By Plenary Sessions: Jaak Aab

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.