By Months: Raimond Kaljulaid

Total Months: 16

Fully Profiled: 16

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10.2025

5 Speeches

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09.2025

40 Speeches

The speaker emphasizes the necessity of cross-party cooperation on national defense issues, proposing the formation of a broad-based investigative commission. He acknowledges the good working relationship with the Minister of Defense within the National Defense Committee, even though he criticizes him publicly. He supports compromises regarding changes to the agenda, provided they are reasonable.
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06.2025

7 Speeches

The speaker is acting as the initiator of the bill on behalf of the Social Democratic Party faction and the members of the Riigikogu. Regarding procedural matters, the Riigikogu Board and the Chairman are urged to make alternative decisions and suspend the proceedings, emphasizing the necessity of protecting the reputation of the Riigikogu as a unified body.
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05.2025

14 Speeches

The speaker commends the cross-party contribution to the development of the Estonian defense industry. He/She attempts to test his/her ideas (the two-registration system) on the ministers, showing a readiness for dialogue, but his/her primary communication style is critical and demanding.
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04.2025

1 Speeches

The speaker commends the work of the National Defence Committee and demonstrates a willingness to cooperate, noting that he shares Mr. Reinsalu’s view that this is only the first step. He represents the Social Democrats’ appeal to the government, which indicates a unified party position.
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03.2025

2 Speeches

The style of interaction is characteristic of the opposition, focusing on holding the government accountable and raising questions. Although the Prime Minister is addressed formally, and even personally in the first speech, the communication is fundamentally confrontational and demanding. There are no indications of a willingness to compromise or engage in cross-party cooperation.
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02.2025

15 Speeches

The speaker emphasized the importance of cross-party cooperation, both in historical foreign policy and in current domestic legislative work. He/She initiated the dangerous dogs bill alongside Tiit Maran and worked closely with officials from the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture. He/She confirmed the Social Democratic Party faction's support for the draft legislation and called for widespread, cross-party support.
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01.2025

3 Speeches

The speaker acknowledges the opposition (Isamaa) for raising the issue, deeming it important, but dismisses their accusations. They stress the necessity of finding solutions and assuming collective responsibility. The statement references a previous wide-ranging, cross-party agreement concerning national defense spending, thereby demonstrating a willingness to cooperate on strategic matters.
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12.2024

8 Speeches

Cooperation is emphasized primarily at the international level with allies (the United Kingdom, France) in defense cooperation, which is deemed critical for ensuring Estonia’s security. Domestically, the speaker supports their colleagues (e.g., Kalev Stoicescu) but demonstrates complete opposition to the EKRE faction.
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11.2024

9 Speeches

The speaker stressed cooperation with coalition partners (regarding the coalition's draft bill) and a specific colleague (Tiit Maran) while drafting the new bill. During the handling of the defense industry bill, broad inclusion was emphasized, involving the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Interior, language editors, and representatives of industry associations, and consensus decisions were reached in the lead committee.
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10.2024

9 Speeches

The cooperation is evident in references made to colleagues (Leo Kunnas, Peeter Tali) from the National Defence Committee, supporting shared goals and terminology. At the same time, his communication with government members and the session chair is rather confrontational, as he demands substantive answers and the restoration of order. He criticizes the government (the Minister of Finance) for ignoring the debate and the Riigikogu Board for tolerating breaches of order.
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09.2024

5 Speeches

He favors substantive, cross-party cooperation on national defense issues, stressing that the National Defense Committee is always prepared to discuss any proposed amendments, regardless of party affiliation. He calls on the opposition to abandon populism and work with him toward reducing bureaucracy. He notes good personal cooperation with the Minister of Defense but sees room for improvement in the synchronization between institutions.
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07.2024

3 Speeches

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06.2024

6 Speeches

The style of cooperation is open and procedural, acknowledging the Prime Minister's leadership and the decisions made by the Riigikogu Board when referring bills to the appropriate committees. It calls upon colleagues in the National Defence Committee not to jump to premature conclusions and to consider all arguments (both those of the bill's proponents and those of ERR) before formulating a position.
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05.2024

3 Speeches

The style of cooperation is clearly faction-based, confirming the unified support of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) members for the Minister of Education, the security bill, and the principle of changing the voting age.
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02.2024

4 Speeches

The findings primarily indicate a supervisory and interrogative role directed at ministers and rapporteurs, demanding from them a detailed demonstration of knowledge. Direct cooperation or the seeking of compromise with other political parties is not mentioned, although the necessity for unified European action to achieve strategic autonomy is stressed.
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