By Months: Madis Kallas
Total Months: 14
Fully Profiled: 14
10.2025
12 Speeches
The speaker's style is formal and respectful, repeatedly addressing the Minister and the Chairman. They pose analytical and detailed questions, which are based on prior discussions (e.g., in the Culture Committee) or thorough reading. The tone is balanced, containing both praise for the Minister for championing the salary issue and concern regarding the reduction of teachers' rights.
09.2025
30 Speeches
The style is predominantly formal, respectful, and geared towards dialogue, emphasizing the desire to solve problems constructively and without assigning blame. Simultaneously, a critical tone is directed at individuals who pass judgment on rural life without being properly informed about the matters, stressing that identifying problems must always be succeeded by proposing solutions. The approach employs both logical arguments (statistics, analyses) and emotional appeals (children's rights, access to healthcare for the elderly).
06.2025
24 Speeches
The speaker's tone is predominantly critical, analytical, and at times concerned, especially when addressing regional issues ("extremely sad to see," "severe regional inequality"). He/She relies heavily on logical and fact-based arguments, utilizing statistics and specific examples (e.g., Orissaare Gymnasium, regional airports). The criticism is particularly sharp concerning bureaucracy and the lack of accountability ("an extremely absurd bureaucratic situation").
05.2025
8 Speeches
The style is formal, addressing respected ministers and session chairs. The tone is serious and occasionally concerned, especially when addressing regional challenges and environmental issues, where irreversible consequences are emphasized. Both logical arguments (the need for analysis and clear measures) and emotional persuasion are employed, calling for listening to rural residents and protecting nature.
04.2025
3 Speeches
The rhetorical style is serious and concerned, emphasizing the urgency of social problems and the underfunding of the cultural sector. The speaker employs both emotional appeals (framing the defense of culture as the defense of identity/self-existence) and logical arguments (the necessity of lifelong learning and socio-economic limitations). They maintain the formal tone of a Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) speech, referencing authorities such as Marju Lauristin and Reimo Sagor.
03.2025
2 Speeches
The style is formal and inquiry-based, addressing the rapporteur and the session chairman respectfully. The speaker employs both ethical appeal, condemning the conduct of colleagues, and logical argumentation, referencing historical precedents for amending the constitution. The tone is serious and concerned, stemming from both procedural correctness and the personal attack.
02.2025
4 Speeches
The style is formal and professional, but becomes highly emotional and urgent when discussing security and the values of sport. Strong, value-driven phrases are used ("bloody medals cannot even be a point of discussion") alongside unifying national slogans ("one for all, all for one"). To promote physical activity, he/she also employs simple and memorable examples, such as the cartoon "Peppa Pig" and "walking buses."
12.2024
7 Speeches
The speaker maintains a predominantly constructive, analytical, and businesslike style, carefully avoiding an aggressive tone even in the face of ideological disagreements. They employ both logical arguments (citing traffic congestion and environmental impact) and emotional appeals (highlighting the decades of suffering endured by the people of Ida-Virumaa). When discussing regional policy, the tone becomes more insistent, demanding stronger state intervention.
11.2024
6 Speeches
The speaker's style is formal and analytical, focusing heavily on substantive arguments and the specifics of draft legislation. The tone is predominantly supportive and constructive, particularly concerning long-term reforms. In debates, the speaker frequently uses questions to clarify committee discussions and feedback, which signals a desire to understand the process and achieve consensus.
10.2024
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal and inquisitive regarding legal topics, addressing the presenter of the draft legislation and the chairperson respectfully. During the debate on voting rights, the tone becomes resolute and ideologically charged, employing phrases that express strong conviction ("I firmly support") and emphasizing both the individual and the factional position.
09.2024
2 Speeches
The style is predominantly formal and detailed, particularly in the commission's report, where it meticulously itemizes the questions and answers posed by the commission members. Regarding the regional policy issue, the tone is critical and apprehensive, highlighting the aspirations of other regions for employment, which suggests an emotional, yet politically grounded, appeal.
07.2024
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal (referencing the Riigikogu/Parliament) and conveys an urgent yet constructive tone regarding the necessity of swift action to prevent the deepening of instability. The speaker employs an emotional contrast between the "Estonia of July" (the ideal image) and the reality of autumnal decline, thereby supporting the logical argument for the need for systemic change. He/She warns against indecisiveness, which, in his/her estimation, poses a greater threat than the changes themselves.
06.2024
6 Speeches
The speaker’s style is formal, businesslike, and procedural, especially when presenting summaries of the committee’s work. They employ an explanatory and persuasive tone, attempting to clarify complex legislative concepts, such as the land tax growth limitation. The argumentation is strongly logical and fact-based, emphasizing consensus, the duration of the process, and the thoroughness of stakeholder involvement.
05.2024
9 Speeches
The speaker’s style is analytical, professional, and respectful, formally addressing colleagues and ministers. In their arguments, they rely on facts and statistics (e.g., staff turnover figures, regional distribution), offering constructive criticism and proposals (e.g., guiding the analyses of the Ministry of Finance). The tone is rather concerned (regarding turnover and regional inequality), but simultaneously supportive (regarding local government autonomy).