By Months: Kalle Grünthal
Total Months: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
11.2025
21 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed at opposing government bills and ensuring procedural correctness. He initiated an interpellation to the Minister of the Interior regarding the legality of the Police and Border Guard Board's (PPA) activities. The speaker demands transparency regarding the asset-related obligations of international agreements and challenges legislative processes when essential documents (e.g., the KAPO report) have not been made available to members of the Riigikogu.
10.2025
29 Speeches
The legislative focus is on opposing the car tax bill, which is considered unconstitutional. The speaker is a strong opponent of this proposal, and halting the initiative is their main priority, relying on legal and historical arguments.
09.2025
51 Speeches
The legislative focus is centered on opposing bills aimed at expanding state surveillance activities, emphasizing their unconstitutionality and conflict with EU directives. It demands legal accountability for the illegal data collection carried out by public authorities. A procedural focus is also crucial, involving criticism of the quality of lawmaking and the lack of expertise within the committees.
06.2025
40 Speeches
The speaker is the initiator of the bill to end daylight saving time, basing the proposal on the Public Health Act. He/She is primarily an opponent of coalition bills (such as withdrawal from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention or the expansion of RAB's mandate), focusing on challenging their constitutionality and the quality of the legislative procedure. He/She demands adherence to the rules of procedure of the parliament and that important bills (like the Employment Contracts Act) be processed at a time convenient for the public.
04.2025
24 Speeches
The speaker's legislative focus is on procedural correctness and constitutional compliance, requiring adherence to the Rules of Good Lawmaking Practice. He has initiated a draft amendment to the Public Transport Act in order to streamline the taxi sector, ensuring service quality and equal requirements for all market participants. He supports expanding oversight mechanisms (such as Mupo and the Police) to ensure laws are followed, and is a strong opponent of tax legislation.
03.2025
35 Speeches
The legislative focus is on initiating and advocating for the bill to index the compensation for reservists' training assemblies, aiming to rectify the failures of the Minister of Defence. Furthermore, he actively participates in opposing the amendments to the Immigration and Aliens Act and demands the suspension of wind turbine operations due to the lack of regulation.
02.2025
27 Speeches
The speaker has initiated a draft amendment to the Public Transport Act to regulate the taxi sector, establish equal conditions, and implement a B1-level language requirement for all taxi drivers. He/She is a strong opponent of the law amending the constitution, which would expand the electorate in local elections to include EU and NATO citizens, considering it legally unsound and dangerous to national security. He/She also supports ideas that would help farmers mitigate damage caused by nuisance species (migratory birds).
01.2025
21 Speeches
The main legislative priorities are amending the National Defence Service Act to index support for reservists, and ensuring public interest through the transparency of expense reimbursements for all state officials. He/She is an active initiator (of the reservists' bill) and supports the proposals of the Chancellor of Justice that limit the discretion of officials.