By Plenary Sessions: Rene Kokk
Total Sessions: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The focus is on Estonia's national interests within the international and European Union context. Estonia is highlighted as a peripheral area of the European Union, suffering from disproportionately expensive air travel and regulations. He/She demands that the Estonian government should bravely stand up for its people and seek special exceptions within the EU, rather than fearing being "lauded in Europe."
2025-05-21
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing.
The focus is on national security (Estonian capabilities, Estonian airspace) and the international context (the tanker incident, Russian aircraft). The media of a partner country (Polish media) is also mentioned as the primary source of information, thereby emphasizing the international dimension of the incident.
2025-05-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The focus is exclusively on national issues, addressing the number of civil servants, the administrative burden, and the nationwide tax burden. There is no reference to any specific regional interest.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The focus is on the national level (the Estonian economy, unemployment) and the international level (migration issues in Sweden, countries of origin for foreign labor: Uzbeks, Tajiks, Kazakhs). Emphasis is placed on the necessity of bringing back Estonians working abroad in order to solve the labor shortage using domestic resources.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The focus is primarily on the broader competitiveness of the Estonian economy, but significant emphasis is also placed on regional and local issues. Particular attention is drawn to the concerns of landowners and local municipalities (KOV) regarding environmental restrictions and the lack of necessary funding, citing specific examples such as Rail Baltic and VEPs.
2025-05-13
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The regional focus is distinctly national, concentrating on Estonia's energy security and maximizing the value of oil shale, referred to as a "national resource." Emphasis is placed on the need to invest in the oil shale energy sector to ensure national reserve capacities.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
It emphasizes the impact of cross-border trade with Latvia and Lithuania and the need to prevent this so that tax revenue remains in Estonia. It also highlights regional balance, noting that lowering fuel costs specifically benefits residents of rural and small settlements who rely more heavily on personal transportation.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The focus is heavily regional, standing in opposition to Tallinn-centric policies and demanding the relocation of state institutions and jobs to regional growth centers. Specifically, the discussion addresses the funding issues faced by local governments (KOV) and the fate of the Vana-Vigala Technical and Service School in the Märjamaa municipality. It is stressed that the disappearance of the school would negatively impact the local shop and bus services.