By Months: Madis Kallas
Total Months: 14
Fully Profiled: 14
10.2025
12 Speeches
The legislative focus is on directing budgetary resources and implementing policy within the education sector. The priority involves amending the regulation governing salary support for kindergarten teachers and strengthening the rules concerning teachers' rights. Furthermore, the need for clear roles between the state and local governments is also being emphasized.
09.2025
30 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed towards improving education funding, by submitting an inquiry regarding salary subsidies for kindergarten teachers. He/She demands changes to the basis for calculating teachers' salaries, in order to reduce the link to the number of students and take into account the specific characteristics of sparsely populated areas. Furthermore, he/she supports establishing additional parliamentary oversight of defense expenditures and is investigating the impact of the EU Batteries Directive on Estonian practice.
06.2025
24 Speeches
The Representative is an active initiator of parliamentary inquiries and a critical assessor of proposed bills. Their legislative priorities include the analysis of education and regional policy measures, the elimination of bureaucratic hurdles in sports legislation, and opposition to the reform of the judicial administration model, arguing that it would remove parliamentary oversight of regional aspects.
05.2025
8 Speeches
The legislative focus is on creating long-term, inclusive development plans (particularly the forestry development plan) within the environmental sector. It also mandates that a thorough impact assessment be conducted before any regionally sensitive decisions are made. Furthermore, maintaining and expanding regional support measures (such as incentives for islands) is a priority.
04.2025
3 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed towards influencing the proposed amendments, particularly concerning the issue of charging tuition for a second higher education degree, which he/she deems unreasonable. He/She demands that the government hold discussions regarding changes to the amounts and eligibility criteria for student stipends, in order to improve the financial well-being of thousands of students. Also prioritized are increasing the subsidy for coaches' labor costs and the topic of sports ethics.
03.2025
2 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is the constitutional amendment procedure, where the speaker is both a supporter of the substantive change (the revocation of voting rights) and a guardian of procedural integrity. He emphasizes the danger that fundamental amendments, which were not previously discussed, will be introduced before the third reading, and asks for historical parallels regarding this situation.
02.2025
4 Speeches
The Speaker has focused his legislative efforts on two major topics: amending the Constitution to limit the voting rights of citizens from aggressor states in local elections, and pushing forward the Sports Act. Furthermore, he is interested in harmonizing the provisions of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act with the legislation of neighboring countries.
12.2024
7 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is supporting the draft legislation to amend the Government of the Republic Act, which involves restructuring the functions of the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. Additionally, they support combining the justice and digital spheres to accelerate procedural processes and promote the remote handling of cases. They operate in a supportive capacity, concentrating specifically on the regional policy and security dimensions of the proposed changes.
11.2024
6 Speeches
The main legislative priorities include amending the Sports Act to strengthen sports ethics and establishing the Land and Spatial Planning Authority by consolidating existing resources. The speaker is a strong proponent of these bills, stressing that they will contribute to cleaner sports, more effective spatial planning, and regional policy.
10.2024
2 Speeches
The legislative focus is currently aimed at developing concrete solutions for restricting voting rights, underscoring the necessity of achieving tangible results before the 2025 local elections. Furthermore, procedural details related to the creation of previous legislation are being examined, specifically the rationale behind setting legal deadlines and the potential burden these deadlines might place on the courts.
09.2024
2 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is on amendments to the Land Register Act, aimed at restricting mass queries and ensuring data security, while maintaining special provisions for journalists and providers of vital services. He/She is the proponent of the bill and the committee's rapporteur.
07.2024
2 Speeches
The legislative focus is on changing the local government financing system to reduce regional inequality. The speaker is a strong proponent of the draft bill, stressing that this is the first, but not the last, step in settling a long-standing debt, and promises to monitor the changes and subsequently review the system.
06.2024
6 Speeches
The main legislative priorities include the draft act amending the Income Tax Act and amendments to the Land Tax Act, both of which aim to increase the decision-making authority of local governments. Additionally, a significant focus is placed on establishing the Land and Space Authority (MaRu), which deals with spatial data and planning legislation. The speaker supports and clarifies the legislative process, acting in their capacity as a representative of the leading committee.
05.2024
9 Speeches
The main legislative priority is the amendment of the Land Tax Act, which aims to grant local governments greater financial autonomy and decision-making freedom. He is a strong supporter of this bill, emphasizing that it does not impose additional obligations on local governments and maintains the current taxation rate for agricultural land.