By Plenary Sessions: Varro Vooglaid

Total Sessions: 8

Fully Profiled: 8

2025-04-24
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The main social issues are related to the transformation of the living environment beyond recognition and public health. Specific emphasis is placed on the serious adverse health effects of wind farms, which are caused by noise and bisphenol pollution.
2025-04-21
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The primary social issue is the lack of public trust in democratic institutions, which is linked to concerns about the security and transparency of the electoral system. This is framed as a profound problem that calls into question the legitimacy of state authority and the binding power of laws.
2025-04-16
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The main social theme is democratic participation and the right of the people, as the holder of supreme state power, to decide on issues with far-reaching consequences. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of considering the opinions of local communities, alongside the concern that they are simply being steamrolled.
2025-04-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Insufficient data.
2025-04-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Regarding social issues, the protection of large families and people with disabilities takes center stage, with emphasis placed on the state's obligation to guarantee them the special care mandated by the constitution. The speaker sharply criticizes the law that imposes disproportionately large financial burdens on these groups, citing as an example the 864-euro annual fee paid for an accessible van.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
Focuses on ensuring that large families and people with disabilities receive special protection under the constitution, criticizing the car tax for disregarding their essential needs. A strong defender of religious freedom, opposing state interference in the canonical ties of religious associations and the threat of forced dissolution, citing the infringement upon conscience and the vows of nuns.
2025-04-09
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
The only social issue mentioned is the difficulty of funding teachers' salary increases. This point is used as a contrast to underscore the dubiousness of the state's spending priorities, indicating concern over public sector wage levels and education funding.
2025-04-08
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Among the social issues addressed are the requirements for gender balance in governing bodies, and the question of distinguishing between biological sex and social gender in the context of law is raised. The objective is to clarify whether identifying as a representative of the opposite sex would allow for the circumvention of quantitative requirements.