Diana Wallis - Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber

Diana in Helsinki to speak on participation and transparency

12.00.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Sat 4th Apr 2009

Diana with the President of Finland Mrs. Tarja Halonen and European Commission Vice-President Margot Wallström (photography: Stewart Arnold)

Diana Wallis was in Helsinki yesterday to give a keynote speech on 'Participation, democracy and the role of civil society in the EU' alongside the President of Finland Mrs. Tarja Halonen and European Commission Vice-President Margot Wallström.

Diana with with former Finnish Prime Minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Astrid Thors, Minister of Migration and European Affairs (photography: Stewart Arnold)

Later in the day Diana joined former Finnish Prime Minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Astrid Thors, Minister of Migration and European Affairs, in a seminar at the Finnish Parliament on the subject of Transparency in the European Parliament.

(Photos show Diana with the President of Finland Mrs. Tarja Halonen and European Commission Vice-President Margot Wallström and (2nd pic) with former Finnish Prime Minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Astrid Thors, Minister of Migration and European Affairs)

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