Agenda Profile: Ando Kiviberg
Re-examination of the Act Amending the Act Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing and the Act on International Sanctions (640 UA), which was not announced by the President of the Republic
2025-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting.
Political Position
The political stance strongly focuses on protecting citizens' right to informational self-determination, supporting the decision by the President of the Republic not to promulgate the amendments to the Money Laundering Prevention Act. Emphasis is placed on the need to ensure that government agencies (such as the Financial Intelligence Unit) are not granted overly broad powers when processing personal data. This position is aimed at guaranteeing constitutional rights and proportionality in the legislative process, as the previous version of the law posed a threat to individual liberties.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise in the field of constitutional law and data protection, accurately citing the positions of the President's legal advisor and the Financial Intelligence Unit regarding data proportionality and the lack of regulation concerning its deletion. He/She masters complex procedural language, explaining the complicated wording of the commission's decision ("not to support... re-adoption in unchanged form"). In his/her work, he/she relies on the opinions and analyses of experts (such as Kalmo and Liivamägi).
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Rhetorical Style
The speaker's style is formal, thoroughly informative, and procedural, focusing on the neutral presentation of committee meetings and expert viewpoints. He uses logical arguments and procedural explanations to justify the decision to agree to the legal amendment, attempting to interpret the complex wording of the decision for the audience. The tone is instructive and accommodating, referring to the previous speed camera incident as a lesson learned.
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Activity Patterns
The speaker's primary mode of operation involves the work of the committees (Constitutional Committee, August 4, 2025) and presenting the results of the four committees' joint sittings to the Riigikogu. He/She acts as the representative and rapporteur for the Constitutional Committee, conveying procedural decisions. Furthermore, he/she refers to previous activity where confidence was placed in the work of the steering committee.
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Opposition Stance
The direct confrontation is aimed at the previous version of the law, which granted the Money Laundering Data Bureau overly broad powers in processing personal data, thereby violating constitutional rights. The criticism focuses on the disproportionality of the law and the excessively broad grounds for refusal, which is viewed as allowing the agency undue discretion. The confrontation is procedural and legal rather than personal, and it is being viewed as a lesson learned.
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Collaboration Style
The speaker emphasizes broad inter-committee cooperation, referring to the joint session of four committees (including the Finance Committee and the Legal Committee) where the topic was addressed. He shows great openness to compromise, agreeing with the views of the President of the Republic and supporting the amendments being prepared by the Ministry of Finance. He trusts the work of the experts and the leading committee, even if a previous decision proved to be an error.
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Regional Focus
Not enough data
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Economic Views
Economic viewpoints emphasize the need to ensure legal certainty to prevent the deterioration of the credibility of Estonian business, and especially the banking sector, due to overly broad administrative powers. Although money did not play a role in his personal decision, he acknowledges the law's impact on the economy's credibility.
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Social Issues
In the social sphere, priority is given to the protection of citizens' personal data and the right to informational self-determination (Constitution, §§ 26 and 44), which is set as a counterbalance to the broad powers of security institutions. Concern is emphasized regarding the collection and use of sensitive data (political convictions, health data) by the Money Laundering Data Bureau without clear regulations for its disposal.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is on correcting the amendments to the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act to bring them into compliance with the Constitution. The speaker is in the role of a supporter who confirms the committee's decision not to support the re-adoption of the bill in its unamended form, directing it instead to the Ministry of Finance for corrections. The priority is the narrowing of the legal scope and ensuring proportionality.
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