By Plenary Sessions: Madis Kallas

The focus is strongly regional, centering on the impact that population movement and tax revenue shifting towards the Tallinn and Tartu areas have on rural regions. The goal is to alleviate the "autumn-to-spring problem" and ensure the sustained viability of rural areas (villages and small towns/boroughs). He/She emphasizes that most members of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) came here from Estonia's rural areas.