By Plenary Sessions: Martin Helme
Total Sessions: 3
Fully Profiled: 3
2024-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The political position centers on mapping and mitigating the extensive risks associated with Ukraine's potential accession to the European Union. The speaker sharply criticizes the government's inability to provide any calculations or forecasts concerning the budgetary, agricultural, and demographic impacts of this membership. The stance is cautious and demands concrete measures to protect Estonian interests, emphasizing that not all potential effects will be positive.
2024-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The speaker adopts a fiercely anti-government stance, focusing sharp criticism on the coalition's tax policy (car tax, land tax, pension cuts), arguing that these measures are plunging people into poverty. The political framework is outcome-based, calling the government's priorities into question and directly linking the domestic tax hikes to the context of the European elections. He emphasizes that the government is actively harming the very people whose votes they are soliciting.
2024-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting.
The political focus is centered on ethics, conflicts of interest, and political accountability within the ministry. The speaker is urgently demanding the suspension of the Deputy Secretary-General, accusing the minister of hiring a lobbyist using taxpayer funds. This stance is sharply critical of the government's activities, highlighting the problem of impunity and systemic unethical behavior (referred to as the "liberal regime").