By Plenary Sessions: Varro Vooglaid

Total Sessions: 6

Fully Profiled: 6

2024-06-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, extra plenary sitting
The speaker demonstrates awareness of tax policy, referencing the current status of excise duties, new taxes (the car tax), and social tax. Particular emphasis is placed on the historical and legal context surrounding the inviolability of private property, drawing parallels with the slave system and Soviet-era repression. Furthermore, the speaker is aware of the agricultural sector's concerns regarding a potential increase in land tax.
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
The analysis is distinctly legal, encompassing the specific challenges within constitutional review, administrative litigation, and criminal procedure. It employs specialized terminology (cassation appeal, general regulation, judicial review of norms) and references specific procedural stages and individual appeals. The speaker stresses the necessity of simplifying, enhancing the efficiency of, and reducing the cost of the general criminal procedure.
2024-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
The speaker demonstrates expertise in the field of international regulation and foreign influence laws, specifically citing the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA, 1938) and the European Union's proposed regulation of third-country lobbying. He has read the Georgian draft law and considers it entirely reasonable, emphasizing the similarity of these regulations to those in Western countries.
2024-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The speaker demonstrates knowledge of the internal situation in Ukraine and the challenges of the accession process, citing a recent survey on corruption that indicates the perception of corruption as a greater problem than the war. Furthermore, the speaker is competent in economic-philosophical matters, discussing the definition of usury and the necessity of state intervention.
2024-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The speaker demonstrates detailed expertise in the regulation of financial technology and crypto-asset markets, referencing the MiCAR regulation, licensing procedures, and competence issues between the Financial Supervision Authority (FSA) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). To support the arguments, the speaker uses quotes from entrepreneurs and specific figures (e.g., 49 companies, 80,000 signatures on a petition).
2024-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting.
Demonstrates knowledge of Estonian legislation (e.g., the law regulating the distribution of works with pornographic content) and aspects of European Union law, although it challenges their priority over child protection. Uses analogies (the sale of alcohol and tobacco, the blocking of Russian propaganda channels via VPN) to explain the enforcement of legislation and technical restrictions. Demonstrates awareness of the pornography industry's links to human trafficking, violence, and the impairment of children's social development.