By Plenary Sessions: Mait Klaassen

Total Sessions: 4

Fully Profiled: 4

2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The political stance centers on the necessity of preserving valuable farmland to guarantee farmers' ability to produce. The speaker advocates for developing a policy that would impose legislative restrictions on land-use changes. Furthermore, the excessive complexity of bureaucracy is indirectly criticized, with reference made to the documentation involved in combating African swine fever.
2024-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The political stance is strongly aimed at supporting environmental management and cleaning up the traffic register, emphasizing the necessity of scrapping end-of-life vehicles. The bill's objective is to direct vehicles into legal processing, with the 800-euro charge functioning more as an environmental levy or a steering mechanism. This position is clearly policy- and regulation-driven, seeking a solution to the problem of abandoned cars left standing on the streets.
2024-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The political stance strongly focuses on the protection of constitutional rights, especially the inviolability of the home, which the speaker asserts is under constitutional protection. The speaker criticizes the PPA’s new practice of unannounced home visits, deeming it value-based state over-regulation and an infringement upon citizens' freedoms.
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
The political focus is on the draft amendment to the Earth’s Crust Act, which temporarily suspends the processing of oil shale mining permits until 2026. It neutrally presents the committee’s decision to conclude the first reading of the draft bill, which signals support for the procedure. The climate policy framework is being established through the future Climate-Resilient Economy Act, which is expected to lay down a new procedure for permit processing. The political direction involves transitioning toward a climate-resilient economy by reducing the use of fossil fuels.