By Plenary Sessions: Jaak Aab
Total Sessions: 83
Fully Profiled: 83
2025-11-10
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker is strongly opposed to the government's economic priorities, particularly the reduction of the gambling tax for online casinos, deeming this move contradictory to the overarching goal of boosting Estonia's competitiveness. The political focus centers on results-based criticism of the government's actions, highlighting the risks posed to the country's reputation and people's livelihoods. While the speaker supports Estonia's strategic aim to become a nation with productivity levels above the EU average, they believe the government's initial steps have moved in the opposite direction.
2025-11-06
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The political focus is on restoring the economy's competitiveness, emphasizing the critical role of renewable energy development and defense investments (4–5% of GDP) in ensuring investment certainty. The positions are strongly policy- and results-based, relying on the recommendations of an expert body. The speaker criticizes the political inability to reach agreements on developing energy production capacities. Represents the Social Democrats.
2025-11-05
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political focus centers on the stability of the State Budget Strategy (RES) and the continuity of road investments. The speaker criticizes the government's practice of making investments the first target for cuts whenever a budget deficit arises, and demands that the Riigikogu (Parliament) hold a firm line. The stance is moderately critical of the government’s inconsistent budget execution, emphasizing a results-based framework.
2025-11-03
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political emphasis is placed on the social sphere and healthcare funding. The speaker sharply criticizes how far the subsistence level has fallen behind actual price hikes (which he estimates at 34–35%) and the chronic underfunding of healthcare costs. This stance is strongly focused on correcting the deficiencies of the existing system to ensure that residents can manage financially and have access to medical treatment.
2025-10-22
XV Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political focus centers on the revision of the Local Government Organisation Act (KOKS) and governance ethics. The speaker endorses evolutionary changes derived from long-term practice but raises a pointed question regarding the controversial provision concerning the suspension of council membership for the heads of subordinate institutions. This position seeks to clarify the underlying reasons for the political compromise, viewed against the backdrop of expert opinion.
2025-10-16
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The political stance is firmly focused on supporting the expansion of the tax base and the introduction of a progressive income tax, citing international recommendations (IMF, OECD). The speaker contrasts this with the government's policy, which favors a simple VAT hike, criticizing it as a knee-jerk, automatic solution implemented without considering the consequences. The position is strongly policy- and performance-based, centering on economic competitiveness and inflation control.
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker strongly supports balancing regional development, emphasizing the necessity of directing development measures away from major centers (Tallinn, Tartu, Harjumaa). A second key focus is reforming the proportional composition of the electoral college, citing the need to increase the representation of local municipalities. The political framework is policy- and procedure-centric, stressing fairness and the restoration of the original intent of the law.
2025-10-14
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker is focusing on the financial stability and operational viability of state-supported public transport. He expresses concern over the recurring funding tensions between Elron and Eesti Raudtee, which could potentially lead to higher ticket prices. His stance is geared towards ensuring adequate state budget support for public rail transport, reflecting an approach that is both results-oriented and apprehensive.
2025-10-13
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political focus is heavily centered on tax policy, where the economic impact of making the VAT hike permanent is being questioned, and the Social Democrats' stance on taxing the wealthy to cover national defense needs is defended. The legislative importance of financial autonomy for local governments and the preservation of biodiversity is also emphasized. The positions taken are policy- and results-based, focusing on competitiveness and crisis resilience.
2025-10-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political stance is strongly focused on boosting the competitiveness of the Estonian economy and increasing business confidence, explicitly linking this goal to security policy stability. He/She criticizes the government’s communication (especially concerning the security levy) for dishonesty and excessive fear-mongering, demanding a more balanced message that emphasizes the nation’s strength. Furthermore, he/she sharply opposes the short-sighted cuts to healthcare spending, deeming them detrimental to the future. The overall framework is policy- and results-driven, centering on long-term stability and the reduction of bureaucracy.
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The politician strongly backs legislative amendments designed to accelerate development processes and enhance economic competitiveness, particularly within the field of planning law. He also advocates for reducing the VAT on foodstuffs in order to support domestic production and promote healthier eating. The political framework is clearly focused on results, efficiency, and economic growth. The Social Democrats support moving forward with the processing of this draft bill.
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
The most crucial topic is tax policy, specifically the reduction of VAT on foodstuffs, which is viewed as an economic policy decision that stabilizes the economy and safeguards employment. The speaker strongly opposes high VAT rates, arguing that they suppress domestic consumption and economic growth. The political framework is heavily focused on economic policy and is results-driven, emphasizing the effect of taxes on inflation and industrial competitiveness.
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker positions themselves as the driver of tax structure reform, strongly advocating for a progressive income tax, wealth taxes, and the classic corporate income tax in order to broaden the tax base. They also highlight concerns regarding the lack of sustainability for salary increases for public sector workers (teachers, rescuers, police officers) in the upcoming fiscal years. The focus is heavily policy-driven, emphasizing structural shortcomings.
2025-10-06
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker positions themselves as a representative of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) ideology, advocating for the taxation of higher-priced and luxury vehicles. The political focus is directed toward ensuring social justice (support for large families, transport for the disabled, school meals) and criticizing the budget deficit, which they attribute to the abolition of the progressive income tax adjustment (the 'tax hump'). These positions are strongly value-driven and aimed at improving social welfare.
2025-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The speaker focuses on economic policy and issues of competitiveness, expressing concern over the state of public finances. The speaker takes a clear stance that rising national debt and interest payments could damage the economy's competitiveness and impact the borrowing opportunities available to private companies and citizens.
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The speaker focuses on the crisis situation in the agricultural sector, specifically the impact of African swine fever on pig farming. He takes a clear stance that the government's response has been inadequate and uncoordinated, noting that "the measures and response have been somewhat haphazard and disorganized." He stresses the need for a swift and effective solution to control the wild boar population.
2025-09-22
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The speaker adopts a clearly oppositional stance toward the government, critically questioning both the campaign to reduce bureaucracy, changes in migration policy, and the transparency of legislative processes. The position is rather conservative on migration issues, emphasizing the need to maintain strict immigration rules.
2025-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The speaker focuses on strengthening business competitiveness, emphasizing the need to improve capital accessibility for Estonian companies. He/She supports a more active role for the state in promoting investment by offering financial instruments, security, and guarantees to entrepreneurs under certain conditions.
2025-09-15
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting
The speaker focuses on education policy issues, especially the equality of teachers' salaries and the problems associated with organizing upper secondary education. They clearly support the standardization of teachers' salaries across different regions and demand clearer responsibility from the state in managing upper secondary education.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The speaker strongly supports the reform of the Emergency Situation Act, acknowledging its necessity and the long-term efforts invested. They particularly emphasize the need to expedite the mandatory requirement for protective shelters in new construction projects, citing the current geopolitical security situation. This stance is pragmatic and security-focused.
2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The speaker strongly supports the development of national defense, especially the expansion of the Nursipalu training area, emphasizing its necessity in the region. At the same time, they criticize the legal approach chosen by the government, preferring the standard special spatial planning process instead of the amendment to the Arms Act and the special procedure.
2025-09-08
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The speaker clearly adopts a critical stance on the development of nuclear energy in Estonia, emphasizing its high cost and lengthy timeline. They strongly support the rapid development of renewable energy as a cheaper and quicker solution to the energy deficit problem. Furthermore, the speaker criticizes the Centre Party for abandoning regional policy, asserting that they have effectively become a municipal party.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
Clearly articulates anti-Russian positions, strongly supporting Ukraine and condemning the actions of the Moscow Patriarchate in its role spreading war propaganda. It focuses on energy security issues, emphasizing the shortage of electricity generation capacity and the need to quickly find solutions. It approaches the development of nuclear energy cautiously, demanding thorough analyses and transparency before major investment decisions.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker supports the education agreement process and the dialogue with the stakeholders, but expresses clear concern regarding the sufficiency of the career model's funding. The position is constructively critical—it acknowledges positive steps, but demands concrete guarantees regarding the adequacy of the financing.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
The speaker clearly adopts a defensive stance regarding the Social Democrats, rejecting the accusations concerning the car tax issue and emphasizing that their ideological position supported the taxation of luxury cars via a registration fee. Concerning the Competition Act, the speaker strongly criticizes Minister Pakosta’s actions and supports the previous approach, which was based on administrative proceedings. The position is firm and principled, focusing on procedural correctness and a fair tax system.
2025-06-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker articulates the Social Democrats’ clear and firm stance on competition matters, offering strong support for fair competition and robust oversight. He voices powerful opposition to the competition law amendments put forward by the Reform Party and Estonia 200 government, viewing them as serving the interests of monopolistic enterprises. The speaker stresses that the state must guarantee fair competition by implementing clear rules and effective supervision.
2025-06-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker clearly adopts a critical stance regarding the draft amendment to the Competition Act, expressing strong reservations about the transparency of its drafting process. He/She firmly maintains that law firms should not be allowed to influence the legislative process, as they must be treated as an interest group rather than a source of expert knowledge.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker represents a social democratic worldview, strongly emphasizing the necessity of a fair market economy and the protection of consumers from anti-competitive distortions. He supports progressive income tax, corporate profit tax, and a wealth tax, criticizing right-wing parties for excessively burdening middle-income earners. The speaker expresses strong opposition to the current draft competition law, accusing the Reform Party (Reformierakond) and Eesti 200 of flip-flopping and lacking core principles.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The speaker clearly supports a transparent and simple administrative procedure in competition matters, expressing criticism regarding the complex legal framework. He/She strongly emphasizes that the substance and practical implementation of the directive are more important than formal requirements, and advocates for a cooperative approach with businesses.
2025-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
The speaker adopts a distinctly critical stance on the current government's foreign labor policy, asserting that it fails to align with the recommendations of the Competitiveness Expert Council. They strongly advocate for increasing productivity and creating high value-added jobs, emphasizing that foreign labor should complement the skills of local workers, rather than replacing them at lower wage levels.
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker clearly supports expanding the rights of local municipalities regarding the regulation of light personal transporters (micromobility devices). They strongly agree that the city should be granted additional powers to resolve the issue.
2025-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth session, plenary session
The speaker focuses on the financing and acceleration of the apartment building renovation program, demonstrating strong support for energy efficiency measures. The main emphasis of the political position is on practical issues: how to ensure adequate funding for existing programs and how various reallocations of funding affect existing goals.
2025-06-02
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session
The speaker focuses primarily on issues concerning the quality and financing of public sector services, strongly supporting national defense investments and seeking specific guarantees regarding supplementary budgets. They expressed moderate concern over the implementation of the care reform and the appreciation of youth workers, stressing the need for service diversification.
2025-05-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker adopts a clearly critical stance regarding the government's tax increases, specifically highlighting the negative impact of the VAT hike on people's daily cost of living. He/She expresses strong opposition to the redirection of 200 million euros from the Cohesion Fund into national defense, particularly given its implications for the reconstruction of apartment buildings and the education sector.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The speaker strongly advocates for the rapid development of renewable energy, stressing that it is a matter of national interest and energy security. They support moderate forestry management and restricting the immigration of skilled workers, expressing concern that the average wage level could stifle wage increases. The speaker also criticizes the Reform Party's slow pace of action in the energy sector and opposes halting the development of wind energy.
2025-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The Speaker strongly supports the financing of national defense given the current security situation, but expresses clear concern over the proposed cuts to the education sector's funding. His/Her position is that while investing in national defense is crucial, we must critically evaluate where the necessary funds are being sourced.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The speaker strongly supports the development of renewable energy and the modernization of electricity grids, stressing the critical importance of energy supply security and overall safety. They take a clear position that oil shale electricity is not the cheapest option and are critical of those who oppose renewables. On behalf of the Social Democratic Party, the speaker expresses firm support for Draft Bill 556 SE, which addresses the electricity market and grid connection issues.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, fifth sitting, information briefing.
The speaker focuses on the financial problems facing local municipalities, strongly advocating for fair compensation to local governments for land tax concessions. He highlights the achievements of the previous governing coalition, which managed to resolve half of the issue, and calls for continuity in policy formation.
2025-05-13
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
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2025-05-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The speaker focuses on issues of social policy and security, taking the position that the subsistence level needs urgent adjustment due to the rise in consumer prices. In the field of national defense, [he/she] supports a traditional approach through the Defense League (Kaitseliit), but questions the adequacy of current systems.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker strongly supports increasing Estonia's energy security and desynchronizing from the Russian and Belarusian power grid, although they acknowledge the associated costs for consumers. They advocate for the development of renewable energy, especially the rapid deployment of wind energy to address the shortage of electricity generation capacity. They emphasize the need to act quickly during the energy crisis, even if this means additional charges on the electricity bill.
2025-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker is focusing on public service issues, supporting the necessity of increasing civil servants' salaries. They take a clear position that freezing public sector wages is unsustainable, emphasizing the need to compete with the private sector for quality talent.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker is presenting the Social Democratic Party's stance, placing strong emphasis on the necessity of fair competition and protecting consumers from excessive prices. He firmly backs the idea of strengthening competition oversight via administrative procedures. He sharply criticizes the approach taken by the Reform Party and Eesti 200 government, arguing that it primarily serves the interests of big business. On regional policy, he advocates for infrastructure development and the decentralization of government jobs into the counties.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker strongly supports Estonia's desynchronization from the Russian power grid on security grounds, while acknowledging the resulting economic consequences. He adopts a moderate stance on energy policy, stressing the necessity of a balanced energy mix that incorporates renewables, storage solutions, and dispatchable generation capacity. He criticizes governments for their insufficient capacity for long-term planning within the energy sector.
2025-04-16
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker strongly supports the development of renewable energy and criticizes the decision by Isamaa to cut the renewable energy target from 100% down to 40%. They emphasize the necessity of Estonian energy security and stress the importance of developing new energy production capacities, given that Estonia currently produces only 5.4 terawatt-hours compared to its consumption of 8 terawatt-hours. The speaker firmly maintains that Estonia must guarantee its energy supply reliability on its own.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The Speaker focused on issues concerning the strengthening of competition oversight, voicing clear concern over the consolidation of the Competition Authority's cartel agreement unit. He adopted a critical position regarding the Authority's decision to terminate criminal proceedings prior to amending the relevant legislation, demanding clarification on the reasons for this decision.
2025-03-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker adopts a clearly hostile position toward the Moscow Patriarchate, strongly supporting its designation as an institution backing Russia’s military aggression. They consistently stress the necessity of protecting Estonian security from foreign malign influence, including hybrid warfare conducted through religious organizations. This position is defined by a robust national defense posture, which balances the need to respect the principles of religious freedom with the imperative to safeguard the state against terrorist propaganda.
2025-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker strongly supports the amendments to the Maritime Safety Act and the supplementing of related legislation. This position is distinctly policy-focused, centering on the successful completion of the legislative process and the achievement of consensus.
2025-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing.
The speaker adopts a balanced position between national defense and economic development, emphasizing that both sectors are vital for Estonia. He supports the development of wind energy but recognizes the need to resolve the conflict between the capabilities of the defense forces and offshore wind farms. The position is pragmatic and focused on finding compromise.
2025-03-17
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker focuses heavily on security and national defense issues, emphasizing the need for clearer communication regarding national defense investments. The stance is constructive, calling for transparency and clarity in the government's defense policy without compromising state secrets.
2025-03-12
The 15th Riigikogu, fifth sitting, information briefing.
The speaker strongly supports the enhancement of competition supervision and the swift adoption of amendments to the Competition Act. He/She emphasizes that fair and free competition is crucial for a free market economy, and criticizes the government's delay in transposing the European Union directive. The speaker expresses clear displeasure over the fact that Estonia has been incurring infringement fines since 2021.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker strongly supports the development of renewable energy and boosting economic competitiveness within the energy sector. They express moderate criticism regarding the government’s slow pace in making decisions related to implementing the energy economy development plan. Furthermore, they stress the need for both onshore and offshore wind farms, as well as the necessity of developing controllable power generation capacity.
2025-01-22
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.
The speaker strongly advocates for developing the energy sector and enhancing maritime safety, stressing the necessity of boosting both production and consumption capacities. He favors increasing fine rates as a preventative measure—a deterrent—rather than a budgetary tool, and supports developing direct connections to improve industrial competitiveness.
2024-12-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The speaker supports the development of wind energy and the Ministry of the Environment's initiatives in the energy sector. Their position clearly favors the transparency of planning processes and public engagement, emphasizing the importance of disclosing special plans.
2024-12-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The speaker strongly supports reducing the administrative burden on businesses, defending the 25% increase in thresholds for the audit obligation and rejecting the Isamaa faction's proposal to raise them by 50%. They emphasized the importance of consistency and a balanced approach in shaping economic policy, favoring compromise solutions over more radical changes.
2024-12-03
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The speaker strongly advocates for boosting the competitiveness of the Estonian maritime sector through state-level measures. They support reducing the waterway fee by 14% in 2025 and allocating 25 million euros from CO2 quota revenues toward ship refitting projects in Estonia. The speaker stresses the strategic importance of the maritime industry to the Estonian economy, pointing out that the sector accounts for a 7% share of the total economic sales revenue.
2024-11-20
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The speaker focuses on supporting procedural matters and the legislative process, providing neutral and factual information concerning the amendments to the Maritime Safety Act. Political stances on specific issues are not apparent in this address.
2024-11-13
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
The speaker strongly advocates for the social democratic position, stressing the party's role within the governing coalition and the influence of its proposals on the state budget. He/She firmly supports the 2025 state budget and underscores the necessity of increasing defense expenditures due to Russia's war in Ukraine. The speaker positions himself/herself as a champion of economic growth and regional development, highlighting measures initiated by the Social Democrats.
2024-11-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The speaker adopts a clear position regarding the land tax reform, advocating for increased decision-making power and financial autonomy for local municipalities. He defends his past actions while serving as Minister of Public Administration and accuses the Isamaa party of failing to fulfill its land valuation obligations over a 20-year period. This stance is sharply critical of the opposition and is grounded in both the issue of political responsibility and practical administrative experience.
2024-11-07
15th Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The speaker adopts a clearly supportive stance toward Rail Baltic, emphasizing the project's strategic importance for the Baltic states and the European Union. On behalf of the Social Democratic Party faction, they express strong support for completing the project as quickly as possible. However, they simultaneously take a firm position against establishing a Rail Baltic investigation committee, arguing that the existing oversight mechanisms are sufficient.
2024-11-04
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The speaker strongly advocates for enhancing business competitiveness via state intervention, particularly through offering waterway fee concessions to the port industry. They favor a balanced approach to reducing the national budget deficit, recognizing that tax hikes are necessary to guarantee long-term financial stability. They emphasize that short-term economic sacrifices are essential for preserving long-term competitiveness.
2024-10-23
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The speaker clearly adopts a security-centric position, strongly advocating for the recognition of the Moscow Patriarchate as an institution supporting aggression and for restricting its activities in Estonia. He emphasizes that freedom of religion must be maintained, but terrorist propaganda must be halted. He supports the government's initiatives to amend the Churches and Congregations Act and criticizes the short-sighted, opportunistic political approach taken by other politicians regarding security issues.
2024-10-22
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The speaker supports the government-initiated amendments to the Accounting Act, particularly the 25% increase in the thresholds for mandatory auditing. This position is pragmatic and fact-based, grounded in an analysis of the growth of corporate assets and sales revenue over the last five years. The speaker emphasizes the use of objective criteria instead of relying on inflation.
2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The speaker focuses on issues concerning the support of local municipalities, particularly improving the availability of investment grants. They clearly advocate for the continued use of funds obtained from the CO2 emissions trading system and the Modernization Fund for local governments. The speaker stresses the need to make the conditions for these grants more favorable and flexible for municipalities.
2024-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting
The speaker is focusing on the amendments to the Accounting Act, lending support to the bill initiated by the government. The stance is clearly supportive and constructive, highlighting the committee's consensus-based decision-making and the successful procedural process the bill has undergone.
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
The speaker adopts a cautious and critical stance on the issue of nuclear energy, emphasizing the need for thorough preliminary analysis before resources are allocated. They question the necessity of a nuclear power plant within Estonia’s energy system and criticize the rush to proceed without comprehensive preparations. At the same time, they support the development of renewable energy, referring to it as part of a long-term political consensus.
2024-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
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2024-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting.
The speaker concentrates on economic policy and competitiveness issues, advocating for the engagement of experts in the policymaking process. They stress the importance of non-political analysis and demonstrate a moderate, collaborative approach to economic matters.
2024-05-30
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The speaker takes a clear stance on resolving the budget deficit, stressing the need for both austerity measures and tax increases. They strongly support increasing state revenue through a progressive income tax and wealth taxes, criticizing the current "thin tax base." They emphasize that the problem cannot be solved by cuts alone, noting that even a brutal 5% reduction would only yield 100 million when a billion is required.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The speaker clearly takes a critical stance against the central government, accusing the state of failing to fulfill its obligations in the area of land valuation. Regarding the issue of nuclear energy, he demands clarity concerning the practical impact of the decisions, demonstrating skepticism toward the sensibility of non-binding resolutions.
2024-05-28
15th Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The speaker strongly supports the acceleration of renewable energy development and firmly backs Estonia's 2030 goal of generating all consumed electricity from renewable sources. They emphasize the importance of reducing environmental pollution as part of the policy to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and they support strengthening energy security. On behalf of the Social Democratic Party faction, they express clear support for legislatively expediting the development of offshore wind farms.
2024-05-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session
The speaker, representing the Social Democratic Party faction, clearly stated their position on the necessity of improving the competitiveness of the Estonian economy. They strongly emphasized the state's role in supporting the economy, particularly through funding research and development (R&D), where the state should invest 1% of GDP. They actively supported the vocational education reform and criticized the current situation where too many basic school graduates proceed to gymnasium to study humanities.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session.
The speaker strongly supports increasing the independence of constitutional institutions from the executive branch, stressing the need to limit the government's ability to exert pressure through budgetary means. On behalf of the Social Democratic Party faction, the speaker expresses clear support for an amendment to the State Budget Act that would ensure greater autonomy for these institutions. Regarding the issue of cash rounding, the speaker adopts a pragmatic stance, favoring an environmentally conscious approach.
2024-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
The speaker adopts a clearly hostile stance toward the Moscow Patriarchate, strongly supporting the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) statement that would declare it an institution supporting Russia’s military aggression. The speaker emphasizes the necessity of severing ties with the Moscow Patriarchate while simultaneously upholding the principles of religious freedom. The speaker represents the views of the Social Democratic Party faction and supports Ukraine against Russian aggression.
2024-05-02
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The speaker takes a very clear and forceful stance against the Moscow Patriarchate, declaring it an institution that supports Russia's military aggression. He/She consistently emphasizes that the statement does not concern religious activity or Orthodox believers, but only the Patriarchate as an institution. The speaker strongly supports the principles of religious freedom and the separation of state and church, but demands the separation of Estonian Orthodox congregations from the Moscow Patriarchate on security grounds.
2024-04-09
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The speaker heavily focuses on regional development and territorial balance, stressing the need to narrow inter-regional divides. They actively support the development of Ida-Virumaa through technology-based industry and additional funding. The speaker also holds the position that every minister should effectively serve as a regional minister.
2024-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The speaker focuses on the problems of healthcare system accessibility, expressing concern over rising out-of-pocket costs. They clearly take the position that the current situation, where people must resort to private medicine due to the lack of services provided by the Health Insurance Fund, unfairly increases the financial burden on citizens.
2024-03-12
15th Riigikogu, 3rd plenary sitting
The speaker strongly advocates for increasing the independence of constitutional institutions from the executive branch, emphasizing the necessity of limiting the government's ability to exert pressure on them through budgetary means. As a member of the Social Democratic Party faction, he supports the processing of the bill initiated by the Finance Committee and views it as a solution to a long-standing problem. His position clearly defends the balance between institutions and upholds constitutional values.
2024-03-07
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third sitting, plenary session
The speaker clearly supports the 100% renewable energy target by 2030 and focuses on issues concerning its practical implementation. The position is policy-centric, emphasizing the need for concrete calculations and forecasts when developing grid infrastructure.
2024-03-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The speaker strongly supports maintaining and increasing education funding, arguing that Estonia is not overspending on education and that a good education is an investment. They take a clear stance on the necessity of raising teacher salaries to 120% of the Estonian average wage level by 2027. Furthermore, the speaker approaches the reorganization of the school network cautiously, emphasizing the critical importance of maintaining quality.
2024-02-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The speaker adopts a clearly oppositional stance regarding the government’s economic policy, sharply criticizing the failure to react to the hyperinflation experienced during the second half of 2022. They strongly emphasize that the government was unable to take concrete steps to alleviate energy prices, contrasting this lack of action with the quicker response seen during the coronavirus crisis. The speaker actively supports reforming the electricity market and modifying the universal service, arguing that the current system keeps consumers trapped.
2024-02-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The speaker strongly advocates for progressive taxation principles, stressing that "the wealthy can afford to pay," and clearly preferring a wealth tax over raising the value-added tax (VAT). This stance is value-driven, centered on the principle of social justice, which dictates that individuals with higher incomes should bear a greater tax burden.
2024-01-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The speaker strongly supports the education reform and the preservation of rural schools as a nationally important issue. They emphasize the necessity of educational equality and reducing the regional gap, linking the quality of education to people's life expectancy and health indicators. The speaker is critical of the current education system, acknowledging the justified reasons for the teachers' strike.