Session Profile: Rene Kokk
15th Riigikogu, 6th session, plenary session
2025-09-23
Political Position
The political stance is strongly opposed to centralization, as it increases costs for citizens and reduces the accessibility of public services, especially in rural areas. The speaker criticizes the government's tendency to increasingly shift the burden of service costs onto the people, citing the reduction of birth registration locations as an example. These views are strongly results-oriented, focusing on the practical operation and accessibility of the services.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise in the organization and accessibility of administrative services, highlighting specific issues concerning the acceptance of cash payments and birth registration procedures at PPA service centers. They also point to previous service reductions (in the Transport Administration, postal services, and healthcare) as part of a negative trend.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is critical and direct, presenting sharp questions to the minister and challenging the positive aspects of the proposed bills. Logical arguments are employed, focusing on the additional costs incurred by citizens and the resulting reduction in service accessibility, and rhetorical questions are posed regarding the policy's overall justification.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Activity Patterns
There isn't enough data.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Opposition Stance
The criticism is aimed at the government policy represented by the minister, particularly regarding the centralization of services and the inconvenient payment solutions implemented by the PPA (Police and Border Guard Board). The opposition is political, focusing on the negative effects of these administrative decisions on citizens, and accuses the state of shifting costs onto private individuals.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Collaboration Style
There is too little data.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Regional Focus
The strong regional focus is on rural areas, where the decreasing availability of services (such as PPA and birth registration) and the lack of cash payment options create additional costs and inconveniences for residents. It is stressed that the centralization of services forces people to travel longer distances.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Economic Views
Economic viewpoints stress the need to prevent citizens from incurring extra costs due to public services, for instance, travel expenses to distant service centers. The speaker defends the option of using cash, aiming to avoid forcing people to possess bank cards or visit automated teller machines.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Social Issues
The social focus is directed towards ensuring equal access to services and security, emphasizing that the state must not assume the existence of a bank card and that cash is also important from a security perspective. This protects the interests of people who live far from service points or prefer to use cash.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is on the Act amending the State Fees Act and the draft bill concerning the reduction of locations for birth registration. The speaker is acting as a critic and opponent of the draft bills, asking the minister for solutions to alleviate the problems in rural areas.
2 Speeches Analyzed