By Plenary Sessions: Martin Helme
Total Sessions: 6
Fully Profiled: 6
2025-02-27
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker demonstrates knowledge of large-scale financial schemes (2.6 billion euros, 2,600 million) and energy policy, particularly concerning the viability and subsidies of wind energy. Specific monetary figures and references to previous state failures (airlines, gas jetties) are employed to establish a pattern of corruption. This expertise is primarily utilized to refute the opposing side's claims (e.g., the low cost of wind power).
2025-02-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker demonstrates awareness of the specific issues facing Estonian beekeeping, highlighting the risk of beehives being raided by bears. The expertise is primarily focused on bringing practical rural problems to light and gathering facts to ascertain the true scope of the issue.
2025-02-25
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
A high level of expertise is evident in the field of electoral and constitutional law, clearly distinguishing the regulatory levels between the Constitution and the Election Law. The speaker refers to the history of the law's implementation (spanning over 20 years) and uses specific figures, mentioning approximately 25,000 non-citizens and 30,000 Russian citizens who vote in local elections.
2025-02-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker demonstrates knowledge of the financial aspects of energy policy, highlighting large sums (e.g., 15 billion euros for transition costs and 2.6 billion in allocated funds). The Reform Party's previous and ongoing corruption cases are also brought to the fore, along with the history of the bankruptcy of Estonian aviation (Estonian Air, Nordica). Figures referencing the government's own calculations are used to emphasize the high cost of the policy.
2025-02-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
The speaker demonstrates expertise in constitutional law and democratic principles, especially regarding the restriction of freedom of religion and association. Furthermore, they possess knowledge concerning government accountability (ministerial responsibility) and the transparency surrounding access to state tax data. They refer to specific corruption cases (the cold storage facilities and the Ministry of Education and Research's testing procurements).
2025-02-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker focuses on foreign policy issues and allied relations, demonstrating awareness of specific ministerial statements concerning the US government, Russia, China, and Elon Musk. Awareness is also shown regarding the legitimacy of elections (e-votes).