By Plenary Sessions: Martin Helme
Total Sessions: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
2024-05-29
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, information briefing
The focus is primarily on national economic and social issues (pensions, the state budget). A significant regional emphasis is placed on the Rail Baltic project, which is described as an infrastructure project that will bankrupt Estonia, intended to connect Tallinn with Berlin.
2024-05-28
15th Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The focus is on national issues: the government budget deficit, pension policy, and tax hikes (on cars, real estate, and land tax), all of which affect every resident of Estonia. There is no regional focus.
2024-05-27
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
Insufficient data. The focus is on national policy and government action.
2024-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The focus is on national issues (the status of the Estonian language, the preservation of the nation-state) and international ones (mass immigration from Slavic countries). Specific local or regional topics are not covered in the speech.
2024-05-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The regional focus indirectly touches upon topics related to Eastern Estonia (the Narva tank, immigration from the East, the Russian church), but the approach is framed at the level of national security and the integrity of society. Specific local projects or economic interests are not emphasized.
2024-05-09
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The focus is clearly on national and international topics, analyzing the state of Estonian democracy and comparing it with other countries (Finland, Sweden, Russia, Venezuela). There is no specific regional or local focus, apart from a brief illustrative reference to mobile masts in Harju County used to describe anomalies in e-voting.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
The regional focus concerns the Prime Minister's receptions across Estonia (Türi, Võru, Saaremaa), with these examples being used to illustrate his/her unpopularity. In the economic context, Estonia is compared negatively against neighboring countries like Latvia, Finland, Sweden, and Germany.
2024-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
The regional focus is strong, emphasizing the problems in Ida-Virumaa (the teachers' salary coefficient and housing) and the significant teacher shortages in Tallinn and Narva (a total of 586 kindergarten teachers and 749 school teachers). Specific schools are also mentioned, such as Toila Gymnasium and Jõhvi Gymnasium, and reference is made to the concerns of local governments (the Association of Cities and Municipalities).