By Agendas: Mart Võrklaev

Total Agendas: 28

Fully Profiled: 28

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2025-09-18
Bank of Estonia 2024 Report

15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.

The style is predominantly formal, respectful, and analytical, especially when praising the activities of the Bank of Estonia and summarizing its report. Logical arguments are used, and reference is made to specific facts and legislative processes. The first speaker expresses a worried and cautious tone regarding the dangers of deficit and inflation, while the main speech ends on a positive and cultural note (Sipsik).
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2025-09-11
The Financial Supervision Authority's 2024 Report

15th Riigikogu, 6th plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is formal, polite, and respectful, addressing the presenter with recognition ("for the excellent work"). The discourse is structured as an informative question that requires specific data concerning the implementation of new regulations, associated challenges, and market impact, utilizing a logical and procedural approach.
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2025-09-09
Draft law amending the Cooperative Savings and Loan Societies Act and, in connection therewith, amending other laws (671 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.

The rhetorical style is authoritative and explanatory, focusing strongly on logical arguments and the justification of policy. The tone is serious and concerned, emphasizing the money lost by depositors and the danger that primarily threatens pensioners and savers. The speaker answers questions, consistently reiterating the bill's objective—to ensure the protection of deposits.
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2025-06-19
Draft Law on Annulment of the Motor Vehicle Tax Act (647 SE) - First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

S1 is aggressive and polemical, using emotionally charged terms ("tax madness") and launching direct personal attacks against Jevgeni Ossinovski, presenting their views through rhetorical questions. S2 adopts a defensive and explanatory tone, focusing on logical justification and the refutation of facts, while emphasizing the reliability of cooperation and courtesy.
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2025-06-11
Draft law amending the Act on Payment Institutions and E-Money Institutions and the Act on Payment and Settlement Systems (634 SE) – second reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is formal, neutral, and procedural, characteristic of the presenter of the draft legislation. The focus is on the detailed reporting of the draft's objectives, the amendments made, and the committee's consensus decisions. Emotional appeals are absent; the emphasis is placed on logical and technical explanation.
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2025-06-11
Draft law amending the Act on Obligations and, consequently, amending other laws (613 SE), second reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The style is highly formal, neutral, and procedural, focusing on reporting the work of the Finance Committee to the Riigikogu (Parliament). The address is logical and fact-based, avoiding emotional appeals and concentrating instead on the technical content of the draft bill and the nature of the amendments (which are clarifying and organizational). The speaker addresses colleagues respectfully and strictly adheres to the directives of the session chair.
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2025-06-11
Second reading of the draft law on the state's supplementary budget for 2025 (651 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is combative and direct, focusing on the refutation of a specific falsehood. Both factual correction and a strong political attack are employed, accusing opponents of intimidation and the dissemination of undesirable electoral promises.
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2025-05-20
Draft law amending the Credit and Electronic Money Institutions Act and the Payment and Settlement Systems Act (634 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is formal, neutral, and strictly informative, which is characteristic of a committee rapporteur. It focuses on summarizing the committee's discussion, questions, and consensus decisions. It employs a logical and fact-based approach, avoiding emotional appeals.
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2025-05-15
The Minister of Education and Research's 2025 presentation on the implementation of the state's long-term development strategy "Estonia 2035"

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal, direct, and critical, posing pointed questions to the minister. The argumentation is strongly logical and data-driven, relying on specific financial metrics and contradictions (e.g., surplus versus strikes). The tone is concerned and demanding, stressing the necessity for extremely precise planning.
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2025-05-06
The Minister of Finance's 2025 presentation on the implementation of the state's long-term strategy "Estonia 2035" (including an overview of the development directions of the public service in 2024)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal and respectful, encompassing both praise (such as the Ministry of Finance's excellent work) and specific, data-driven questions. The tone is analytical, focusing on establishing the facts and clarifying future developments, and is characterized by seeking information rather than expressing emotion.
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2025-04-22
Draft law amending the Act on Obligations and, consequently, other laws (613 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is formal, neutral, and informative, focusing on communicating the work and procedural decisions of the steering committee. Objective and logical language is employed, avoiding emotional appeals. The emphasis is placed on procedures, consensus-based decisions, and the necessity of involving market participants.
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2025-04-22
The Minister of Culture's 2025 presentation on the implementation of the state's long-term development strategy "Estonia 2035" (including the implementation of "The Fundamentals of Estonian Sports Policy until 2030")

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The style of the address is formal and analytical, centered on a logical argument concerning state finance and the prudent utilization of scarce resources. A rhetorical question is employed regarding the propriety of fund allocation, substantiated by previously presented numerical data. The tone is critical, yet respectful ("lugupeetud minister").
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2025-04-10
The Chancellor of Justice's proposal to align the Motor Vehicle Tax Act and the Road Traffic Act with the Basic Law.

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The discourse is largely analytical and procedural, centering on facts and statutory provisions, yet it also incorporates a strong defense of transparency concerning the levying of taxes. It employs logical appeals and legal citations, while also stressing the political lesson that the source of expenditures must always be questioned. The tone is occasionally defensive, particularly when addressing accusations of attacking the Chancellor of Justice.
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2025-04-09
Continuation of the first reading of the draft law on declaring the Motor Vehicle Tax Act invalid (592 SE)

15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session

The style is formal, procedural, and analytical, focusing on relaying the specifics of the committee’s decisions and deliberations. The speaker employs logical argumentation, citing specific questions and answers from the committee hearing, in order to demonstrate the lack of substance in the draft legislation. Although the speaker criticizes the quality of the opponents’ bill, he recognizes the meaningful debate occurring in the chamber.
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2025-04-08
Draft law repealing the Motor Vehicle Tax Act (571 SE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The style is twofold: the committee rapporteur employs a formal, neutral, and procedural tone, focusing on facts and the progression of the proceedings. The second speaker, however, is distinctly combative and defensive, using accusations ("false accusations") and emotional appeals to attack the opposition and deny authorship of the tax. The speaker uses direct address and the shifting of responsibility to vigorously defend their viewpoint.
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2025-03-10
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu “Establishment of a Riigikogu investigative committee to examine the circumstances related to the termination of Nordica’s activities” (543 OE)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is sharply critical and accusatory, focusing on facts and logical arguments to demonstrate the previous government's unreasonable decisions. Rhetorical questions are repeatedly employed to call the opponents' motives into question ("Why did he do that?"), and previous scandals (Porto Franco) are referenced to increase the weight of the accusations. The tone is formal and analytical, highlighting the waste of taxpayer money.
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2025-02-18
Draft resolution "Proposal to the Republic of Estonia's Government Regarding the Imposition of a Temporary Solidarity Tax on the Banking Sector" (535 OE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is predominantly logical and data-driven, relying on specific financial indicators and tax rates to substantiate arguments. The tone is authoritative, and in the second address, it becomes direct and highlights the opposing side's inconsistencies, raising a question about the 2023 vote.
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2025-02-12
Draft law amending the Local Government Organisation Act (537 SE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is serious and pressing, emphasizing the importance of the topic and the suffering of the victims, referencing tragic stories and vicious attacks. It employs both emotional appeal and direct criticism aimed at political gamesmanship. The speaker demands clarity and swift action, maintaining the focus on finding a resolution.
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2024-12-10
Draft law amending the Waste Act and, in consequence, amending other laws (461 SE) - second reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session

The speaker adopts a concerned and analytical rhetorical style, concentrating on logical arguments and contrasting political objectives. He employs a strong contrast to highlight social inequality, juxtaposing the tax burden faced by a rural pensioner and that of a car collector. Furthermore, the speaker actively addresses and refutes objections, while also issuing a warning against the potential emergence of additional bureaucracy.
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2024-11-21
Draft law amending the Simplified Taxation Act for Entrepreneurs and the Tax Procedure Act (463 SE) – Second Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is formal, businesslike, and procedural, characteristic of a committee rapporteur. The speaker focuses on conveying the work and consensus decisions of the Finance Committee, using logical arguments, precise figures, and dates. The tone is neutral and objective, avoiding emotional or personal appeals.
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2024-11-13
Draft law amending the Land Register Act (467 SE) - third reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.

The tone is serious and deeply concerned, focusing on the complexities of national finance. The rhetoric is analytical and critical, employing logical appeals to highlight the opacity of the opposition's proposal. The style is formal, focusing on the substance of the policy rather than emotional arguments.
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2024-11-06
Draft law amending the Value Added Tax Act and the Tax Procedure Act (462 SE) – second reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is extremely formal, neutral, and procedural, focusing on the objective conveyance of the work of the Finance Committee and the content of the draft bill. The discourse is structured around logical reporting, explaining the content of the draft bill, the progress of the procedure, and the technical justification for the proposed amendments. Emotional appeals are absent; the emphasis is placed on facts and consensus-based decisions.
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2024-11-06
Continuation of the first reading of the draft law repealing the Motor Vehicle Tax Act (488 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The style is formal and procedural, repeatedly emphasizing the discussion—or lack thereof—that occurred in the committee, often using the phrase, "Unfortunately, we did not discuss these topics in the committee." The tone is frequently defensive, particularly when denying accusations (such as lying or hiding), and the speaker favors logical appeals by referencing protocols and rules of procedure. He expresses disappointment over the opposition's minimal substantive contribution.
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2024-10-16
Draft law on the 2025 state budget (513 SE) - first reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The style is formal, courteous, and procedural, presenting a question to the minister that requires confirmation. The tone is neutral and focuses on verifying the accuracy of the legal text, avoiding emotional or confrontational appeals.
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2024-10-08
Draft law amending the Criminal Code (452 SE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is defensive and confrontational, opening with an accusation of distorting facts ("Why, while fighting against lying, have you begun distorting the facts yourselves?"). The argumentation is logical and detailed, focusing on the technical aspects of policy and calculations to prove the validity of their earlier claims.
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2024-09-24
Draft law amending the Simplified Taxation Act for Entrepreneurial Income and amending other acts in consequence (463 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting

The style is formal and procedural, serving as a detailed and neutral summary of the Finance Committee's discussion. The emphasis is placed on logical and technical explanation, particularly concerning the mechanics of taxes and legislative amendments. Emotional or persuasive appeals are absent; the focus remains strictly on facts and the question-and-answer format.
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2024-09-24
Draft law amending the Value Added Tax Act and the Tax Procedure Act (462 SE) - First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is formal, neutral, and strictly procedural, characteristic of a steering committee report. The speaker focuses on summarizing the committee's discussion, conveying questions and answers without any personal emotional input. Logical and technical arguments are employed, referencing specific legal provisions and dates (e.g., January 1, 2026).
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2024-09-18
First reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Waste Act, the Traffic Act, and the State Fees Act (461 SE)

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal and respectful, courteously addressing the chair of the session and the minister. An analytical and inquisitive approach is employed, the aim of which is to gain clarity on the details of the policy, such as the "collection round" and "financing."
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