By Plenary Sessions: Anti Allas
Total Sessions: 93
Fully Profiled: 93
2025-10-16
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The political focus centers on the impact of the VAT on foodstuffs on consumer prices and the competitiveness of domestic producers. The speaker directs strong criticism toward coalition politicians, accusing them of a lack of empathy or outright "callousness." This stance is geared toward analyzing the economic repercussions of political decisions.
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The political focus is on the European Union's next seven-year budget and the holistic development of Estonia. The speaker strongly demands equal opportunities for Estonian farmers and supports a significant increase in funding for security (internal security and national defense). The emphasis is policy-driven, highlighting the necessity of being a "very demanding party" in EU negotiations.
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
Political attention centers on the intersection of security and regional infrastructure, requiring the swift construction of the Saatse Boot bypass. Strong criticism is being leveled against the government for its inaction and slow implementation, even though funding was allocated a year ago. The focus is on a results-oriented policy framework, stressing the urgent need to quickly overcome the security risk stemming from Russia's unfriendly acts.
2025-10-14
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political focus is directed toward the shortcomings of public services (specifically public transport), particularly regarding connectivity between county centers and major hubs during peak hours. The speaker demands that the government (or the minister) acknowledge the problem and propose budgetary solutions, prioritizing the functionality of the service. This is clearly a results-oriented political framework.
2025-10-13
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker advocates for a strong social democratic position, stressing social equality and ensuring access to vital public services (education, healthcare) across all Estonian regions. They support regional parity in service quality, while simultaneously criticizing populist approaches to taxation. The underlying political framework is deeply value-based, highlighting the state's overall responsibility to all its regions.
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political position is highly critical of the government's activities, focusing on the poor state of public finances and social inequality. The speaker questions the use of borrowed funds to cover permanent expenditures and warns of the rise of extremism in Europe resulting from current policies (the favoring of the wealthy). The stance is strongly results-oriented, emphasizing the government's inability to ensure fiscal accountability.
2025-10-06
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political focus is centered on criticizing the introduction of the car tax and the abolition of the associated tax wedge, particularly concerning the reinstatement of the tax-free minimum for high earners. The speaker strongly opposes this unnecessary "gift" to the wealthy and demands immediate and equitable adjustments to the car tax to cover the underfunding in national defense and the social sector. This stance is deeply rooted in policy and values, emphasizing fairness and responsibility.
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The political stance is social democratic, focusing strongly on the crises facing rural areas and agriculture, particularly pig farming and food security. Criticism directed at the government is robust, stressing the necessity for swift and clear state interventions to guarantee the sustainability of production. The political framework is results-oriented, demanding concrete actions rather than long-term plans. It supports achieving an 80% level of self-sufficiency in key food categories.
2025-09-24
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, press briefing
The political stance is highly critical of the government's priorities, particularly concerning the funding of social welfare. The speaker highlights the critical situation facing special care services and deems it illogical that large handouts are being given to high-income earners using borrowed funds, while essential sectors are left to suffer. This position is strongly performance-based, focusing on the inefficiency and lack of logic in the government's activities.
2025-09-22
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The speaker is a strong opponent of the government’s tax policy, forcefully opposing the abolition of the tax hump, which provides a €114 million tax gift to high earners. He/She emphasizes social justice and the connection between livelihood and security, demanding a significant increase in the salaries of frontline workers (police officers, rescue workers, teachers). Furthermore, a crucial priority is achieving regional language status for the South Estonian languages (Võro, Seto, Mulgi, Tarto).
2025-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting.
The political position clearly advocates for increasing social measures (child benefits, school meals), emphasizing their necessity. However, critical focus is simultaneously directed towards budgetary responsibility and demanding concrete funding sources, demonstrating a balance between policy-driven and value-based approaches.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The speaker takes a strong position in defense of small forest owners regarding the changes to protection regulations and the accompanying "violence" this entails. He also supports exempting modified vehicles used by people with special needs from the motor vehicle tax, highlighting the public's lack of understanding regarding the current situation. These positions are aimed at promoting social justice and alleviating the regulatory burden.
2025-09-15
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting
The political position is strongly anti-centralization, particularly concerning the amendments to the Public Libraries Act, emphasizing their negative impact on regional life and employment. The speaker demands accountability from the government to the locals of Nursipalu and supports improving the wage levels and revenue base for local government employees (cultural workers, teachers). These standpoints are clearly value-based, focusing on regional justice and equality.
2025-09-11
15th Riigikogu, 6th plenary sitting
The political stance is firmly aimed at addressing the societal damage caused by quick loans, highlighting broken families and the strain placed on the social and healthcare sectors. The speaker advocates for a political solution that would remove the burden of debt management from employers and shift the responsibility for recovering the funds back onto irresponsible lenders.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The political position is centered on healthcare management and ministerial accountability. Although direct resignation is not demanded, the Health Insurance Fund is strongly urged to take concrete steps and ensure transparency to restore public trust. Criticism is drawn by the widening social divide, which is caused by debating irrelevant topics in a situation where primary care is inadequate. The position is strongly results-based and aimed at improving the system's functionality.
2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The political focus is currently on the balancing act between national defense requirements (the expansion of Nursipalu) and the sentiment of the local population. The speaker pragmatically accepts the state's necessity, stating, "What the state needs, must be done," but simultaneously critically emphasizes the importance of studying the local population's will to defend and adhering to court decisions. The political framework is directed toward controlling and ensuring the effectiveness of government activity.
2025-09-08
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The political position focuses on the practical concerns of the Estonian people, emphasizing the importance of food security within the context of national defense, as well as the availability of classic banking services in remote regions. The position tends to evaluate policy and effectiveness, calling into question the ministry's decisions regarding the cancellation of subsidies. Food security is considered paramount, and for this reason, small beekeepers should be left unaffected.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The speaker's political position is sharply critical of the government's actions, focusing primarily on procedural errors and the undermining of economic interests. He opposes stricter environmental regulations that have been implemented without consulting landowners, and criticizes the Ministry of Education for running large fiscal deficits while simultaneously implementing cuts in rural areas. The political framework is results-based, demanding swift and realistic action from the government when resolving crises (such as those in the pork sector).
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political focus is directed toward social protection, emphasizing the immediate need to address economic hardship and combat fraud. The speaker supports repealing the current car tax because of its unfairness, but stresses that, in principle, a tax designed to encourage sustainability is justified. The political framework is strongly value-based, centering on the sense of justice and the reliability of the state.
2025-06-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The political focus is on the issue of quick loans and their negative impact on employers. The speaker expresses strong concern about the burden placed on entrepreneurs, who are forced to deal with the immense problems associated with employee loan repayments. He proposes shifting the responsibility for resolving the quick loan matter onto companies while simultaneously ensuring the state fulfills its obligations, which signals a forceful stance on reducing this burden.
2025-06-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political position is strongly opposed to the current railroading of the Competition Law, as it is allegedly driven by strong, narrow business interests. This stance is focused on outcomes, emphasizing the negative long-term impact on the wallets of the Estonian people (i.e., higher prices). The speaker directly links the ethical questions surrounding the handling of the legislation to the minister’s trustworthiness, hinting at a possible motion of no confidence.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker is a strong proponent of social justice and welfare, urgently demanding the immediate raising of the subsistence level and linking this necessity to a national security threat. They support prioritizing social spending alongside necessary national defense expenditures, and oppose the populism and fiscal imbalance of the governing parties. Their political stance is clearly value-based, emphasizing equitable governance and balanced development.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The political focus is currently directed toward ensuring the efficiency and transparency of legal and administrative procedures. The speaker strongly advocates for the proper functioning of competition rules and low consumer prices, emphasizing economic justice. Furthermore, clarification is being sought regarding the arguments underpinning the decisions to close courthouses and how the regional policy aspect was considered, which points to concern over the impact of these administrative decisions.
2025-06-09
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political focus is heavily directed toward social justice and ensuring the well-being of lower-income individuals, while simultaneously opposing the government’s tax policy, which disproportionately and painfully affects these lower-income segments. The speaker demands that the police retain a crucial tool necessary for solving crimes and locating missing persons. These positions reflect the stance of the Social Democratic Party and are strongly rooted in specific values and policy principles.
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political position centers on strong criticism of the Estonian tax system, claiming that it has gone bankrupt. The speaker stresses the need to find money to cover essential expenses, such as teachers' salaries, and accuses the Isamaa party of contributing to the creation of a historically failed tax structure.
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The most striking themes are ensuring people's livelihoods and the injustice inherent in the state tax system. The speaker strongly opposes the government's tax policy, especially the restoration of the tax-free minimum for high earners, and emphasizes the necessity of social justice. The political framework is heavily value-based, linking social well-being even to national defense capacity. The system is criticized as being bankrupt in a time of crisis and failing to support economic growth.
2025-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth session, plenary session
The political focus is currently directed towards housing subsidies, particularly changes in the policy governing reconstruction grants for apartment buildings. The approach is policy-driven, aiming to clarify the differences between new and existing grants and emphasizing the necessity of informing the public about the forthcoming changes. This constitutes a results-based approach, seeking transparency in how state subsidies are implemented.
2025-06-02
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session
The political focus is heavily directed towards the transparency and streamlining of the state budget, particularly criticizing the long-term and illogical practice of funding public transport subsidies from reserves. Emphasis is also placed on the necessity of addressing systemic issues within the social and legal sectors, alongside supporting regionally significant educational measures. The framework itself is policy- and results-driven, requiring accountability and logical planning from the government.
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The political focus centers on the absence of a long-term strategy for the energy sector, a deficiency which the speaker believes has led to significant setbacks. The speaker criticizes the government's actions, urgently calling for a national decision regarding the future direction of electricity generation. This criticism is primarily focused on performance and policy management, demanding clear objectives and deadlines.
2025-05-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political focus centers on the sustainability of the state and ensuring the tax system operates fairly. The speaker strongly opposes the tax breaks granted to companies, which allow them to move money out of the country tax-free to purchase real estate, arguing that this does not boost productivity. This stance is highly critical of the government’s tax policy, particularly given the increase in Value Added Tax (VAT), which disproportionately affects the poor.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The political focus centers on rural development, strategic energy planning, and particularly strong protection of landowners' rights. The speaker vigorously opposes the unlawful alteration of the nature conservation regulations, deeming it unjust, and demands that the state acknowledge its mistakes and provide fair compensation. The political framework is heavily geared toward criticizing the government's actions and procedural compliance.
2025-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political stance is social democratic, with a strong focus on the education sector. The most crucial issue is the appreciation and compensation of teachers. The state is sharply criticized for its failure to meet salary targets, and warnings are issued regarding the long-term consequences. The political framework is driven by a value-based approach to social justice and regional balance.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The political stance is highly critical of the government’s actions regarding the implementation of environmental restrictions, highlighting procedural confusion and a misguided direction. The speaker demands clarity in the definitions of the restricted zones and stresses the importance of guaranteeing fair and transparent compensation mechanisms for private forest owners. The focus remains on the failure of the process and the poor quality of governance, which is described as "utter chaos."
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, fifth sitting, information briefing.
The political stance is firmly focused on the protection of private property against state intervention, particularly concerning the designation of forest owners' lands for conservation. The speaker views the current practice as an unjust "plunder" and demands that justice be restored and damages immediately compensated. This position is value-based, emphasizing the protection of rural people as the weakest group in society.
2025-05-13
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The political priorities include reinstating the goal of providing free school meals and increasing state involvement in funding it, alongside addressing the cost and methodology of phasing out energy production from oil shale. The speaker strongly advocates for state accountability in meeting social objectives and criticizes the costly and complex approach taken in the energy economy. The political framework is performance-based, highlighting the state's failure to deliver on past commitments.
2025-05-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The political focus is currently on strengthening internal security, particularly in Southeastern Estonia, citing the events in Ukraine and the necessity of investing resources into the internal defense sector. Support is given to professional weapons handling via the Defense League (Kaitseliit) and auxiliary police officers, but easy accessibility to firearms is opposed. Furthermore, attention is drawn to the problems of high social care costs and the lack of market competition, requiring the ministry to take steps to increase supply.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Strong support for a specific bill that offers economic opportunities and encourages investment in Estonia. Simultaneously, he/she expresses firm opposition to populism and criticizes previous ministries (especially the Ministry of Climate) for their long-term failure due to the lack of necessary energy calculations. The political stance is geared towards performance and economic development.
2025-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political focus is on the country's structural fiscal deficit and deepening social inequality, coupled with sharp criticism of the Reform Party’s tax policy, which is described as holding the state hostage. The speaker strongly supports implementing a progressive, or 'fair,' income tax and opposes tax relief for the wealthier segments of the population. These positions are decidedly reformist and emphasize statesmanship over populism.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker strongly emphasizes the importance of regional policy, viewing the support of rural areas as an investment vital for the country's defense capabilities and the generation of human capital. He calls for stronger state intervention to ensure competition, particularly in the banking sector, to curb colossal profits and prevent risks from being shifted onto workers. The political focus is heavily geared toward solutions driven by policy and core values (regional viability, social protection).
2025-04-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political stance focuses on the state taking a greater role in ensuring the sustainability of cultural life in rural areas. The speaker strongly emphasizes that maintaining the cultural system cannot rest solely on the shoulders of financially struggling local municipalities, as they lack the necessary resources and capacity to do so. This position is driven by concern over the decline of cultural life and demands concrete steps from the state to rectify the situation.
2025-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The political focus is on ensuring fair compensation for landowners, particularly in cases where property values decline due to the stricter regulation of protected areas. The speaker strongly objects to the state’s intention to avoid or reduce compensation, viewing this as an extremely unfair and fundamental issue rooted in values. This position prioritizes the protection of private property over the state’s environmental objectives.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The speaker strongly emphasizes the state of the economy, linking the need to support economic growth and curb inflation with ensuring a more equitable society and fair competition. This political position is values-based, standing in opposition to government actions that serve narrow business interests at the expense of broader public interests. The overall stance is fiercely adversarial to the government's current policies.
2025-04-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker emphasizes the need to resolve systemic problems stemming from one political force's overly large mandate and the resulting arrogance. He strongly advocates for factoring the needs of people with disabilities and rural populations into legislation, prioritizing social justice over mere simplification. His framework is both results-oriented (the government's failure) and values-based (arrogance versus compassion).
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The political platform strongly emphasizes fiscal responsibility and structural tax reforms. The speaker strongly advocates for the introduction of a progressive income tax to cover state budget deficits and fund strategic sectors. Although he dislikes the motor vehicle tax, he deems it reasonable in some form to cover essential expenditures, while simultaneously stressing the importance of responsibility. He sharply criticizes previous populist decisions that led the country into debt.
2025-04-08
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political focus is centered on the fundamental reform of the car tax, taking a stance against both the current unfair structure and proposals for its complete abolition. There is an emphasis on the necessity of raising funds for national defense and infrastructure, coupled with criticism of populist politics and decades of deficit spending. These positions are strongly rooted in policy and values, highlighting the need for a more balanced perspective to ensure the state's long-term sustainability.
2025-03-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker is actively addressing the issue of revoking voting rights from stateless persons. The political stance is geared toward clarifying the rationale behind the draft bill and the problems it aims to solve, suggesting a critical or scrutinizing approach to the proposed amendment. The focus is on the substance of the policy and the justification for its necessity.
2025-03-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The political emphasis is placed on social well-being and security, stressing that subsistence is an integral part of security. The speaker sharply criticizes the current welfare benefits, noting they fail to cover basic expenses, and demands concrete additional measures from the government. The focus is on performance and policy deficiencies that have driven people to the brink of collapse.
2025-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker offers moderate support for the substance of the draft bill, deeming it necessary, but strongly criticizes the manner in which it is being handled, arguing that this approach is causing societal division. A key value-based position is the necessity of processing legislation in a more collaborative way to avoid public polarization. Furthermore, sensitivity regarding Ukraine’s struggle for freedom is highlighted.
2025-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing.
The political focus is heavily centered on national defense and the rapid procurement of weaponry. This involves criticizing the government’s performance for inefficiency, citing expert evaluations. The speaker is demanding fundamental changes in defense sector methodologies and supports revoking the voting rights of citizens from aggressor states. These stances are strongly results-driven and security-oriented.
2025-03-18
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth sitting, plenary session
The most crucial issue is the fairness and structure of political party funding. The speaker challenges the current system, which relies solely on the number of seats held in the Riigikogu (Parliament), and proposes a value-based reform that would better account for both fixed operating costs and membership numbers, thereby ensuring a more accurate representation of different ideologies. The stance is moderately reformist and value-driven.
2025-03-17
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political stance is strongly opposed to the proposed motor vehicle tax bill, particularly due to its rigidity and lack of differentiation. This position is policy-based, stressing the necessity of protecting families with children living in sparsely populated areas, who are being treated unfairly by the current tax burden. The speaker emphasizes the need to learn from previous political mistakes and implement corrective amendments.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political focus is on the sustainability of salaries for academic staff and Research and Development (R&D). This position is performance-oriented, directly linking faculty salaries to young people's career choices and future economic growth. The issue has been presented to the Prime Minister, indicating a demand for accountability regarding the government's policies.
2025-01-22
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.
The main topics are opposition to the car tax and strong advocacy for implementing a progressive income tax in the name of fairer revenue collection. The political position is aimed at ensuring social justice and the responsible coverage of essential state expenditures (education, social services, national defense). Support is also given to maintaining and developing domestic energy production capacities to ensure energy security and lower prices. The political framework is strongly policy- and value-based, focusing on a fair standard of living.
2024-12-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The political focus remains on the continuation of oil shale energy production and ensuring its market access. The speaker supports maintaining the existing power plants as strategic reserve capacity and demands clarity from the government regarding closure decisions. The position is moderately supportive of retaining existing energy production, focusing on questions of policy and market functionality.
2024-12-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
He strongly supports the amendments related to the implementation of the motor vehicle tax act, deeming them entirely reasonable and necessary, particularly the exemption from taxation for vehicles temporarily removed from the register. At the same time, however, he expresses concern regarding regional policy decisions, specifically the negative impact stemming from the closure of the Põlva courthouse. His views are policy-driven, emphasizing the necessity of preventing public disappointment and indignation caused by the state's actions. The politician is a member of the Social Democratic Party faction and supports the bill in question.
2024-12-10
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The political position is moderately supportive of the motor vehicle tax, emphasizing its necessity for funding public services, but only on the condition that any unfair disadvantages are eliminated. The speaker identifies as a social democrat and is frustrated that a progressive income tax is not realistic in the current composition of the Riigikogu, which is why they support a pragmatic, policy-based approach. They stress the importance of taking responsibility and oppose the populist approach that promises to simultaneously increase benefits and cut taxes.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The political focus centers on alcohol excise policy, which must be managed soberly and with a cool head to mitigate the social harms resulting from excessive consumption. It supports a significant price increase for strong alcohol but stresses the necessity of being sensible with excise hikes to prevent the growth of border trade and damage to domestic industry. These positions are strongly policy- and value-driven, focusing on public health and fiscal savings.
2024-11-21
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The political focus is on solving the climate crisis and the more ambitious implementation of the climate-resilient economy law. The speaker strongly supports a science-based approach and emphasizes the need to reduce consumption as a systemic solution. The framework is value-based, focusing on the preservation of living nature and sustainability.
2024-11-20
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The political focus is directed towards issues concerning the legitimacy of administrative organization, particularly the decreasing electorate in local governments and the minimum population requirements. Furthermore, attention is drawn to gaps in social welfare, specifically regarding the ability of young adults—who are legally of age but still dependent on their parents—to cope financially. The approach is policy- and data-driven, aiming to find systemic solutions and explanations.
2024-11-13
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
The political focus centers on budget debates and the difficulty of implementing state cuts, which is being framed more as a performance-driven issue. The speaker's view is that, given inflation, simply maintaining the current volume of services already constitutes a de facto cut, thereby highlighting the real-world challenges facing fiscal policy.
2024-11-06
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The political focus is currently on the failure of the state budget reform, particularly the deficiencies in implementing Activity-Based Budgeting (ABB), which have resulted in increased confusion and higher costs. The speaker adopts a critical position, concurring with the findings of the National Audit Office, and stresses the necessity for responsible action. The proposed solution is a combination of cost-based and activity-based budgeting, though the primary emphasis would remain on the cost-based approach. This stance is strongly policy- and performance-driven, demanding clarity regarding the use of taxpayer funds.
2024-10-23
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The political focus is split between national security and budgetary processes. The speaker stresses the necessity of analyzing the threat emanating from the Russian Orthodox Church, specifically concerning Estonian Orthodox believers and society at large. Regarding the budget, the speaker defends regional funding (earmarks/pork-barrel spending), challenging the negative label attached to it when the funding is directed toward state institutions. This stance is value-based, particularly concerning regional representation and security.
2024-10-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The political position focuses on the bottlenecks in social welfare funding, particularly concerning the ability of pensioners to pay for a place in a nursing home. The speaker expresses concern about cases where a pensioner living alone must personally pay extra for their nursing home spot, viewing this as a problem. This stance is geared towards evaluating the effectiveness of the policy (performance-driven).
2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The political focus is heavily centered on regional policy and improving the funding of local municipalities, drawing on the "Eesti 2035" strategy. The speaker supports the government’s recent actions (the Robin Hood plan, the amendment to the Land Tax Act, KredEx regional support), but sharply criticizes the state’s failure to address the security and availability of loans for rural businesses and homes. The viewpoints are strongly policy- and solution-driven, underscoring the necessity for systemic changes.
2024-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The speaker supports the general objectives of the draft law, such as eliminating end-of-life vehicles and streamlining the registers, but strongly opposes extending the vehicle tax to temporarily deregistered vehicles, vintage vehicles, and vehicles of historical value. This stance is policy-driven, focusing on ensuring the state is not overly harsh on communities and that people with diverse interests feel accommodated.
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
The most crucial issue is the transparency surrounding the development of the Nursipalu training area and cooperation with local residents. The political stance is critical of the quality of the presentation of public survey results, as these results are often vague and disappear from the website. The focus is on improving the government's actions and transparency, which is clearly results-driven.
2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The political focus is on implementing the car tax, which is being supported as an unavoidable measure necessary to finance the functioning of the state and its chronically underfunded sectors (teachers, rescuers, police officers). The argument is framed around the narrative that the state has been pared down so thin in the past that it simply cannot function anymore. At the same time, the necessity of finding relief for specific groups (owners of vintage vehicles, people with disabilities, residents of sparsely populated areas) is also stressed.
2024-07-22
15th Riigikogu, Riigikogu's extraordinary session.
The political stance centers on criticizing the previous administration, which has driven the country "into a hole" and where actions were guided by popularity rather than necessity. They emphasize the need for responsible governance that can ensure teachers a respectable salary and lift pensions from the bottom rung of Europe. The position is strongly aimed at improving the nation's long-term financial and social performance.
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
The political position is moderately supportive of the amendments to the Land Tax Act, emphasizing the need to restore the revenue base of local governments after 21 years of failing to conduct regular valuations. The speaker stresses the importance of finding a balance between the community and the local municipality, and warns against the demagoguery and populism present in the debate. He emphasizes that understanding and implementing the law requires statesmanship.
2024-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The political position is strongly supportive of the draft bill, which is aimed at maintaining the service provision capacity of all Estonian local governments. Solving the problem is viewed as a long process, referencing the earlier "first step of Robin Hood" and the need to continue. The framework is clearly policy-based, focusing on ensuring the minimum quality of services.
2024-05-30
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The political position centers on the long-term financial stability of the state, highlighting the existence of a new concept: socio-economic debt. The speaker is concerned about the repercussions of the seemingly low tax burden, which they believe will cause future harm to the country. This stance is policy-driven and aims to bring hidden structural problems to the forefront.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The political priorities include increasing the revenue base for local municipalities and establishing the economic justification for developing nuclear energy. It strongly supports granting greater decision-making power to local governments regarding taxation, aiming to prevent the impoverishment of peripheral areas. In energy policy, the emphasis is placed on economic prudence, stressing the need to wait for a thorough economic assessment before initiating expensive projects.
2024-05-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session
The political position is focused on the critical assessment of Estonia's economic and tax policy. The primary concern is the decline in competitiveness, the causes of which are being sought in the existing state policy. The speaker's approach is results-oriented, demanding an analysis of the policy's negative impact.
2024-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The political focus is on improving the competitiveness of the economy and addressing the shortcomings of energy policy, emphasizing the need to support energy-intensive, value-adding enterprises. The speaker moderately supports the proposal to reinvest the renewable energy fee or CO2 quota revenue directly into the business sector. Furthermore, the speaker holds a positive view of the draft legislation concerning the procedure for registering residency in local municipalities.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session.
The political focus centers on the asset liability of the aggressor (Russia) and support for Ukraine. The speaker, representing the Social Democratic Party, strongly supports the draft legislation that permits the use of sanctioned assets as an advance payment for damage compensation. This stance is deeply value-based, stressing that challenging times demand challenging measures, and that holding the aggressor accountable is ethically justified. Estonia's interest in Ukraine's victory is defined as existential.
2024-04-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The political focus is centered on the long-term energy strategy and exploring the role of nuclear energy in Estonia’s future energy portfolio. The speaker stresses the necessity of finding the most environmentally sound and cost-effective solution, which indicates a strong commitment to national energy security and economic efficiency. The questions raised are aimed at policy development, specifically focusing on a 20-year outlook.
2024-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The political focus is currently centered on analyzing and determining the legal status of the South Estonian languages (Võro and Seto). The presenter strongly backs the implementation of the Language Council’s 2023 proposals, underscoring the significance of this issue for their specific region. Their methodology is policy- and procedure-driven, aiming to find solutions through collaboration between the ministries and the Riigikogu.
2024-04-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The political focus is directed towards priority economic sectors, such as veterinary medicine and agriculture, emphasizing their critical importance. Concerns are being raised regarding the 41% self-sufficiency rate in vegetable production and the necessity of reducing the administrative burden. Solutions are being sought both through adjustments to the tax environment and by addressing excessive domestic regulatory activity. The approach is investigative and solution-oriented, seeking international benchmarks.
2024-04-10
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The political position is moderately opposed to the draft bill under discussion, questioning the sincerity of its objectives and its effectiveness in preserving small schools. The focus is on the political solution, highlighting that the funds might not reach the small schools specifically for their intended purpose if channeled through local municipalities. The speaker stresses the necessity of guaranteeing funding via a permanent and targeted mechanism.
2024-04-09
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The political position centers on stimulating the economy through public investments. The speaker criticizes the government's decision to cut road investments during a difficult period, strongly demanding counter-cyclical behavior and stable financing. The stance is clearly outcome-oriented, highlighting the economic slump and the decline in entrepreneurial motivation.
2024-03-20
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The speaker strongly opposes the draft bill to abolish expense compensations for Riigikogu members, deeming it populist and detrimental to the Riigikogu's reputation. He emphasizes the necessity of reimbursing essential work-related expenditures and supports, based on regional policy considerations, directing funds toward rural areas and covering the travel costs of members from further away. The political framework is geared toward protecting institutions and ensuring the quality of policy.
2024-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The political stance heavily focuses on the issue of screen addiction, which is being framed as a widespread "pandemic." The speaker is calling for systematic, state-level intervention to address the resulting social and health problems. This is a value-driven position that demands specific policy action, aiming for robust intervention to solve a major societal issue.
2024-03-12
15th Riigikogu, 3rd plenary sitting
The political focus is on ensuring the electoral code and the rules governing the political process. They question the legislative consistency of the other party regarding the ban on electoral alliances and express concern over the potential abuse of the low initiative threshold (10%) by the opposition. The speaker advocates for a higher percentage of initiators to ensure political stability and prevent constant grandstanding.
2024-03-07
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third sitting, plenary session
The political stance is moderate; initially, credit is given to the government for sweeping decisions made in a critical sector. The primary focus is on the policy's effectiveness and guaranteeing affordability for the consumer, which suggests a performance-based framework. The inquiry centers on the technical details and the timeline of the policy's implementation.
2024-03-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The political position is strongly opposed to the centralized and quantitative reform of the education network, which focuses on closing schools based purely on spreadsheet logic. The speaker demands a transition to a qualitative, case-by-case approach that would grant communities dignified, conditional opportunities to find their niche. This stance is deeply rooted in policy and values, emphasizing the preservation of regional viability.
2024-02-22
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
Speakers are expressing strong opposition to the draft bill that would ban electoral alliances in local elections, viewing it as an attack on fair competition and democratic principles. Their stance is value-based, emphasizing the representation of the people's will and the protection of local autonomy. One speaker even framed the bill as outright "mafia-like" and driven by fear, while another called it a "pathetic move" by the political parties.
2024-02-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The most prominent issue is state over-regulation, which the speaker views as overly proactive and where he sees significant room for improvement. He also voices concern regarding the effect of tax hikes on rising prices and the resulting lack of market competition. The political position is focused on enhancing the business environment and analyzing how the market operates, with a strong emphasis on regulatory relief.
2024-02-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The political stance is clearly in opposition to the government's proposed tax bill, particularly concerning the registration fee and the taxation of vehicles with suspended registration status. This opposition targets both the economic rationale (specifically, the overestimation of projected revenues) and security concerns, emphasizing the potential value of these vehicles during a crisis. They maintain a strongly critical line regarding the bill's economic and security implications.
2024-02-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The political focus is on international security and bringing a swift end to the war in Ukraine. The speaker adopts a strong, values-based stance, stressing that Russia’s military objectives in Ukraine must never be accepted. This position is geared towards assessing the readiness of European partners and facilitating rapid action.
2024-01-25
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The political position centers on ensuring food supply security, supporting the Government of the Republic’s stance that this issue should be resolved comprehensively through the draft Civil Crisis and National Defence Act. It opposes the narrow draft bill 124, arguing that it would only partially address the problem and would unreasonably divide responsibilities among ministries. The position is strongly policy- and procedure-driven, emphasizing the necessity of a holistic solution to a matter critically important for the functioning of the state. It expresses confidence that a resolution will be reached within half a year at the latest.
2024-01-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
This political position centers on strong opposition to the national "black and white" approach to school reform, an approach deemed destructive to rural life. The speaker is convinced of the viability of small rural schools and is actively seeking solutions for the survival of these communities. This stance is strongly value-based, emphasizing the critical importance of preserving rural life.
2024-01-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The speaker strongly opposes the draft bill concerning the renewed relocation of the war monument, viewing it as an unnecessary reopening of old wounds and a source of new tensions. The political stance is value-based, emphasizing the need for social cohesion and the importance of clearly communicating the message of the Second World War (occupation, loss of freedom). He/She believes that resources should be directed toward strengthening the country's overall defense capability.
2024-01-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The political position focuses on the necessity of solving a specific "real problem" and the correctness of its processing within the Riigikogu. The speaker moderately supports the committee's understanding of the problem's existence but immediately emphasizes the procedural question concerning its referral to the Social Affairs Committee. The position is clearly framed procedurally and policy-wise.