By Plenary Sessions: Mario Kadastik

The speaker strongly supports the optimization of planning procedure processes, deeming it essential for the competitiveness and development of the economy. He takes a firm, fact-based position against the economic viability of oil shale, highlighting its high cost and associated CO2 fees. The speaker confirms the Reform Party’s unwavering support for the bill in question.

The political focus is on the swift adoption of the draft Competition Act to end the payment of daily fines, which have accumulated to nearly three-quarters of a million euros. The position is strongly supportive and results-driven, emphasizing the need to halt the financial damage, which is being incurred at the expense of education and security. The objective is to achieve a rational solution to finally stop the meter running.

The political position is strongly geared towards supporting targeted renewable energy, particularly wind power, emphasizing its necessity for ensuring stable production before nuclear energy is completed (10–15 years). The speaker opposes subsidies for solar energy and storage, arguing that they are already profitable under market conditions and do not contribute to the system. The approach is policy- and system-based, focusing on lowering the price of electricity and addressing the lack of alternatives.

The political focus is directed towards ensuring the legal correctness of the transposition of the European Union directive and mitigating procedural risks. The speaker emphasizes the need to ensure the efficiency of handling cross-border competition cases and to avoid criticism from the European Commission regarding the inadequate transposition of the draft legislation. The stance is clearly oriented towards policy and legal norms.

The speaker strongly supports boosting the economy’s competitiveness and added value, emphasizing the necessity of investing in research and development (R&D) and skilled labor. This stance is policy-driven and defends the priorities of the new governing coalition, framing economic problems as recognized challenges for which solutions have already been established. In the energy sector, the 2050 climate neutrality goal is supported, favoring emission-free technology while maintaining caution regarding widespread subsidies.