By Months: Madis Kallas
Total Months: 14
Fully Profiled: 14
10.2025
12 Speeches
The speaker has a strong regional focus, emphasizing the accessibility of nearby high schools (gymnasiums) and the regional aspects of the educational structure. Special attention is dedicated to analyzing the crisis situation in Saaremaa (specifically the Orissaare and Kuressaare Gymnasiums) and the disparities in Valga's exam results. Furthermore, the speaker supports the inclusion of local food producers in school procurement processes.
09.2025
30 Speeches
The regional focus is extremely strong, treating regional policy as people's daily lives, rather than just statistics. Specific attention is paid to educational inequality between rural and urban areas, the high cost of living on the islands (Saaremaa, Hiiumaa), problems with regional air traffic, and the accessibility of services in sparsely populated regions. He/She supports taking regional differences into account in legislation.
06.2025
24 Speeches
The regional focus is extremely strong, concentrating on reducing regional inequality and ensuring the availability of services outside major growth centers. Specific attention is paid to sparsely populated areas, Saaremaa (the gymnasium network), Tartu (air links, colleges), and the regional role of the airports in Pärnu, Kuressaare, and Kärdla.
05.2025
8 Speeches
The regional focus is extremely strong, centering on reducing regional inequality and curbing the marginalization of Central Estonia. Separate emphasis is placed on the need to maintain the vitality of the Vana-Vigala region, island residents (via ferry tickets and discounts), and rural areas. He criticizes the concentration of the population in Harju County and the negative consequences this has for both the regions people are leaving and the destination regions.
04.2025
3 Speeches
The speaker focuses heavily on regional issues, stressing that political decisions must not worsen the situation for people living further away from university towns. He emphasizes the role of culture and sports in sustaining life in every part of Estonia, especially in regions where businesses and institutions are disappearing. Separately, the difficulties faced by students moving from rural areas to Tallinn or Tartu in making ends meet are highlighted.
03.2025
2 Speeches
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02.2025
4 Speeches
The primary focus is on national legislative and international security issues. When addressing domestic social topics, he/she emphasizes regional inequality, underscoring the necessity of ensuring access to extracurricular activities for all children, particularly those in rural areas.
12.2024
7 Speeches
The regional focus is extremely strong and a central theme, emphasizing the state's presence in every corner of Estonia. He/She demands that state governance be moved out of Tallinn and Tartu, and provides examples of the positive effect of remote services (such as notary services in Southern Estonia, Tallinn, and Saaremaa). Specific attention is also given to the environmental impacts in Ida-Virumaa and the challenges of daily life in rural areas (from September to May).
11.2024
6 Speeches
The speaker’s focus is strongly on regional policy and supporting the capacity of local governments. He/She emphasizes that the Land and Spatial Planning Agency must become a strong partner to all 79 municipalities, especially those lacking architectural or planning expertise. The goal is to ensure more uniform planning of the living environment and prevent urban sprawl throughout the entire territory of Estonia.
10.2024
2 Speeches
The focus is on national and security policy issues, particularly concerning the restriction of voting rights for the 2025 local government elections (KOV). There is no specific regional or local community-oriented emphasis.
09.2024
2 Speeches
The speaker's focus is clearly regional, highlighting the excessive influence of Harju County and Tallinn and contrasting this with the situation in most Estonian regions, which lack available jobs and development. They demand that state jobs be moved out of Tallinn.
07.2024
2 Speeches
The focus is heavily directed toward Estonia’s internal regional problems, particularly the inequality between rural areas and major growth centers (Tallinn and Tartu). The objective is to ensure that rural regions remain viable and "vibrant" even outside the summer period, thereby halting the concentration of population and tax revenue.
06.2024
6 Speeches
The speaker's focus is strongly directed towards local municipalities (79 LGs), emphasizing their role and the need for state support, particularly concerning spatial planning expertise. They address the living environment in both urban and rural areas and specifically mention the burden of land tax on farmers and foresters, supporting the maintenance of the taxation rate for agricultural land at its current level.
05.2024
9 Speeches
The regional focus is an extremely strong and pervasive theme. It calls for directing European Union funds away from growth areas, particularly Harju County, and emphasizes ensuring the state’s presence in every Estonian county and city. It supports creating remote work opportunities and establishing government service centers in the regions to prevent the concentration of jobs in major cities.