By Months: Madis Kallas
Total Months: 14
Fully Profiled: 14
10.2025
12 Speeches
The primary social focus is centered on the quality of education and enhancing the value of the teaching profession. The speaker stresses the necessity of addressing teachers' rights, noting that they have been diminished compared to the rights afforded to parents and children. Furthermore, he/she is concerned about the growing number of unqualified teachers and calls for an immediate stop to the normalization of this state of affairs.
09.2025
30 Speeches
The main social issues are educational inequality and access to extracurricular activities, which are considered crucial for preventing young people from going astray, citing Iceland's example. He/She also raises the issue of assisted suicide, examining the practices in other countries and its potential consideration in Estonia. Emphasis is placed on the need to ensure the availability of social protection and legal aid in every part of Estonia.
06.2025
24 Speeches
The core social issue is educational inequality, which manifests through the sustainability of the school network (small rural schools, regional colleges) and the level of teachers' salaries. Furthermore, he/she emphasizes the need to ensure the availability of kindergartens and pre-school education throughout Estonia. The issue of sports ethics and coaches' remuneration is also important.
05.2025
8 Speeches
In the social sphere, the focus is placed on education, protecting vocational schools and support measures for rural schools as the cornerstone of regional development. Furthermore, the issue is being raised regarding the use of weapon-like items (specifically, starter pistols) and the trends of youth weapon usage in public spaces, emphasizing the security aspect.
04.2025
3 Speeches
The primary social issues are the accessibility of education and the well-being of students, highlighting the necessity for lifelong learning. A strong focus is placed on the protection and development of culture and sport, as they are viewed as the foundation for preserving national identity and self-determination. Furthermore, there is a demand to improve the accessibility of recreational physical activity for young people whose participation is limited by their family's socio-economic circumstances.
03.2025
2 Speeches
The speaker addresses a social issue from a security perspective, strongly advocating for the revocation of voting rights for citizens of aggressor states. This is an extremely important and fundamental issue for him.
02.2025
4 Speeches
The speaker heavily stresses the importance of public health and recreational physical activity, deeming it critical for the future of the nation, citing the principle, "a healthy mind in a healthy body." Furthermore, he/she advocates for universal access to extracurricular activities to give children a constructive outlet and curb the excessive use of smart devices.
12.2024
7 Speeches
Among the social issues highlighted is the strengthening of the civil protection sector under the purview of the Ministry of the Interior, which is deemed a crucial security matter in the context of the war in Ukraine. Furthermore, emphasis is placed on social inequality in rural areas, where the challenges of daily life—including schools, medical care, and support services—are substantial, contrasting sharply with the experiences of those who own second homes there.
11.2024
6 Speeches
The speaker addresses the issue of sports ethics, strongly advocating for the expansion of the Sports Act to encompass rules against the manipulation of sports competition results and abuse, in addition to anti-doping activities. He/She considers this a crucial step for the development of cleaner sports that adhere to ethical standards in Estonia.
10.2024
2 Speeches
The primary social issue revolves around restricting voting rights for pro-Putin citizens, an issue deeply intertwined with questions of national security and loyalty. Emphasis is placed on the need to protect pro-Estonian citizens who are actively working against the Russian regime, thereby balancing security measures with the rights of loyal citizens.
09.2024
2 Speeches
The speaker addresses issues concerning personal data protection and privacy, supporting a legislative amendment that restricts access to Land Register data based on personal identification codes or names, in order to prevent the infringement of private life and the misuse of data.
07.2024
2 Speeches
The main social issue is maintaining the viability of rural areas, which is linked to population aging and decline, as well as the drop in the number of children attending schools. This social concern revolves around preserving communities and services (village shops, schools) to prevent these regions from becoming depopulated in the autumn.
06.2024
6 Speeches
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05.2024
9 Speeches
In the social sector, his focus is on successfully managing the reorganization of special care institutions, citing the Sõmera facility as a key example. Furthermore, he addresses the well-being and wage disparities among public service employees, particularly the lagging salaries of local government workers in more remote areas.