Session Profile: Annely Akkermann
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
2025-11-06
Political Position
The political focus is currently aimed at administrative efficiency and cutting down on bureaucracy, which is being framed as a results-oriented objective. The speaker stresses the need for high-quality and timely data collection, pointing out the issue that over half of the private limited companies (out of 260,000) fail to submit the required data to the government. The stance taken is moderately firm, centered on finding solutions to ensure data exchange is achieved.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise in administrative processes, data exchange, and corporate statistics, utilizing technical terminology such as "system integration and automation." They back up their question with specific figures regarding the number of Estonian legal entities (360,000) and private limited companies (260,000), underscoring the sheer scale of the data collection challenge.
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Rhetorical Style
The style is formal, respectful, and analytical, beginning with a respectful address and thanking the presenter. The speaker employs a logical and data-driven approach, presenting statistics on the scope of the problem. The question concludes with a straightforward, slightly colloquial phrase ("the carrot and the stick") to clarify the implementation methods.
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Activity Patterns
Based on the submitted data, participation in the Riigikogu plenary session in the form of asking questions is evident. Data concerning frequency and rhythm is insufficient.
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Opposition Stance
Insufficient data. The criticism is aimed more at the inefficiency of government systems and the poor data submission compliance among more than half of the private limited companies, rather than at specific political opponents.
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Collaboration Style
The speaker adopts a collaborative and dialogue-focused style, engaging directly with the presenter and requesting clarification on the proposed solutions. They are particularly interested in how data exchange and system interoperability are achieved in practice.
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Regional Focus
The focus is at the national level, addressing issues concerning the reporting requirements of Estonian legal entities (private limited companies) and the compatibility of these reports with state systems. There is no specific regional emphasis.
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Economic Views
The speaker supports the reduction of the regulatory burden (reducing bureaucracy and reporting), which indicates a favorable attitude toward business interests. However, he/she also emphasizes the need to ensure that companies provide high-quality and timely data submission, thereby supporting fiscal discipline and accountability.
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Social Issues
Insufficient data. Social issues are not addressed.
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Legislative Focus
The focus is directed towards administrative reform and digital governance, which includes reducing reporting requirements and automating state systems. The speaker is interested in legislative measures that would improve the discipline of data submission by legal entities.
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