By Plenary Sessions: Madis Kallas
Total Sessions: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The focus is strongly regional, encompassing the regional sector more broadly as well as specifically regional air traffic. Concern over rising ticket prices highlights the importance of regional connectivity and accessibility.
2025-09-23
15th Riigikogu, 6th session, plenary session
The focus is at the national level ("from Estonia's own practice") and at the international level (European Union guidelines). There is no reference to a specific local or regional focus.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The regional focus is dominant, emphasizing that regional policy is about people's daily lives, not statistics. The objective is to ensure access to services and rights across every part of Estonia, preventing the feeling that people in remote areas are left alone to deal with their problems. The speaker supports discussing regional disparities as a topic free of taboo.
2025-09-15
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting
The focus is strongly regional, emphasizing educational inequality both in the context of the rural-urban divide and internally within counties and local municipalities. Separately highlighted are the salary coefficient for teachers in Ida-Virumaa, the challenges posed by sparse settlement regarding school transport and extracurricular education, and the situation of gymnasium education in Saaremaa (Orissaare Gymnasium).
2025-09-11
15th Riigikogu, 6th plenary sitting
The focus is clearly national, zeroing in on the issue of consumer loans, which affects tens of thousands of people across Estonia. Specific local regions are not being emphasized.
2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The focus is strictly on national topics, centering on the Ministry of Defence’s budget, national defense, and parliamentary oversight mechanisms.
2025-09-08
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
A very strong regional focus, emphasizing the cost of living and the economic situation in Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. Attention is centered on the direct impact of transport policy on the islands' loan market and the welfare of residents, criticizing regional policy evaluators who are unfamiliar with rural life.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
A strong regional focus on internal inequalities within Estonia, particularly concerning the accessibility of education in sparsely populated areas and regions further away from major population centers. The necessity of ensuring the viability of small rural schools and regional colleges is emphasized. Specific examples are highlighted in the context of wage disparities between Harju County and Ida-Viru County.