Session Profile: Liina Kersna
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
2025-10-07
Political Position
The speaker supports the growth of the education sector budget, deeming it important. At the same time, they strongly criticize the Ministry of Education and Research for the lack of transparency and the contradictory nature of its budget procedure when funding the transition to Estonian-language education, focusing on the effectiveness and logic of the government’s actions.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates specific knowledge of the details of education sector funding, referencing concrete sums (18 million and 23.7 million euros) and the Ministry of Education and Research’s recent budget revision announcements from September 23rd.
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Rhetorical Style
The style is formal, procedural, and interrogative, addressing the minister directly for clarification. The argument is logical, focusing on the mathematical inconsistency of the budget allocation and the procedural confusion.
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Activity Patterns
The speaker referred to their active participation in the work of the Culture Committee, noting that the topic under discussion had caused confusion even within the committee the previous day.
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Opposition Stance
The criticism is directed against the Ministry of Education and Research, citing an inconsistent budgetary process in which the scale of the transition to Estonian-language education is simultaneously being reduced and increased. The criticism is aimed at the procedure and the logic of policy implementation.
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Collaboration Style
There is not enough data.
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Regional Focus
The focus is strictly at the national level, addressing the ministry's budget decisions and the funding for the nationwide transition program to Estonian-language education.
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Economic Views
The speaker supports increasing public spending in education but insists on clear and logical budgetary discipline, criticizing the unreasonable reallocation of funds via the budget revision and the proposed bill.
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Social Issues
The main social issue is the funding of the transition to Estonian-language education, the scaling up of which is considered crucial, and for whose budget transparency there is strong advocacy.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is currently on the budget process and the draft legislation under review concerning the increase in funding volumes for the transition to Estonian-language education.
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