By Plenary Sessions: Madis Kallas
Total Sessions: 4
Fully Profiled: 4
2024-11-19
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session.
The political focus is on the creation of the Land and Spatial Agency (MaRu), which is strongly supported as a necessary step towards better spatial policy and data valorization. The stance is policy- and results-based, emphasizing the need to curb urban sprawl and improve the living environment in both urban and rural areas. The speaker emphasizes that the state must offer more holistic spatial planning and smarter services to account for health, safety, and environmental protection.
2024-11-12
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The political emphasis is directed towards enhancing administrative reforms and reducing bureaucracy, supporting the consolidation of competencies into a single institution (e.g., the geological service) to prevent duplication. The importance of supporting local governments through the Land and Space Agency (MaRu) is also stressed, while simultaneously criticizing the government's long-term delay (eight years) in implementing reforms. The political framework is clearly policy- and results-based.
2024-11-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The political platform strongly advocates for decentralization, specifically emphasizing the expansion of local government unit (LGU) mandates concerning the determination of land tax. This move is being presented as a positive and long-overdue change that transfers decision-making authority from the national level to the local level. The political framework is outcome-driven, highlighting that the amendment has received "a great deal of positive feedback" from the LGUs.
2024-11-04
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The political focus is currently on amendments to the Sports Act, which the faction strongly supports. Key priorities include the expanded regulation of sports ethics and the reduction of bureaucratic rules, aiming to ensure cleaner sport and simpler administrative processes. The approach is distinctly policy-driven, emphasizing the necessity of modernizing the law to keep pace with a rapidly changing world.