Contact

Contacts

Committees and Delegations

Member

ITRE Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
D-IN Delegation for relations with India

Substitute

BUDG Committee on Budgets
IMCO Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
D-CA Delegation for relations with Canada
DASE Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Policy Advisors

MEP Aura Salla’s Policy Advisors in the European Parliament are Aku Aarva, Torlach Grant, and Jarkko Nissinen. For media enquiries, please contact Aku Aarva.

Aku Aarva

Head of Office, Policy Advisor

aku.aarva@europarl.europa.eu

+32 470 17 8553

+358 41 432 6510

Responsibilities:

Aku Aarva monitors the work of the Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy (ITRE) and supports the MEP particularly on issues related to industrial, climate, and energy policy. In the Committee on Budgets (BUDG), his work focuses on the European Union’s Multiannual Financial Framework and the EU’s own resources. Additionally, Aarva concentrates on key themes for the future of the European Union, such as institutional development and improving decision-making processes. He is also responsible for the cabinet’s financial and human resource management, as well as leading the daily work of the expert team.

Torlach Grant

Policy Advisor

torlach.grant@europarl.europa.eu

Responsibilities:

Torlach Grant monitors the work of the Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy (ITRE), focusing on EU technology policy, the digital transition and infrastructure, and promoting industrial digitalization. In the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), his work focuses on economic growth, competitiveness, and the development of the internal market.

Jarkko Nissinen

Policy Advisor

jarkko.nissinen@europarl.europa.eu

+32 47 226 4142

Responsibilities:

Jarkko Nissinen monitors the work of the Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy (ITRE), focusing on research and innovation policy as well as the regulation of SMEs and StartUps. He is also responsible for matters related to domestic politics and stakeholder relations, as well as organizing visitor groups.