By Plenary Sessions: Tanel Kiik

The speaker is actively involved in issues concerning financial services regulation, scrutinizing the differences between e-money institutions and payment institutions, as well as the associated risks. They also focus heavily on tax reform, acting as a sharp critic of the VAT increase while advocating for the implementation of a progressive income tax. Their approach to legislation is through detailed technical questions, examining the impact of regulations and potential risks.

The speaker critically focuses on the Ministry of Climate's failure to meet its legislative objectives, highlighting the absence of the Climate Act, the Forest Act, and the Nature Conservation Act, and demanding concrete steps to ensure energy security by 2030. The speaker clearly adopts an oppositional stance regarding the government's inaction in the environmental sector.

The legislative focus is directed towards education policy, specifically inquiring about the minister's two-year plans for improving educational equality. The emphasis is placed on finding systemic solutions in the areas of teacher shortages and access to higher education.

The speaker opposes the unemployment insurance reform, emphasizing insufficient stakeholder involvement and the risks posed to students and parents. The speaker supports the draft bill concerning gender balance on the boards of listed companies (the 40:60 principle). The speaker criticizes the government's approach in the field of labor law, demanding the preservation of the tradition of tripartite negotiations (trade unions, employers, and the state). Concern is expressed regarding the possible reorganization of the Environmental Board.

The speaker focuses on analyzing the legislation related to judicial reform, particularly issues concerning how the first and second court levels are treated as constitutional institutions. He emphasizes the need to ensure that legislative changes speed up court proceedings for the public while simultaneously maintaining fairness. The speaker presents himself as a critical analyst rather than a proponent of the proposal.

The speaker focuses primarily on social policy issues, particularly the care reform and elderly welfare. They support the continuation of the care reform, emphasizing its positive outcomes (over 60 million euros in additional funding, a reduction in the personal contribution rate from 80% to 50%, and a 15% increase in the number of employees). The speaker demands legislative amendments to strengthen the supervision of nursing homes and improve victim protection following crimes committed in care facilities. They also inquire about changes to tax policy (specifically lowering the VAT on foodstuffs) and the tightening of the Arms Act, expressing concern for public security.

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The speaker focuses primarily on three legislative areas: competition law reform, amendments to the Employment Contracts Act, and regional development issues. Regarding the Employment Contracts Act, the speaker is clearly opposed, demanding the withdrawal of the draft bill and the restoration of tripartite negotiations. Concerning competition policy, he criticizes the weakening of the original draft bill version. On regional policy issues, he seeks constructive solutions, asking for specific measures to improve the situation in rural areas.