can be 14.3%), favouring major parties. This problem has been quite widely recognized and discussed, and numerous committees have been set up to review options for a reform of the electoral system, but no general agreement on measures has been reached.

Formation of a Government: The President consults the Speaker of Parliament and with representatives of the parliamentary groups about the formation of a new Council of State (Government). According to the constitution, the Eduskunta elects the Prime Minister, who is appointed to office by the President. Other ministers are appointed by the President on the Prime Minister’s proposal.

History: The Eduskunta was preceded by the of Finland, which had succeeded the of the Estates in 1809. When the unicameral Parliament of Finland was established by the Parliament Act in 1906, Finland was an autonomous Grand Duchy under the Russian Tsar. Universal suffrage and eligibility was implemented first in Finland. Women could both vote and run for office as equals, and this applied also to landless people with no excluded minorities. The first election to the parliament was arranged in 1907. The first parliament had 19 women representatives, an unprecedented number at the time. The first steps of the new Parliament were difficult as between 1908-1916 the power of the Finnish parliament was almost completely neutralized by the Russian tsar Nicholas II and the so called "sabre-senate" of Finland, a bureaucratic government formed by Russian army officers. The Parliament was dissolved and new elections were held almost every year during the period. The Finnish parliament received the true political power for the first time after the February Revolution of 1917 in Russia. Finland declared its on December 6th, 1917 and in the winter and spring of 1918 endured the tragic , after which monarchists and republicans struggled over the country's form of government. Finland became a republic in , but extensive powers were reserved for the . Finland is the only belligerent country in Europe where Parliament continued to meet without interruption during the Second World War. The first post-war elections were held in March 1945. Parliament and the Government faced great challenges after the war. This included paying war reparations, resettling Karelian refugees and war veterans and modernizing production machinery exhausted during the war. Coalition Governments formed by the three largest parties – the Social Democratic Party, the Agrarian (later Centre) Party and the People’s Democratic League – led the nation in the post-war years. The 1966 parliamentary elections led to a renewal of co-operation among the big three. The National Coalition Party was left in the opposition up to 1987. On 1st March 2000 the first complete reform of Finland’s Constitution came into force. The new replaced the old Constitution Act, the Parliament Act and several other acts. It marks a significant step away from a semi-presidential system to a prime minister-led . The reform has strengthened the Eduskunta's role, which now has much greater scope to determine when it may sit and to demand information from the government. Furthermore, a new, or even reshuffled, must put its programme before parliament and, in effect, gain a vote of confidence from it. Lastly, Parliament elects the Prime Minister.

Page 53 of 67 Political forces: The Finnish party system includes two large non-socialist parties - the (Conservative) National Coalition Party and the Centre Party - as well as the Social Democratic Party and a party of the far left, the Left Alliance. There is also a party representing the Swedish- speaking minority, who make up 6% of the population: the Swedish People's Party. Various small parties, including the Christian Democrats, the Greens and the Swedish People's Party, benefit from the absence of an electoral threshold.

The Centre Party The agrarian-based Centre Party was the largest single party in 1991-95 and led the government under the prime minister, Mr Aho. After eight years in opposition the Centre Party returned to government in 2003. Although the first government, led by Ms Jaatteenmaki, lasted only two months, it was replaced in June 2003 by another Centre-led government under Mr Vanhanen, who has also taken over the role of party leader. The Centre Party continues to draw its support from the farming community and rural areas, with support weakest in the more urbanised southern part of the country.

The Conservatives The National Coalition Party (Conservatives) led by Jyrki Katainem, is the second-largest party in parliament. Unlike the SDP or the Centre Party, the Conservatives do not have the express backing of a sectional interest group, although the party is particularly popular among entrepreneurs. The party, which has been in opposition following the March 2003 general election, was an important force in Mr Lipponen's coalition governments between 1995 and 2003.

The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) Although by Nordic standards the SDP has been relatively small, gaining on average about one-quarter of the vote, it was the main force in Finnish between 1995 and 2003. After the 2003 election the party leader at that time, Mr Lipponen, remained outside the Centre-led governments, but the SDP remained a crucial government partner and emerged as the most popular party in the October 2004 municipal elections. Mr Lipponen's was replaced as party leader by Mr Heinaluoma in June 2005, and in 2008 Ms Urpilainen took over the party leadership. The SDP continues to maintain ties with trade unions and draws largely on working-class support.

The Left Alliance The Left Alliance, which has renounced its communist past, has been strong by Nordic standards, although its support has declined. Under the leadership of Suvi-Anne Siimes the Left Alliance was a partner in the SDP-led coalition governments under Mr Lipponen between 1995 and 2003, but has been in opposition following the March 2003 general election. The party has particularly strong support among industrial labourers.

The Green Party The Finnish Green Party became a coalition partner in 1995, the first in Europe to become part of a national government. It has remained in opposition since the 2003 election to rejoin once again four-party coalition in 2007. Unlike their counterparts in Sweden, the Finnish Greens are supportive of Finland's participation in European integration.

Page 54 of 67 The Swedish People's Party The Swedish People's Party has been represented in government continuously since 1979. It has the most eclectic profile of any of the parties. Its supporters are bound together primarily by their concerns for the and culture.

Page 55 of 67 Mr Jyrki Katainen, Minister of Finance

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Personal details Minister of Finance Jyrki Katainen Minister of Finance, 19 April 2007 to present Party Leader, Master of Social Sciences, Member of Parliament National Coalition Party Date and place of birth: 14 October 1971, Siilinjärvi Place of residence: Siilinjärvi

National Coalition Party, Party’s Board of Directors, Vice Chair 2001-2004, Chair 2004 to present National Coalition Party, Party Council, Chair 1999-2000

Member of Parliament, 1999 to present Foreign Affairs Committee, Chair 2007 Committee for the Future, Chair 2003-2007 Forum for International Affairs, Member 2006-2007 Parliamentary Supervisory Council of the Bank of Finland, 2005-2007 Finnish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE, Member 2004-2005 Finnish Broadcasting Company (), Administrative Council, 2003-2005

Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo, Assembly, 1st Vice Chair, 2001-2004 Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo, Board Member, 1997-2000 Siilinjärvi Municipal Council, Member 1993 to present, 2nd Vice Chair 1997-1998

European People's Party, Vice President 2005 to present Youth of the European People’s Party, Vice Chair 1998-2000 Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, League Assembly Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, local association of Pohjois-Savo, Vice Chair

Spouse: Mervi Marika Kuittinen 2003 to present Children: Saara (2005)

Page 56 of 67 Mr Antti-Jukka Oskari Ahtela, Confederation of Finnish Industries

CURRICULUM VITAE 1.6.2008

Name Antti-Jukka Oskari Ahtela Nationality Finnish Date of Birth July 31, 1952, Helsinki, Finland Education Master of Laws 1974, Helsinki University Master of Science (Econ) 1978, Helsinki School of Economics

Work experience

1.6.2008- Director, Legal Affairs and Trade Policy Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

1.1.2005-31.5.2008 Director, Business Environment Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

1997-2005 Head of the TT/PT Brussels Office and Permanent Delegate to UNICE (TT = Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers, PT = Employers’ Confederation of Service Industries)

1993-1997 Deputy Permanent Delegate / TT Brussels Office

1984-1993 Head of Department / Legal and Social Affairs Confederation of Finnish Employers STK

1979-1984 Legal Adviser Confederation of Finnish Employers STK

1977-1979 Lawyer, Lakimiehet Law Office

1976-1977 Court trainee period, Espoo District Court

1974-1975 Deputy Police Chief, , Espoo Police Districts

2005- National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland, Member of Board

2005- Yritysturvallisuus EK Oy, Member of Board

2005- EK-Tieto Oy, Member of Board

2005- ICC, Finland Member of Board

2008- The Finnish Centre for Pensions, Member of the Representatives

Page 57 of 67 Mr Penna Petteri URRILA, Confederation of Finnish Industries

CURRICULUM VITAE 4 June 2008

Penna Petteri URRILA Koroistentie 8 a 9, 00280 Helsinki (040) 570 7860 [email protected]

Personal information Birth date and place 1976/09/18 in , Finland Citizenship Finnish

Education Master of Social Sciences (Economics), University of Helsinki (2001) Main subject: economics, secondary subjects: statistics and mathematics Matriculation examination and high school diploma, French-Finnish School of Helsinki (1995) Economic Policy Course, Finnish National Fund for Research and Development SITRA (2005)

Work experience Confederation of Finnish Industries EK Senior Economist 2005- Responsible for economics and business surveys team (6 persons) Foundation for Productivity Research 2007- Manager (part-time) Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers (TT) Economist, Special Adviser 2002–2004 Research Assistant 2001–2002 Project Researcher, Trainee part-time 1998–2000 University of Helsinki Project Assistant spring 2001

Hobbies Scouting, sports (sailing and navigation, cross-country skiing), political history, foreign languages. Member of board or auditor in many non-profit organisations (scouting and student organisations and foundations)

Language skills Finnish native language Swedish fluent English fluent German satisfactory French fluent Estonian satisfactory

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Visit to Nokia Headquarters Tuesday, 22 July

Page 59 of 67 Fact sheet on Nokia

Basic data: Type Public Founded Nokia, Finland (1865) Headquarters Espoo, Finland Industry Telecommunications Mobile phones, Smartphones, Multimedia Products computers, Networks Services Services and Software, Online services Revenue ▲ €51.058 bn (2007) Operating income ▲ €7.985 bn (2007) Net income ▲ €7.205 bn (2007) Total assets ▲ €37.599 bn (2007) Total equity ▲ €17.338 bn (2007) Employees 116,378 as of March 31, 2008 Subsidiaries Nokia Networks, Vertu, Navteq Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation, headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki. Nokia focuses on wireless and wired telecommunications, with 112,262 employees in 120 countries, sales in more than 150 countries and global annual revenue of 51.1 billion and operating profit of 8.0 billion as of 2007. It is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones: its global device market share was about 39% in Q1 of 2008, up from 36% in Q1 2007 and down from 40% in Q4 2007. Nokia produces mobile phones for every major market segment and protocol, including GSM, CDMA, and W-CDMA (UMTS). Its subsidiary Nokia Siemens Networks produces telecommunications network equipments, solutions and services. Nokia has sites for research and development, manufacturing and sales in many continents throughout the world. As of March 2008, Nokia had R&D centers in 10 countries and employed 30,415 people in research and development, representing approximately 27% of Nokia’s total workforce.[3] Nokia Research Center, founded in 1986, is Nokia's industrial research unit of about 800 researchers, engineers and scientists. It has sites in seven countries: Finland, , Germany, China, Japan, and . Production facilities are located at Espoo, and Salo, Finland; Manaus, Brazil; Beijing, Dongguan and Suzhou, China; Fleet, England; Bochum (closing planned for mid-2008), Germany; Komárom, ; Chennai, India; Reynosa, Mexico; Jucu, Romania and Masan, South Korea. Nokia's Design Department remains in Salo, Finland. Nokia plays a very large role in the : it is by far the largest Finnish company, accounting for about a third of the market capitalization of the Helsinki Stock Exchange as of 2007; a unique situation for an industrialized country. It is an important employer in Finland and several small companies have grown into large ones as Nokia's subcontractors. Nokia increased Finland's GDP by more than 1.5% in 1999 alone. In 2004 Nokia's share of the Finland's GDP was 3.5% and accounted for almost a quarter of Finland's exports in 2003. In 2006, Nokia generated revenue that for the first time exceeded the state budget of Finland.

Page 60 of 67 Background info on Bochum case

Nokia plant in Bochum In January 2008 Finnish mobile-phone maker Nokia announced its decision to close down the factory plant in Bochum (North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany) and to move production to Jucu village, (Cluj County, Romania). The Bochum plant had a workforce of 2,300. The site is to close officially on June 30; most of the staff was released from their duties in May and only about 150 employees will be left at the factory, in order to wind up operations. Reasons for the plant’s closure: In an interview published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on 23 January, the Chair of Nokia’s Board of Directors, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, justified the decision to shut down the company’s site in Bochum. Mr Kallasvuo stated that labour costs at the Bochum site were too high, particularly in view of the declining prices for mobile phones. According to Mr Kallasvuo, the level of labour costs was also deterring closely affiliated suppliers from choosing Bochum as a location so that the competitiveness of Nokia’s Bochum site had been increasingly impaired. Finally, he underlined that market conditions required a rapid response to changing customer needs, whereas the high degree of automation at the Bochum site had prevented the production lines from being quickly and flexibly set up for new types of mobile telephones. Reactions to Nokia’s announcement: The announcement of the plant’s closure provoked angry protests from the workers, the works council, the German Metalworkers’ Union (Industriegewerkschaft Metall, IG Metall), and local politicians. In an in press statement the District Manager of IG Metall in North Rhine-Westphalia, Oliver Burkhard, accused the Nokia management of exhibiting pure greed, as the Bochum plant had not suffered any losses in the past years. On 22 January, about 15,000 workers and sympathisers demonstrated in Bochum, demanding that production be maintained at the Bochum site. The closure of Nokia’s plant in Bochum, particularly without prior notice to the local or European works councils, prompted trade union officials to call for an extension of codetermination rights. In an IG Metall press release on 18 January, Chair Berthold Huber demanded that relocation decisions should require a two-thirds majority in the supervisory board of large German companies. In a joint declaration on 13 February, the European Metalworkers’ (EMF) and several national metalworking unions called for a revision of the European Works Councils Directive in order to ensure that all stakeholders could be involved in relocation processes at an early stage. In a press statement on 6 February, the Ministry of Economic Affairs in North Rhine- Westphalia announced that an investigation was to be carried out into whether the conditions under which public subsidies (€41 million) were granted to Nokia in 1998 and 1999 had been fulfilled. Nokia, however, rejected all demands for repayment of the subsidies, according to the company’s press release on 19 February. An official notice to repay a total amount plus interests was issued to Nokia on 11 March. Although the company let pass the deadline, talks between Nokia and the government of North Rhine-Westphalia to find a mutually acceptable solution were continuing. On May 20, 2008 a spokesman for NRW's Economy Ministry

Page 61 of 67 reported to the Manager Magazine that following the negotiations Nokia agreed to pay the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) more than €30 million to settle their subsidies conflict. According to the spokesman it was now to the Federal government to agree on the negotiations' outcome. A spokeswoman for Nokia did not deny the information but said that nothing has been signed yet. Social Plan agreement: At the end of April 2008, the Nokia management and works council signed a social plan for the workers of the company’s site. It foresees redundancy payments and the resources provided for the establishment of a temporary job-creation and placement organisation that amount to a total of €200 million. The closure of Nokia’s plant in Bochum is therefore one of the most expensive plant closure’s ever. The level of the individual redundancy payment depends on the length of employment at Nokia, the worker’s age and former wage level. For example, the payment for a 42-year old worker with 13 years of job tenure is expected to amount to a total of about €83,000. The maximum amount of an individual redundancy payment is limited to €220,000. Moreover, extra payments are to be provided for workers with disabilities and children. Both parties have also reached agreement on terms related to employee issues in the cases of the planned divestment of the Line Fit Automotive Business to the former business unit head, Razvan Olosu, and Equity Partners GmbH; and of the Bochum based core software R&D entity to Sasken Communication Technologies. Successful divestments would enable employment for approximately 300 staff in total.

Page 62 of 67 Mr Serge Ferre, Nokia Vice-President

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FERRE SERGE Vice President, Corporate Head of EU Representative Office, Brussels Director of Strategy, Multimedia Global

Mr. Ferré Serge is graduated from ESSEC (Graduate School of Business Administration) (1972/major Finance & Accounting), holds a Master degree in Law (1972/major Business Law), Paris C. University, an MBA from University of Toronto, (1974), and a Finance and Certificate in Investment Banking - Institute of Canadian Banking (1974).

1985-1991 : Mr. Ferré Serge Worked at BANG & OLUFSEN France as Managing Director, he was Member of Group Strategic Committees (Product Development/Distribution) 1991-2003 : he joined NOKIA France where he served as Managing Director, (Nokia Mobile Phones) and Directeur Général, Nokia SA. 2003-2006 : he was appointed in April 2003 Vice-President Strategy, Multimedia (Global)/ Infrastructure (E.M.E.A.) & Délégué Général Nokia France. In January 2007, as Corporate Vice President, he became Head of Nokia EU Representative Office in Brussels in charge of Nokia EU Affaires.

He is also Knight in the Order of Arts & Lettres.

He has spoken in Conferences & Tutorial Fora in different Universities like Ecole Polytechnique, France; Institute of Political Sciences, Paris, ESSEC Graduate School of B.A.; IMD, Post Graduate School of Management, CPA, Post Graduate School of Management La Sorbonne, Paris, ENSAM Paris…

Other activities: Advisory Member of Radio-communications CCR (ARCEP/DGE) France; Advisory Member of GT Telecom, DGE-CGTI, Ministry of Industry, France President of Finnish Chamber of Commerce, CCFF, in Paris; Board Member of Politique Internationale, Paris Member of International Relations French Institute: IFRI; Member of Bruegel, Brusselss Member of Cercle Royal Gaulois, Brussels

Page 63 of 67 Mr Esa Kaunistola, Director for Trade Policy

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Mr Kaunistola was born in Finland in 1963. He graduated in Law (Juris kandidat) from the University of Helsinki in 1988. He was trained at the Bench and acted as a Deputy District Judge, in Raseborgs domsaga (District Court of ) in 1989. He continued his post- graduate studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science upon receipt of an Award of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. As a result he obtained a Master of Laws degree from the University of London in 1994. He is fluent in Finnish, Swedish, English and German.

Before joining Nokia in 1995 he acted as Legal Counsel for Investment Banking of Postipankki Ltd from 1989. He held Legal Counsel positions in Nokia Networks (covering legal affairs in francophone countries) and then in Nokia Group Legal (covering e.g. corporate and securities law and ) and finally heading Finance Legal since 1999 prior to joining Nokia Corporate Relations and Responsibility as Director, Trade Policy in 2007.

He represents Nokia in industrial organisations including DFHK, EABC, EICTA, EK and ERT.

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Official meeting Wednesday, 23 July 2008

Page 65 of 67 Mr Hannes Manninen Member of the Parliament of Finland

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Full name: Manninen, Hannes

MP since 24.03.1995 -

Date and place of birth: 20.12.1946 Education: Master of Administrative Sciences 1969, 1992 Career / Biographical info: municipal secretary, Sääminki Municipality 1970, Executive Director of the municipality 1970-1973, town manager, town 1973 - Parents: farmer Arvi Manninen, homemaker Severiina Hiltunen Spouse: nursing home housekeeper Terttu Manninen (before Kolvanki) 1969 - Children: Eija 1969, Aki 1971, Ilkka 1981, Mikko 1983 Present place of residence: Tornio Constituency: constituency 24.03.1995 - 23.03.1999, Lapland constituency 24.03.1999

Parliamentary career

Present memberships in committees: Speaker's Council (member) 04.05.2007 - Constitutional Law Committee (deputy member) 03.05.2007 - Finance Committee (member) 03.05.2007 (Chair) 04.07.2007 - Tax Subcommittee (member) 04.05.2007 - Communications Subcommittee (member) 04.05.2007 - Finnish Delegation to the (deputy member) 03.05.2007 - Parliamentary Trustees of the Social Insurance Institution to Finland (member) 03.05.2007 - Finnish Delegation to the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Region (Chair) 15.05.2007 - Forum for International Affairs (member) 20.06.2007 -

Page 66 of 67 Earlier memberships in committees: Administration Committee (member) 05.04.1995 - 14.09.2001, (deputy member) 18.09.2001 - 18.03.2003 Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 05.04.1995 - 23.03.1999, (deputy member) 07.04.1999 - 18.03.2003 Constitutional Law Committee (member) 07.04.1999 - 04.10.2000, (deputy member) 02.04.2003 - 16.04.2003 Finance Committee (deputy member) 06.10.2000 - 18.03.2003, (member) 02.04.2003 - 16.04.2003 Subcommittee for Administration and Control (member) 08.04.2003 - 16.04.2003 Agriculture Subcommittee (member) 08.04.2003 - 16.04.2003 Housing and Environment Subcommittee (member) 08.04.2003 - 16.04.2003 Electors (member) 31.03.1995 - 23.03.1999 Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 05.04.1995 - 25.04.2003 Finnish Delegation to the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (vice chair) Electors (member) 31.03.1995 - 23.03.1999 Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 05.04.1995 - 25.04.2003 Finnish Delegation to the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (vice chair) 28.03.2001 - 18.03.2003

Parliamentary groups Finish Centre Party 24.03.1995 -

Member in the Council of State Minister: Minister of Regional and Municipal Affairs (Jäätteenmäki) 17.04.2003 - 23.06.2003, Minister at the Ministry of Environment (Jäätteenmäki) 17.04.2003 - 23.06.2003, Minister of Regional and Municipal Affairs (Vanhanen) 24.06.2003 - 18.04.2007, Minister at the Ministry of Environment (Vanhanen) 24.06.2003 - 18.04.2007

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