By Plenary Sessions: Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart

Total Sessions: 7

Fully Profiled: 7

2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The core focus of the speech is agriculture, taxation, and economic structure. He highlights the difficulties facing the grain industry, citing cold winters and a rainy summer as the causes, and proposes lowering the value-added tax (VAT) as a form of aid. He demonstrates knowledge of both agriculture and the tax sector, but does not provide precise data or numerical examples.
2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, press briefing
Demonstrates strong competence in constitutional and European Union law analysis: emphasizes that EC norms do not automatically integrate into the Estonian legal framework and highlights the necessity of harmonizing them with the specific provisions of the European Union legal act. It refers to the analyses conducted by researchers Allar Jõks and Carri Ginter and provides examples of legislation, such as the Hate Speech and Whistleblower Acts and the Climate Act, as instances of the co-functioning of EU norms and the Constitution. It uses terminology such as the constitutionality of norms and analytical review concerning the relevant legal instrument (ENSÕ) or specific provisions of a legal act.
2024-09-24
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting
Shows the technical background in the context of the amendments to the Weapons Act: it refers to a previous amendment that entered into force about a year ago, which originated from the Ministry of the Interior and concerned companies and shareholders related to firearms permits. It emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and highlights a gap concerning non-Estonian or non-EU citizens and the countries of our cooperation partners.
2024-09-19
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
It demonstrates strength in the subject matter of social policy and the financing of education: emphasizing child welfare, school meal funding, extracurricular education, sports support, and the well-being of young people. It refers to inflation and the financial difficulties of local governments as context and proposes the idea of a digital tax for collecting money from foreign corporations. It is obvious to those present that he uses sector-specific arguments and attempts to justify the financing of bills through the state or broader tax systems.
2024-09-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, press briefing
They possess a demonstrable knowledge base concerning healthcare and budgetary matters, utilizing references to Statistics Estonia data and the structure of healthcare expenditures (e.g., specialist fees, hospital bed-day charges). The reference to extensive numerical data and specific aspects of changes (hospital development, the ambulance service development plan) demonstrates your commitment and interest in healthcare finances and the impact of the incident.
2024-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Expert in the field of domestic constitutional law and procedural law; cites the constitutional provision and the foundations of social rights (Sections 10, 28), as well as the principles of being under special care. Explains the distinction between formal and substantive compliance and emphasizes that European Union norms must be harmonized with our legal order; utilizes the role of laws and explanatory memoranda and the essential principles of sound legal analysis.
2024-09-16
The 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting.
Is knowledgeable about legislative matters and the boundaries of rights, specifically mentioning the draft Public Order Act, the grounds for registry inquiries, and the context surrounding the hate speech bill; emphasizes that the foundation for any decision must be clearly justified.