Elsi KATAINEN
Finland · Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism. Founded 2019 (successor of ALDE, 1976) group page →
National party: KESK
Born 17 December 1966
Where they work
Committee
- Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development AGRI Member since 19 Jul 2024
- Committee on Regional Development REGI Member since 23 Jan 2025
A group of MEPs that keeps up relations with the parliament of a non-EU country or region.
- Delegation for relations with the United States D-US A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 27 Sept 2024
- Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand DANZ A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 19 Sept 2024
An informal cross-party forum of MEPs on one theme. It is not a Parliament body and takes no decisions.
- Intergroup on Biodiversity, Hunting and Countryside IG10-04 Member since 4 Feb 2025
- Intergroup on Sustainable Livestock IG10-15 Member since 31 Jan 2025
Earlier this term (2)
- Committee on Regional Development REGI · Substitute 19 Jul 2024 – 22 Jan 2025
- Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly D-UK · Substitute 19 Sept 2024 – 26 Sept 2024
Topics they work on
EU budget & funds 17Agriculture, food & fisheries 15Economy & single market 11Climate & environment 7Defence & security 5Foreign affairs 4Transport & tourism 4Jobs, social affairs & equality 2Digital, AI & data 1Energy 1Trade & customs 1
Counted over the dossiers they speak on, lead, shadow or amend in committee, and the questions and motions they author.
Dossiers they lead, shadow or negotiate
| Since | Role | Dossier |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Agriculture and Rural Development committee | — 2 Oct 2026 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Regional Development committee | Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 2025/0221 21 Jan 2026 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Regional Development committee | Amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme (‘EU school scheme’), sectoral interventions, the creation of a protein sector, requirements for hemp, the possibility for marketing standards for cheese, protein crops and meat, application of additional import duties, rules on the availability of supplies in time of emergencies and severe crisis and securities 2025/0237 21 Jan 2026 |
| 17 Dec 2025 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Agriculture and Rural Development committee | Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 2025/0240 17 Dec 2025 |
| 12 Sept 2025 | Official delegation Agriculture and Rural Development committee | — 12 Sept 2025 |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Agriculture and Rural Development committee | Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus 2025/0021 13 Mar 2025 |
| 4 Dec 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Agriculture and Rural Development committee | Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category, its labelling and the names of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production 4 Dec 2024 |
| 15 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Agriculture and Rural Development committee | — 15 Nov 2024 |
| 16 Oct 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Regional Development committee | Own-initiative report on \"\"Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy\"\" 16 Oct 2024 |
| 8 Oct 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Agriculture and Rural Development committee | Amendment of Council Decision 89/367/EEC setting up a Standing Forestry Committee,(COM(2023)727) 8 Oct 2024 |
| 8 Oct 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Agriculture and Rural Development committee | Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a monitoring framework for resilient European forests, (COM(2023)728) 8 Oct 2024 |
From the declarations of conflicts of interest members file before each appointment; delegation missions included.