By Plenary Sessions: Mart Helme
Total Sessions: 10
Fully Profiled: 10
2024-04-30
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session.
The focus is directed at national social and economic issues, particularly the topics of pension rights and creating national wealth. There are no references to specific regional or local issues; the emphasis is strictly on nationwide policy.
2024-04-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The focus is on national issues (the demographic crisis, the Bank of Estonia) and international issues (the foundational treaties of the European Union). There is no mention of specific regional or local problems.
2024-04-17
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The focus is exclusively national, centered on the constitutionality and electoral laws of the Republic of Estonia. The brief reference to the speaking styles of South and North Estonians was purely rhetorical.
2024-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The focus is placed on the national level (the survival of the Estonian nation-state) and the international level (issues concerning Ukraine, migration via Russia). There is no emphasis on specific local or regional projects within Estonia.
2024-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The focus is mainly on national issues, such as the condition of Estonian roads, the budget, and the fate of the Narva power plants. Local politics are also mentioned, citing an example of the violation of democratic norms during the formation of the city government, but this ultimately serves the broader narrative of national decline.
2024-04-10
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The focus is clearly national (language law, the nation-state) and international (the language of the aggressor state, Russia’s assets). Local or regional issues are not reflected in the speeches; the emphasis is placed on protecting the identity of the nation and the state.
2024-04-04
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The focus is exclusively on national topics, concentrating on the Riigikogu's internal procedures and power dynamics.
2024-04-03
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The focus is directed toward national institutions (the Ministry of Justice, the Police and Border Guard Board – PPA) and the international context, particularly the comparison of border management structures in other countries of the region. Furthermore, reference is made to the war in Ukraine and historical examples drawn from the United States and Latin America.
2024-04-03
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
The focus is clearly national and international, addressing Estonian security, foreign relations (Ukraine, Russia), and the management of state assets. Particular emphasis is placed on the issues concerning the presence of third-country nationals and Ukrainian men of mobilization age in Estonia. Specific local or regional topics are absent.
2024-04-01
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The focus is primarily national (the existence of the Estonian people, the economy) and international (the war in Ukraine, European values, immigration). Regionally, Saaremaa and Haapsalu are mentioned in the context of the median wage, and Tallinn is brought up in connection with the change of power.