By Agendas: Anti Haugas

Total Agendas: 30

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2025-10-09
First reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure (695 SE)

The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting

The rhetorical style is formal, neutral, and strictly informative, typical of a committee rapporteur. The focus is on a chronological overview and the delivery of facts (who participated, what decisions were made). Emotional appeals are not used; the presentation is concise and procedure-based.
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2025-09-18
Bank of Estonia 2024 Report

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

The style is inquisitive and analytical, focusing on the acquisition of data and comparisons. The tone is formal and neutral, lacking emotional or narrative elements; the emphasis is placed on logical information gathering.
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2025-09-04
Chair implementation

15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu

The rhetorical style is confrontational and sharply critical, employing sarcasm (e.g., the reference to EKRE's "isolation") and strong emotional language ("embarrassing"). The speaker poses logical procedural questions, but their underlying goal is to morally condemn the opponent's actions and accuse them of time-wasting.
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2025-06-18
Draft law amending the Police and Border Guard Act (670 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is pragmatic, rational, and urgent, emphasizing the necessity of taking action during the summer to achieve legal clarity. Logical argumentation is employed, balancing the infringement of fundamental rights against the benefit of security ("the other side of the coin"). A strong emotional appeal is established through specific negative examples, such as child abduction, car thefts, and drug crime, to illustrate the essential need for cameras.
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2025-06-12
Draft Law Amending the Employment Contracts Act and Other Acts (602 SE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetoric is practical and illustrative, employing "two highly real-life examples" to highlight a political problem. The tone is primarily analytical and inquisitive, underscoring the logical need for the necessary legal regulation. The style is formal and centered on the problem statement.
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2025-06-05
Discussion of the significant national issue initiated by the Economics Committee: "How to increase productivity in the Estonian economy?"

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.

The style is analytical and slightly polemical, starting with direct criticism regarding the opponent's "ideological wandering." The speaker uses logical argumentation, relying on the social problems of a foreign country (Sweden) to justify the potential for Estonian service exports. The tone is formal and focuses on linking politics and economic benefit.
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2025-06-04
Draft law amending the State Audit Act, the Political Parties Act, and other laws (control body for political party funding) – first reading.

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is analytical, formal, and centered on logic. The speaker presents a complex problem (tax evasion achieved through sympathy) and offers a detailed, step-by-step solution that encompasses proper invoicing and taxation. The style relies on technical details and hypothetical examples, rather than emotional appeals.
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2025-04-09
Draft law amending the Churches and Religious Communities Act (570 SE) - Third Reading

15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is substantive, persuasive, and focuses on the protection of security and values. Logical appeals are employed, explaining that the amendment does not prohibit the Orthodox faith but instead limits allegiance to an external hostile force. The tone is confident and supportive, urging members of the Riigikogu to back the bill.
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2025-03-20
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu, "Submitting a proposal to the Government of the Republic to close the temporary control line between the Republic of Estonia and the Russian Federation" (562 OE)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The style is predominantly formal and analytical, particularly in the summary of Anti Haugas’s committee session, which is neutral and procedural. Those posing questions (e.g., Speaker 1) employ logical argumentation, stressing the necessity of considered decisions and impact assessments before taking drastic steps. Jaanus Karilaid’s stance is described as "black and white," indicating the adoption of an emotionally charged, uncompromising position.
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2025-02-19
Draft law amending the Church and Religious Communities Act (570 SE) – First Reading

15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is serious and forceful, combining logical arguments (legal compliance, analysis of the charter/statute) with strong emotional appeals. Sharp language is employed, repeatedly calling Patriarch Kirill a war criminal and an aggressor. The appeal emphasizes the moral obligation not to submit to an individual who supports war crimes.
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2025-01-22
Draft law amending the Value Added Tax Act (539 SE) - First Reading

15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.

The style is analytical, logical, and formal, relying on international experience, calculations, and economic-philosophical arguments. The tone is critical of universal measures, highlighting their inefficiency and the risk of enriching merchants. The speaker uses a rhetorical question to contrast the ineffective universal measure with targeted aid.
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2024-12-16
Overview of the Implementation of the Fundamentals of Criminal Policy until 2030

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, balancing optimism (success achieved) with the pressing need to tackle new issues (juvenile drug crimes). The speaker relies heavily on statistics and logical arguments, employing political and technical vocabulary. The overall tone is solution-oriented and constructive.
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2024-12-12
Draft law amending the Act on Conformity Assessment of Products (533 SE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is inquisitive and speculative, presenting the idea as a spontaneous thought ("just a thought occurred") and "an intriguing question." The tone is factual and focuses on exploring theoretical possibilities ("is it theoretically possible"). Emotional or aggressive elements are absent.
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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 style is analytical and interrogative, presenting a specific political idea that stems from an already agreed-upon principle. The speaker employs logical argumentation to propose a solution for covering administrative costs, concluding with a direct question regarding legislative intent.
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2024-12-05
Draft law amending the Waste Act and the Packaging Act (430 SE) – second reading

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is interrogative, formal, and focuses on precision ("I ask to be correct"). The speaker uses logical appeal (logos) to ensure correct legal terminology, presenting their viewpoint primarily in the form of a question seeking clarification. The tone is neutral and matter-of-fact.
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2024-11-13
Second Reading of the Bill Amending the Prison Act (506 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.

The rhetorical style is highly formal, neutral, and procedural, focusing on communicating the work and decisions of the Legal Affairs Committee to the Riigikogu. The discourse is logic-based and includes technical specifications, avoiding emotional or value-based arguments.
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2024-11-05
Overview of the Government of the Republic’s Activities in the Implementation of European Union Policy

Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session

The style of the address is formal and respectful, directed toward the Prime Minister and the Chair of the session. The tone is optimistic, emphasizing the positive assessment of Estonia's tax environment and seeking further solutions. This is a logical, policy-focused question that seeks ideas and examples.
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2024-10-09
Draft law (496 SE) for amending the Social Welfare Act and the Act Regulating the Provision of Health Care Services (regarding the provision of independent nursing care in 24-hour special care services) - First Reading

Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth Session, Plenary Session.

The rhetorical style is direct, critical, and concerned, posing a pointed question to the Chairman of the Commission regarding the sustainability of the service. Logical argumentation is employed, highlighting the severity of the issue (a major problem, a deficit) and demanding accountability for the discussion that took place within the committee. The tone is formal and fact-based.
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2024-09-16
2024 Report by the Minister of the Interior on the Implementation of the State's Long-Term Development Strategy "Estonia 2035"

The 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting.

The style is formal, substantive, and moderately optimistic regarding the progress achieved, but simultaneously urgent, stressing that "the time window is unfortunately quite short" for finding solutions. Both logical arguments (the need for funding, confidence statistics) and personal examples and anecdotes (such as the Võrumaa auxiliary police officer and the Luutsniku unit) are used to highlight local initiative.
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2024-06-06
Second reading of the Draft Act Amending the Security Activities Act (413 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is formal, neutral, and fact-based, making it suitable for the role of the rapporteur for the steering committee. The speaker focuses on logical appeal, presenting dates, decisions, and the technical substance of the proposed amendments. Emotional or personal viewpoints are entirely absent.
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2024-06-06
Second Reading of the Draft Act on the Amendment of the State Fee Act and the Amendment of Other Related Acts (417 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is formal, analytical, and inquisitive, focusing on the logical justification of the political measure. The speaker adopts a neutral tone and seeks confirmation as to whether raising the state fee would solve the systemic problem regarding the speed of service.
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2024-06-03
First Reading of the Draft Resolution (409 OE) of the Riigikogu "Making a Proposal to the Government of the Republic to Implement Effective Measures to Protect Minors from Exposure to Pornography"

Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting.

The rhetorical style is conversational and personal, utilizing a personal anecdote ("I myself am already over 30 years old") to establish credibility. The speaker presents their viewpoint in the form of questions to emphasize the value of the outreach effort and invite discussion. The tone is generally appreciative of those conducting the outreach, but cautious regarding technical solutions.
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2024-05-28
Second Reading of the Bill for the Amendment of the Income Tax Act (416 SE)

15th Riigikogu, third session, plenary session

The style is analytical and concerned, beginning with the presentation of facts (the pension hike, the turbulent year) before moving on to systemic issues. The address is formal and logical, culminating in a direct question posed to the opposing party regarding their vision for long-term pension policy, which suggests an approach geared toward dialogue.
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2024-05-15
First Reading of the Draft Act Amending the Social Welfare Act and Other Acts (Special Welfare Services and Changing the Address of Residence) (421 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is constructive and inquisitive, starting with positive support for the service development ("I really like it"). The focus is on logical and political clarification, presenting specific questions regarding the planned measures and the timeline.
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2024-05-15
Second reading of the Draft Act amending the Building Code and other Acts (Acceleration of the Deployment of Renewable Energy) (308 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The overall tone is direct and procedural, presenting a question and a proposal for amending the parliament's rules of procedure. The argument is logical and fact-based, referencing the confirmation of a committee member and the official minutes. The style is formal and concise, with the goal of resolving a procedural impasse.
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2024-05-09
First Reading of the Bill to Amend the Police and Border Guard Act (370 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session.

The discourse is formal, neutral, and strictly procedural, characteristic of a commission's report delivered to the plenary session. The style is logical and based on factual reporting, conveying the substance of the discussion held within the commission, the voting results, and consensus decisions. Emotional or personal appeals are not utilized.
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2024-05-08
First Reading of the Bill for the Amendment of the Security Activities Act (413 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session.

The language used is formal, explanatory, and procedural, fitting the role of the leading committee's rapporteur when presenting a draft law. Emphasis is placed on logical arguments and the presentation of facts (three core issues), with emotional appeals being absent. The style is neutral and focuses on the technical and substantive justification of the legal amendments.
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2024-04-16
The Minister of Culture's 2024 Report on the Implementation of the State's Long-Term Development Strategy "Estonia 2035" (including the implementation of the "Estonian Sports Policy Fundamentals until 2030")

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session

The speaker's style is analytical and propositional, focusing on practical solutions and conducting a cost-benefit analysis of those solutions. Logical arguments are utilized, stressing that a small state expenditure would significantly boost the overall appeal of the entire league. The tone is generally moderate and invites discussion ("I think a debate could be held on this topic").
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2024-03-06
First Reading of the Draft Act Amending the Law Enforcement Act (163 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The style is moderate and respectful, opening with the widely accepted value of respecting women. The speaker relies on logical arguments and personal experience (as a volunteer police officer) to analyze the social consequences, favoring this approach over emotional appeals. There is also a brief procedural note, delivered with humor.
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2024-02-14
First Reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Act on Precious Metal Products, the State Fees Act, and the Equipment Safety Act (363 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The style is informative and direct, utilizing simple, conversational language ("I just wanted to mention"). The speaker offers a purely factual and personal observation concerning the presence of another politician (Martin Helme). The tone is neutral and rather incidental.
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