By Plenary Sessions: Martin Helme
Total Sessions: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
2024-05-29
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, information briefing
The legislative focus is on opposing the government's bills, especially the one that abolishes the income tax exemption for pensioners and reduces their income. The speaker also criticizes minor tax bills (e.g., the sugar drink bill) as insufficient and "idiotic" measures for solving budget problems.
2024-05-28
15th Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The legislative focus centers on resisting the tax hikes initiated by the government and the elimination of income tax exemptions. The speaker is an active opponent, utilizing the floor of the Riigikogu to critique government policy rather than prioritizing the introduction of new legislation.
2024-05-27
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The legislative focus is aimed at enhancing government oversight and accountability, demanding specific actions and data (such as the number of individuals suspended from duty). [The body/individual] actively utilizes parliamentary inquiries (interpellations) to compel ministers to address questions regarding state budget spending and supervision of the social sphere, while criticizing the Riigikogu Board for rejecting these inquiries.
2024-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The speaker is supporting a draft law aimed at improving the status of the Estonian language. He/She is using the legislative platform to stress the necessity of defining a critical threshold for mass immigration and integration, which constitutes his/her primary political priority.
2024-05-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is directed toward issues of citizenship and suffrage, topics on which the speaker is clearly an opponent, deeming these amendments to be fundamentally transformative and dangerous to Estonia. They criticize the government's priorities for focusing on symbols instead of legislation that would tackle alienation and immigration.
2024-05-09
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is directed towards ending e-elections and reforming the electoral system to restore verifiability and uniformity. The speaker is the initiator of a draft bill which seeks to appeal to the Venice Commission to obtain an international assessment of the integrity of Estonian elections. He/She also criticizes the Supreme Court for failing to provide a final assessment regarding the uniformity and constitutionality of the elections.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
The focus is on government accountability and the fulfillment of election promises, particularly concerning tax policy. It demands assurance that a property tax will not be introduced, citing the previous broken promise regarding the car tax. The legislative focus is centered more on opposing existing policies than on initiating new ones.
2024-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
The current legislative focus is centered on the deliberation of the motion of no confidence, which has been submitted pursuant to the Constitution and the Riigikogu Rules of Procedure and Internal Rules Act. Additionally, emphasis is placed on the necessity of guaranteeing local governments adequate budgetary resources to fulfill their commitments related to the transition to Estonian-language education and to meet teacher salary promises (including the specific Ida-Viru County coefficient).