By Plenary Sessions: Martin Helme
Total Sessions: 7
Fully Profiled: 7
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The focus is primarily on national economic policy and tax revenue in Estonia, highlighting the necessity of eliminating border trade through reductions in excise duties. The Latvian example (specifically, VAT on foodstuffs) is utilized within the context of the shadow economy and wage growth to bolster their arguments for tax cuts.
2025-05-21
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing.
The focus is on international security issues and the position of the Estonian state regarding Russia, emphasizing Estonia's isolation in resolving the crisis. Several European countries and international waterways are mentioned to show how other countries failed to intervene.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The focus is primarily on national issues (the Estonian labor market, healthcare, education) and international comparisons (Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Germany). Mention is made of the deteriorating streetscape in Tallinn and regions where Estonian-speaking children are a minority in schools, underscoring the impact of immigration on the local living environment.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The focus is primarily national (Estonia’s constitutional order, security, and economy) and international. Reference is made to European Union regulations regarding CO2 and political trends in Germany and the United States to illustrate the danger of totalitarianism.
2025-05-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The regional focus is on South Estonia (Põlva, Võru), which is being used as an example of the hypocrisy displayed by cabinet members in their own constituencies. The speaker emphasizes that these government officials present themselves there as "normal country folk," but then vote in Tallinn for ideological and unpopular laws.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The regional focus is primarily directed toward national issues, particularly the competitiveness of the Estonian economy and energy stability. Specifically, there is mention of the decommissioning of the Narva oil shale power plants, and reference is made to halting cross-border trade by lowering the diesel excise duty.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
The focus is heavily on international security issues (the Ukraine-Russia war, the US/NATO position) and at the national level (Estonian defense, net migration). In the economic context, the average wage in Harju County is mentioned.