Agenda Profile: Helle-Moonika Helme
Inquiry Regarding Changes to 2025 Beekeeping Support for Small Beekeepers (no. 761)
2025-09-08
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Political Position
The speaker strongly supports apiculture as a crucial element of food security. The primary political stance is one of strong opposition to the state's inaction regarding the regulation of large predator populations (bears, wolves), which directly jeopardizes the production capacity of small-scale producers. This position is strongly results-based, demanding concrete solutions from the government to guarantee the continuation of production.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates awareness of the production issues facing beekeeping and sheep farming, focusing specifically on the property damage resulting from large predator attacks and the threat of production cessation. Specific terminology is employed, such as "food security" and "large predator attacks," which indicates knowledge of the intersection between agriculture and environmental regulation.
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Rhetorical Style
The style is critical and urgent, shifting from emphasizing the importance of beekeeping to sharp criticism directed at the state's inaction. The speaker uses practical examples (beekeepers are ceasing production) and challenges the government's policy through a direct rhetorical question ("figure it out yourselves?").
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Activity Patterns
There is too little data.
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Opposition Stance
The main criticism is directed at the "state" (government), which is accused of failing to provide concrete assistance and of inaction in controlling the populations of bears and wolves. The criticism is intense and policy-driven, suggesting that the state has abandoned producers, leaving them alone to cope with the devastation.
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Collaboration Style
There is too little data.
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Regional Focus
The focus is on rural production sectors, such as beekeeping and sheep farming, which suffer from attacks by large predators. This highlights concerns regarding the rural economy and the livelihood of local producers.
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Economic Views
The economic perspective emphasizes the state's obligation to protect the means of production and ensure food security, supporting the interests of small producers against damage caused by large predators. This position requires state intervention to maintain the viability of production sectors.
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Social Issues
The social focus is directed toward the well-being and ability to cope of rural residents and producers whose property and source of livelihood are threatened by large predator attacks. This directly impacts the producers' quality of life and economic security.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is currently directed at demanding a government action plan to curb the populations of bears and wolves in order to protect producers and their property. The speaker is acting as the initiator of this issue, demanding specific political measures in the field of environmental management.
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