By Months: Raimond Kaljulaid
Total Months: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.