By Plenary Sessions: Helle-Moonika Helme
Total Sessions: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The focus is on national tax policy and international topics (EU directives, IMF recommendations, Kaja Kallas’s ambitions in Europe). There is no specific regional or local emphasis, although the situation of the aviation sector and general business in Estonia is being discussed.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The speaker's focus is heavily on Southern Estonia, emphasizing their personal connection to the region ("I am from Southern Estonia"). They describe Southern Estonia as the area experiencing the country's greatest contraction, where people are leaving en masse due to the lack of services and the establishment of the Nursipalu military training ground. They highlight the mass sale of real estate and the local population's "fist-in-pocket" attitude toward the state.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The focus is primarily on national and ideological topics, but a regional connection becomes apparent through the role of the private forest owner. This is mentioned explicitly in the context of the Haanja protected area, highlighting the violation of private forest owners' rights when nature conservation restrictions are imposed.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, fifth sitting, information briefing.
The focus is on national social policy and its negative impact on local governments (KOV-id) and the sense of justice of the entire Estonian nation. There is no specific regional emphasis; the concentration is on a nationwide problem.
2025-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The focus is strictly on national issues, covering Estonia's criminal policy, the functioning of the legal system, and the appointment of high-level state officials (the Prosecutor General). There is no regional or international focus.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The focus is primarily at the national level (Estonia's tax environment, emigration) and the international level (references to Spanish taxes, climate, and European energy leaders). Emphasis is placed on Estonian residents leaving the country for economic reasons.
2025-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The focus is solely on national-level policy, constitutional interpretation, and the procedural organization of the Riigikogu, with no reference to specific regional issues.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The focus is entirely on national issues, covering the remit of the Competition Authority, consumer protection, and nationwide tax policy. Regional or local focus is absent from the speeches.