Agenda Profile: Züleyxa Izmailova

The Prime Minister's address for 2025 on the implementation of the long-term development strategy "Estonia 2035" (including an overview of the situation of research and development activities and the government's policy in this area).

2025-03-11

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

Political Position
The speaker emphasizes the need to balance cutting unnecessary bureaucracy with maintaining the rules required to protect public health and national security. He criticizes the government's actions, highlighting the contradiction between promises to reduce red tape and the difficulties the Finance Minister faced when applying for a NATO security clearance. The stance is critical regarding the effectiveness of the government's operations and the consistency of its security policy.

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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise in national security and administrative procedures, focusing specifically on the complexities of applying for NATO secret clearance. He/She masters the subject within the context of policies aimed at reducing bureaucracy, referencing the Minister of Finance's personal experience.

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Rhetorical Style
The style is formal and interrogative, addressing the respected Presiding Officer and the Prime Minister. Logical argumentation is employed, highlighting a specific example (Finance Minister Ligi) concerning the inconsistencies in the government's policy. The tone is critical, yet courteous.

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Activity Patterns
The speaker is active in parliamentary sessions, raising questions in the context of the Prime Minister's report. He/She refers to the Prime Minister's recent and frequent discussion of bureaucracy reduction ("he's started talking about it quite a lot in the last few days").

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Opposition Stance
The primary confrontation is aimed at the government and the prime minister, whose execution of bureaucracy reduction policies is being called into question. The criticism is procedural and focuses on the government's internal affairs, citing, for example, Finance Minister Ligi's difficulties in obtaining a security clearance.

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Collaboration Style
There is not enough data.

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Regional Focus
The focus is at the national level (government ministers and policy) and on international security (NATO security clearance). Regional or local topics are not addressed.

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Economic Views
The information is insufficient. Although the Minister of Finance is mentioned, the discussion focuses on the security clearance, not on economic policy.

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Social Issues
The speaker emphasizes the need to maintain rules that help protect people's health, thereby supporting regulations to a certain extent for the purpose of ensuring social security.

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Legislative Focus
The focus is on ensuring the continuity of implementing government policy, particularly regarding the reduction of bureaucracy and the guarantee of security protocols (NATO clearance). The speech does not mention initiating or supporting new legislation.

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