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Eija-Riitta Korhola (born 15 June 1959, Lahti) is a Conservative Finnish MEP ([http://www.kokoomus.fi/in_english/ Kansallinen Kokoomus] - The National Coalition Party). She is vice chair of the [[Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection]]; a member of the [[Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety]], [[Temporary Committee on Climate Change]], and the [[Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly]]; a substitute member of the [[Committee on Industry, Research and Energy]] and the [[Committee on Budgetary Control]].<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?id=4260&language=EN European Parliament], MEP Directory: Eija-Riitta Korhola, accessed 15 November 2008.</ref>
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[[Eija-Riitta Korhola]] (born 15 June 1959, Lahti) is a Conservative Finnish MEP ([http://www.kokoomus.fi/in_english/ Kansallinen Kokoomus] - The National Coalition Party) since 1999. She is vice chair of the [[Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection]].<ref>European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4260 MEP Directory: Eija-Riitta Korhola], accessed 29 November 2010.</ref>  
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Korhola holds a degree in philosophy, and has worked as development educator, publicist, and a media journalist/ educator until she was elected a MEP in 1999. She is chair of [[First Step Forum]] (human rights organisation) since 2002, and vice-chair of the [http://www.kokoomus.fi/in_english/ National Coalition Party] since 2006.<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?id=4260&language=EN European Parliament], MEP Directory: Eija-Riitta Korhola, accessed 15 November 2008.</ref>
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Korhola holds a degree in philosophy, and has worked as development educator, publicist, and a media journalist/ educator until she was elected a MEP in 1999. She is chair of [[First Step Forum]] (human rights organisation) since 2002, and vice-chair of the [http://www.kokoomus.fi/in_english/ National Coalition Party] since 2006.<ref>European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?id=4260&language=EN MEP Directory: Eija-Riitta Korhola], accessed 15 November 2008.</ref>
  
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Korhola is another of the more vocal [[pro-nuclear MEP]]s.
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Korhola is another of the more vocal pro-nuclear MEPs.
  
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
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In 2005, Korhola hosted a “Climate Change Seminar on Nuclear Energy” at the European Parliament along with the nuclear industry lobby group, [[European Atomic Forum]] ([[FORATOM]]).<ref>FORATOM, [http://www.foratom.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=307 Climate Change Seminar], 19 October 2005, accessed 15 November 2008.</ref> Also, in a speech to her party in October 2006, Korhola said the rejection of nuclear was due to “political dogma”, adding: “There are groups that are born to oppose nuclear power and for them giving up this stance would mean giving up their political identity. We are not shackled like that.”<ref>Eija-Riitta Korhola, [http://www.korhola.com/html/?id=1641&limit=9 Puhe EPP-huippukokouksessa Helsingissä], 19 October 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.</ref>
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Korhola also chaired a nuclear industry event in November 2006 at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Nairobi. It was co-organised by the [[European Nuclear Society]]; Canadian Nuclear Association; Japan Atomic Industrial Forum; [[Nuclear Energy Institute]] and [[World Nuclear Association]].<ref>FORATOM, "[http://www.foratom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=331&Itemid=877 Agreement Reached at Climate Change talks, Nuclear Industry Makes its Voice Heard]," November 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.</ref> She has also been outspoken against nuclear critics, writing to the Commission over “alleged cooperation between the Commission and [[Greenpeace]]”.<ref>European Parliament, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2007:293:0001:0172:EN:PDF Written Questions with Answer, 05 December 2007], Written Question E-4923/06, by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE), to the Commission Subject: Alleged cooperation between the Commission and Greenpeace, 15 November 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.</ref>
  
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In 2005, Korhola hosted a “Climate Change Seminar on Nuclear Energy” at the European Parliament along with the nuclear industry lobby group, [[European Atomic Forum]] ([[FORATOM]]).<ref>[http://www.foratom.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=307 FORATOM] Climate Change Seminar, 19 October 2005, accessed 15 November 2008.</ref> Also, in a speech to her party in October 2006, Korhola said the rejection of nuclear was due to “political dogma”, adding: “There are groups that are born to oppose nuclear power and for them giving up this stance would mean giving up their political identity. We are not shackled like that.”<ref>[http://www.korhola.com/html/?id=1641&limit=9 Eija-Riitta Korhola], Puhe EPP-huippukokouksessa Helsingissä, 19 October 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.</ref>
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==Affiliations==
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===Parliamentary Affiliations===
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:'''Vice-Chair:'''
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: 14.07.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
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: 16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
  
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Korhola also chaired a nuclear industry event in November 2006 at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Nairobi. It was co-organised by the [[European Nuclear Society]]; Canadian Nuclear Association; Japan Atomic Industrial Forum; [[Nuclear Energy Institute]] and [[World Nuclear Association]].<ref>[http://www.foratom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=331&Itemid=877 FORATOM], ''Agreement Reached at Climate Change talks, Nuclear Industry Makes its Voice Heard'', November 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.</ref> She has also been outspoken against nuclear critics, writing to the Commission over “alleged cooperation between the Commission and [[Greenpeace]]”.<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2007:293:0001:0172:EN:PDF European Parliament], Written Questions with Answer, 05 December 2007, Written Question E-4923/06, by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE), to the Commission Subject: Alleged cooperation between the Commission and Greenpeace, 15 November 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.</ref>
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:'''Member:'''
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: 20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
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: 21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
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: 06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee
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: 13.12.2000 / 29.11.2001 : Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine
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: 17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
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: 07.02.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee
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: 20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
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: 21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Human Rights
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: 21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
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: 15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
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: 15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Human Rights
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: 15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
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: 31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
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: 31.01.2007 / 08.07.2008 : Subcommittee on Human Rights
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: 10.05.2007 / 04.02.2009 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change
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: 09.07.2008 / 13.07.2008 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
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: 14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
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: 16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
  
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:'''Substitute:'''
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: 21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy
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: 17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy
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: 20.11.2003 / 21.04.2004 : Temporary committee on improving safety at sea
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: 21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
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: 22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
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: 15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
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: 15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
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: 31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Budgetary Control
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: 31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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: 16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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: 16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the United States<ref>European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4260 MEP Directory: Eija-Riitta Korhola], accessed 29 November 2010.</ref>
  
 
==Register of Interests==
 
==Register of Interests==
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*Claimed to have receive money from the nuclear industry for her euro-election campaign in 2004.<ref>See Conflicts of Interest.</ref>
  
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*Claimed to have receive money from the nuclear industry for her euro-election campaign in 2004.
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==Conflicts of Interest==
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In September 2007, Jussi Karmala, writing in the Finnish environmental weekly magazine, Vihrea Lanka, reported that Korhola had “received money from the nuclear industry for her euro-election campaign in 2004.” Karmala wrote: “Korhola says that the nuclear industry gave her money, because they knew she was good at her job and she was running [the] right things. ‘I don’t owe them anything’, she says.” Karmala continued: “Korhola can’t say exactly how much money she received from the nuclear industry. ‘It’s better for me mentally, that I don’t know’, she adds.”<ref>Karmala, Jussi, "[http://www.vihrealanka.fi/node/728 Eija-Riitta Korhola Sai Vaalirahaa Ydinvoimateollisuudelta]," ''Vihreä Lanka'', 27 September 2007, cited in Rowell, Andy, "[http://spinwatch.org/images/too%20close%20for%20comfort.pdf ''Too Close for Comfort?'']," Spinwatch, July 2008.</ref>
  
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Later, Korhola denied taking nuclear money directly and issued a statement saying that “unlike the paper Vihrea Lanka lets people understand, I did not get support from the nuclear industry for my campaign.”<ref>''Finnish Daily Press Review'', European Parliament in the media, Main National News, "MEP Korhola Denies Receiving Financial Aid from the Nuclear Industry," 29 September - 01 October 2007, cited in Rowell, Andy, "[http://spinwatch.org/images/too%20close%20for%20comfort.pdf ''Too Close for Comfort?'']," Spinwatch, July 2008.</ref> However, transcripts released by Vihrea Lanka record Korhola saying: “It may be that there are such [nuclear] sources involved. It's very possible… I can't say that nuclear industry's interests didn't touch the moneypot, because in the energy field they do so often.”<ref>Karmala, Jussi, ''Communication with Andy Rowell'', 28 September 2007, cited in Rowell, Andy, "[http://spinwatch.org/images/too%20close%20for%20comfort.pdf ''Too Close for Comfort?'']," Spinwatch, July 2008.</ref>
  
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==Conflicts of Interest==
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Korhola contradicts herself by saying that although she has “never” taken money off the nuclear industry, her campaign has taken money off a company that owns a nuclear company. She says “my campaign was supported in several small ways from many sides of industry including one clean-technology energy company that invests in biomass, wind energy, and is an owner of a nuclear company.” Korhola adds: “Even if a nuclear energy – or a company from any clean energy technology – were to offer to support me, such support would not change my views on nuclear.”<ref>Eija-Riitta Korhola, ''Communication with Andy Rowell'', June 2008, cited in Rowell, Andy, "[http://spinwatch.org/images/too%20close%20for%20comfort.pdf ''Too Close for Comfort?'']," Spinwatch, July 2008.</ref>
  
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In September 2007, Jussi Karmala, writing in the Finnish environmental weekly magazine, Vihrea Lanka, reported that Korhola had “received money from the nuclear industry for her euro-election campaign in 2004.” Karmala wrote: “Korhola says that the nuclear industry gave her money, because they knew she was good at her job and she was running [the] right things. ‘I don’t owe them anything’, she says.” Karmala continued: “Korhola can’t say exactly how much money she received from the nuclear industry. ‘It’s better for me mentally, that I don’t know’, she adds.”<ref>[http://www.vihrealanka.fi/node/728 Jussi Karmala], “Eija-Riitta Korhola Sai Vaalirahaa Ydinvoimateollisuudelta,” ''Vihreä Lanka'', 27 September 2007, cited in [http://spinwatch.org/images/too%20close%20for%20comfort.pdf Andy Rowell], ''Too Close for Comfort?'', Spinwatch, July 2008.</ref>
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==Personal Information==
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===Curriculum Vitae===
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:Master's degree in philosophy (Helsinki University, 1990); postgraduate degree in philosophy (1994). Development educator, Finnchurchaid (1993-1996). Publicist (Helsinki Festival 1997). Journalist and educator on radio and television and in the press (1996-1999).
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:Vice-Chairwoman of the National Coalition Party (since 2006).
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:Party secretary of the Finnish Christian Democrats (2003).
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:Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). Member, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (1999-2004). Substitute member, Committee on Foreign Affairs (1999-2006). Member, Subcommittee on Human Rights (2004-2007).
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:Chairwoman, First Step Forum (human rights organisation) (since 2002).
  
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Later Korhola denied taking nuclear money directly and issued a statement saying that “unlike the paper Vihrea Lanka lets people understand, I did not get support from the nuclear industry for my campaign.”<ref>''Finnish Daily Press Review'', European Parliament in the media, Main National News, “MEP Korhola Denies Receiving Financial Aid from the Nuclear Industry,” 29 September - 01 October 2007, cited in [http://spinwatch.org/images/too%20close%20for%20comfort.pdf Andy Rowell], ''Too Close for Comfort?'', Spinwatch, July 2008.</ref> However, transcripts released by Vihrea Lanka record Korhola saying: “It may be that there are such [nuclear] sources involved. It's very possible… I can't say that nuclear industry's interests didn't touch the moneypot, because in the energy field they do so often.”<ref>Jussi Karmala, ''Communication with Andy Rowell'', 28 September 2007, cited in [http://spinwatch.org/images/too%20close%20for%20comfort.pdf Andy Rowell], ''Too Close for Comfort?'', Spinwatch, July 2008.</ref>
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===Contact===
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:Address:
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:Parlement européen
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:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
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:08F151
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:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
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:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
  
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Korhola contradicts herself by saying that although she has “never” taken money off the nuclear industry, her campaign has taken money off a company that owns a nuclear company. She says “my campaign was supported in several small ways from many sides of industry including one clean-technology energy company that invests in biomass, wind energy, and is an owner of a nuclear company.” Korhola adds: “Even if a nuclear energy – or a company from any clean energy technology – were to offer to support me, such support would not change my views on nuclear.”<ref>Eija-Riitta Korhola, ''Communication with Andy Rowell'', June 2008, cited in [http://spinwatch.org/images/too%20close%20for%20comfort.pdf Andy Rowell], ''Too Close for Comfort?'', Spinwatch, July 2008.</ref>
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:Tel.:  
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:+32 (0)2 28 45472
  
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:Fax:
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:+32 (0)2 28 49472
  
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==Resources==
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:E-mail:
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:eija-riitta.korhola AT europarl.europa.eu
  
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*[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?id=4260&language=EN European Parliament], MEP Directory: Eija-Riitta Korhola, accessed 15 November 2008.
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:Website:
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*[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2007:293:0001:0172:EN:PDF European Parliament], Written Questions with Answer, 05 December 2007, Written Question E-4923/06, by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE), to the Commission Subject: Alleged cooperation between the Commission and Greenpeace, 15 November 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.
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:http://www.korhola.com
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*[http://www.foratom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=331&Itemid=877 FORATOM], ''Agreement Reached at Climate Change talks, Nuclear Industry Makes its Voice Heard'', November 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.
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*[http://www.foratom.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=307 FORATOM] Climate Change Seminar, 19 October 2005, accessed 15 November 2008.
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*[http://www.korhola.com/html/?id=1641&limit=9 Korhola, Eija-Riitta], ''Puhe EPP-huippukokouksessa Helsingissä'', 19 October 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.
 
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*[http://spinwatch.org/images/too%20close%20for%20comfort.pdf Rowell, Andy], ''Too Close for Comfort?'', Spinwatch, July 2008.
 
  
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==Resources==
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*European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?id=4260&language=EN MEP Directory: Eija-Riitta Korhola], accessed 15 November 2008.
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*European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4260 MEP Directory: Eija-Riitta Korhola], accessed 29 November 2010.
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*European Parliament, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2007:293:0001:0172:EN:PDF Written Questions with Answer, 05 December 2007], Written Question E-4923/06, by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE), to the Commission Subject: Alleged cooperation between the Commission and Greenpeace, 15 November 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.
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*FORATOM, "[http://www.foratom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=331&Itemid=877 Agreement Reached at Climate Change talks, Nuclear Industry Makes its Voice Heard]," November 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.
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*FORATOM, "[http://www.foratom.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=307 Climate Change Seminar]," 19 October 2005, accessed 15 November 2008.
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*Korhola, Eija-Riitta, "[http://www.korhola.com/html/?id=1641&limit=9 Puhe EPP-huippukokouksessa Helsingissä,]" 19 October 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.
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*Rowell, Andy, "[http://spinwatch.org/images/too%20close%20for%20comfort.pdf Too Close for Comfort?]," Spinwatch, July 2008.
  
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Eija-Riitta Korhola, MEP

Eija-Riitta Korhola (born 15 June 1959, Lahti) is a Conservative Finnish MEP (Kansallinen Kokoomus - The National Coalition Party) since 1999. She is vice chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.[1]


Korhola holds a degree in philosophy, and has worked as development educator, publicist, and a media journalist/ educator until she was elected a MEP in 1999. She is chair of First Step Forum (human rights organisation) since 2002, and vice-chair of the National Coalition Party since 2006.[2]

Korhola is another of the more vocal pro-nuclear MEPs.


Background

In 2005, Korhola hosted a “Climate Change Seminar on Nuclear Energy” at the European Parliament along with the nuclear industry lobby group, European Atomic Forum (FORATOM).[3] Also, in a speech to her party in October 2006, Korhola said the rejection of nuclear was due to “political dogma”, adding: “There are groups that are born to oppose nuclear power and for them giving up this stance would mean giving up their political identity. We are not shackled like that.”[4]

Korhola also chaired a nuclear industry event in November 2006 at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Nairobi. It was co-organised by the European Nuclear Society; Canadian Nuclear Association; Japan Atomic Industrial Forum; Nuclear Energy Institute and World Nuclear Association.[5] She has also been outspoken against nuclear critics, writing to the Commission over “alleged cooperation between the Commission and Greenpeace”.[6]

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-Chair:
14.07.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Member:
20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee
13.12.2000 / 29.11.2001 : Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine
17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
07.02.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee
20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Human Rights
21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Human Rights
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
31.01.2007 / 08.07.2008 : Subcommittee on Human Rights
10.05.2007 / 04.02.2009 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change
09.07.2008 / 13.07.2008 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute:
21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy
17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy
20.11.2003 / 21.04.2004 : Temporary committee on improving safety at sea
21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Budgetary Control
31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the United States[7]

Register of Interests

  • Claimed to have receive money from the nuclear industry for her euro-election campaign in 2004.[8]

Conflicts of Interest

In September 2007, Jussi Karmala, writing in the Finnish environmental weekly magazine, Vihrea Lanka, reported that Korhola had “received money from the nuclear industry for her euro-election campaign in 2004.” Karmala wrote: “Korhola says that the nuclear industry gave her money, because they knew she was good at her job and she was running [the] right things. ‘I don’t owe them anything’, she says.” Karmala continued: “Korhola can’t say exactly how much money she received from the nuclear industry. ‘It’s better for me mentally, that I don’t know’, she adds.”[9]

Later, Korhola denied taking nuclear money directly and issued a statement saying that “unlike the paper Vihrea Lanka lets people understand, I did not get support from the nuclear industry for my campaign.”[10] However, transcripts released by Vihrea Lanka record Korhola saying: “It may be that there are such [nuclear] sources involved. It's very possible… I can't say that nuclear industry's interests didn't touch the moneypot, because in the energy field they do so often.”[11]

Korhola contradicts herself by saying that although she has “never” taken money off the nuclear industry, her campaign has taken money off a company that owns a nuclear company. She says “my campaign was supported in several small ways from many sides of industry including one clean-technology energy company that invests in biomass, wind energy, and is an owner of a nuclear company.” Korhola adds: “Even if a nuclear energy – or a company from any clean energy technology – were to offer to support me, such support would not change my views on nuclear.”[12]

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

Master's degree in philosophy (Helsinki University, 1990); postgraduate degree in philosophy (1994). Development educator, Finnchurchaid (1993-1996). Publicist (Helsinki Festival 1997). Journalist and educator on radio and television and in the press (1996-1999).
Vice-Chairwoman of the National Coalition Party (since 2006).
Party secretary of the Finnish Christian Democrats (2003).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). Member, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (1999-2004). Substitute member, Committee on Foreign Affairs (1999-2006). Member, Subcommittee on Human Rights (2004-2007).
Chairwoman, First Step Forum (human rights organisation) (since 2002).

Contact

Address:
Parlement européen
Bât. Altiero Spinelli
08F151
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Tel.:
+32 (0)2 28 45472
Fax:
+32 (0)2 28 49472
E-mail:
eija-riitta.korhola AT europarl.europa.eu
Website:
http://www.korhola.com
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Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Eija-Riitta Korhola, accessed 29 November 2010.
  2. ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Eija-Riitta Korhola, accessed 15 November 2008.
  3. ↑ FORATOM, Climate Change Seminar, 19 October 2005, accessed 15 November 2008.
  4. ↑ Eija-Riitta Korhola, Puhe EPP-huippukokouksessa Helsingissä, 19 October 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.
  5. ↑ FORATOM, "Agreement Reached at Climate Change talks, Nuclear Industry Makes its Voice Heard," November 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.
  6. ↑ European Parliament, Written Questions with Answer, 05 December 2007, Written Question E-4923/06, by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE), to the Commission Subject: Alleged cooperation between the Commission and Greenpeace, 15 November 2006, accessed 15 November 2008.
  7. ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Eija-Riitta Korhola, accessed 29 November 2010.
  8. ↑ See Conflicts of Interest.
  9. ↑ Karmala, Jussi, "Eija-Riitta Korhola Sai Vaalirahaa Ydinvoimateollisuudelta," Vihreä Lanka, 27 September 2007, cited in Rowell, Andy, "Too Close for Comfort?," Spinwatch, July 2008.
  10. ↑ Finnish Daily Press Review, European Parliament in the media, Main National News, "MEP Korhola Denies Receiving Financial Aid from the Nuclear Industry," 29 September - 01 October 2007, cited in Rowell, Andy, "Too Close for Comfort?," Spinwatch, July 2008.
  11. ↑ Karmala, Jussi, Communication with Andy Rowell, 28 September 2007, cited in Rowell, Andy, "Too Close for Comfort?," Spinwatch, July 2008.
  12. ↑ Eija-Riitta Korhola, Communication with Andy Rowell, June 2008, cited in Rowell, Andy, "Too Close for Comfort?," Spinwatch, July 2008.
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