By Plenary Sessions: Urmas Kruuse
Total Sessions: 56
Fully Profiled: 56
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The rhetorical style is formal and questioning, directed at the presenter to obtain clarification. The tone is concerned yet neutral, focusing on logical arguments and statistical comparison within the context of the European Union.
2025-10-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The style is formal, analytical, and respectful, addressing the session chair and the presenter with deference. The speech is structured around constructive questions designed to elicit confirmation and shared insights from the speaker. The appeals used are primarily logical, focusing on political potential and economic development.
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The rhetorical style is formal and interrogative, focusing on improving public understanding and confirming facts. The speaker employs a logical appeal, requesting the minister to reiterate the numerical dynamics in order to counter the inaccurate information circulating in the media space. The tone is concerned regarding the lack of public awareness ("people haven't quite understood this completely").
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The overall tone is analytical, serious, and urgent, especially regarding the strategic choices and timeline of agricultural policy. The style is formal and logical, relying on arguments based on regional examples (Ida-Virumaa, Southern Estonia) and economic considerations. The speaker presents the problems as critical challenges that require immediate solutions.
2025-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The style is formal and respectful, addressing the esteemed chair of the session and the presenter. The rhetoric is predominantly logical and analytical, posing complex hypothetical questions regarding economic consequences and corrective mechanisms. Emotional appeals are not used; the focus remains on data-driven discussion.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is formal and interrogative, respectfully addressing the rapporteur ("very honorable rapporteur!"). The speaker poses direct and fundamental questions, seeking confirmation regarding educational matters and requesting recommendations for the Riigikogu concerning the resolution of a complex political-legal situation.
2025-09-11
15th Riigikogu, 6th plenary sitting
The style is formal and respectful, addressing the esteemed Chair of the session and the presenter. The speaker poses analytical and carefully considered questions, seeking to understand the necessity of the regulation and potential structural problems, while focusing on logical argumentation.
2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The style is formal, respectful, and inquiry-based, addressing both the chair of the session and the minister with due deference. The speaker employs logical argumentation, first presenting a fact sourced from the media and subsequently inquiring about its accuracy and the systemic gaps it reveals. The overall tone is constructive and focused on system improvement.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The speaking style is formal, factual, and procedural, focusing on logical arguments and the clarification of rules. The tone is moderate and solution-oriented, offering opponents opportunities to submit their proposals in writing. He/She uses arguments that emphasize personal responsibility (e.g., heeding the call/summons).
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is predominantly formal and procedural, especially in the commission's report, where facts, dates, and consensus are emphasized. When the question is posed, the tone is critical and concerned, utilizing logical appeals and rhetorical questions to highlight the issue of privacy violation and injustice.
2025-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is analytical and inquisitive, focusing on logical arguments and comparisons. The speaker poses direct questions to the presenter, seeking clarification regarding the implications of economic trends and the future outlook. The tone is formal and respectful ("Esteemed Chairman! Highly respected Presenter!").
2025-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is confident and direct, employing strong condemnations to denounce the actions of opponents ("a total error"). The speaker presents logical arguments concerning the strategic necessity and concludes with an optimistic vision of future trade acceleration between Tallinn and Helsinki. The tone is formal, addressing the session chairman and the minister respectfully.
2025-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is formal and respectful when addressing the session chairman and the minister, yet concerned and inquisitive regarding the issue of physical fitness. The speaker relies on logical argumentation and statistical data, presenting a simple and clear example of potential development (or room for improvement) to solve the problem. The speech concludes with a direct question, seeking "a good key" (an effective solution) for the systemic problem.
2025-05-13
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The style of presentation is formal, factual, and explanatory, which is typical of a commission rapporteur tasked with presenting technical amendments. Logical arguments are employed, and specific dates and agencies are referenced to justify the urgency of the proposed changes. The tone is predominantly neutral and consensus-seeking, even when acknowledging procedural errors, which are referred to as "clerical errors."
2025-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The style is formal and analytical, posing questions to the minister within the framework of the plenary session. The speaker focuses on logical and procedural appeals, attempting to identify systemic problems in the culture of the prosecution and judicial proceedings, and demanding that the system draw lessons.
2025-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is formal and interrogative, addressing the presiding officer and the minister with respect. The emphasis is on logical argumentation and the analysis of political ramifications, presenting specific questions regarding flexibility and future plans. The tone is critical of past decisions, yet constructive in the search for future solutions.
2025-04-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The style is polite, constructive, and formal, addressing the session chair and the minister respectfully. The speaker uses praise ("very commendable") to laud the minister's previous actions before posing political and systemic questions. The argument is logical and focuses on specific political details.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The style is formal and interrogative, directed at the Minister. The speaker employs slight irony or euphemism, referring to the prison as an "educational institution." The appeal is primarily logical and policy-centric, seeking confirmation regarding security measures and financial data.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is formal and interrogative, directly addressing the presiding officer of the session and the Prime Minister. The tone is logical and solution-oriented, seeking confirmation regarding signs that the economy is emerging from the trough.
2025-02-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and respectful, addressing the esteemed Chair and the honorable Rapporteur. The first speech is informative and neutral, focusing on procedural facts and timelines. The second speech is analytical and concerned, seeking an evaluation of the negative repercussions of political decisions, relying on logical arguments regarding economic damage.
2025-02-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is analytical and questioning, focusing on challenging the efficiency and fairness of existing systems (funding, school organization). The speaker employs logical arguments, poses direct questions, and highlights contrasts (elite sport vs. mass sport, Norway vs. Duplantis). The tone is formal, but it also incorporates philosophical discussions regarding the role of movement.
2025-02-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, but includes sharp criticism and irony directed at the comparisons presented by the speaker. Logical appeals are employed, demanding specific data regarding the bill's impact on the Estonian people and economy. The tone is interrogative and demanding, emphasizing the speaker's inadequate preparation.
2025-02-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, analytical, and focused on specific questions, respectfully addressing the rapporteur ("Honorable Rapporteur"). The speaker employs logical arguments, concentrating on the interpretation of current law and the actual impact of the proposals. The tone is critical yet constructive, highlighting the necessity of adopting a comprehensive approach.
2025-02-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The style is formal and analytical, addressing the esteemed Presiding Officer and the Ministers. The speaker employs rhetorical questions to challenge the West's strategic perception and the speed of its actions. The tone is urgent and concerned, focusing on logical arguments, such as the low economic cost of supporting Ukraine.
2025-01-29
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The style is formal, focusing on procedural and informative delivery, which is appropriate for the role of the Chairman of the Steering Committee. Logical justifications are emphasized (correction of errors), along with an ethical appeal regarding the necessity of considering business costs and animal welfare. The tone is respectful and neutral, avoiding emotional appeals.
2025-01-21
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The style is formal, procedural, and analytical, particularly when outlining the bill's legislative process. When responding to questions, the tone is defensively explanatory, emphasizing the laws' objectives and practical application in an effort to dispel colleagues' doubts. Logical arguments and references to current legislation are employed, and rhetorical questions are used to dismiss criticism, for instance, by referencing "fiction, science fiction, or something else."
2024-12-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The style of delivery is formal and procedural, emphasizing logic and facts, while referencing commission decisions and industry feedback. The tone is reassuring and rational, seeking to dispel the fears that had arisen in the room regarding excessive punishment. He/She utilizes a cultural framework ("in our cultural sphere") to underscore the ethical norms of Estonian society.
2024-11-21
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is analytical and concerned, focusing on a logical appeal regarding the future costs of inaction. The speaker uses formal language, addressing the esteemed presenter, and poses a question with the goal of finding a reasonable balance in the debate. The tone is rather cautionary, emphasizing that inaction will cost many times more in the future.
2024-11-19
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session.
The language used is extremely formal, courteous, and procedural, focusing exclusively on relaying facts and the decisions of the Committee on Rural Affairs. Emotional or rhetorical appeals are absent; the emphasis is on logical and procedural reporting. The speech begins with polite addresses ("Honored Chairman of the Session! Esteemed Plenary Assembly!").
2024-11-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The style is formal, but becomes sharp and emotional when the opposing side's moral labeling is challenged. Both logical arguments (health risks, statistics) and rhetorical questions and analogies (thieves and legal aid) are used to test the opponent's logic. The speaker's tone is at times urgent, emphasizing the immensely high health risks associated with illegal abortions.
2024-11-05
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
The style is formal and inquiry-driven, addressing the presiding officer and the Prime Minister respectfully. The tone is concerned when discussing the risk of subsidies becoming more welfare-oriented, and the rhetoric includes references to a recent agricultural conference and political backrooms.
2024-10-22
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The speaker's style is formal, critical, and data-driven, relying on economic logic and statistical comparisons. Indignation is expressed regarding the tone of the bill's proceedings, which is deemed to belong to the previous century. The argumentation focuses on the consequences, such as passing taxes onto clients and sending a negative signal to investors.
2024-10-14
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The style is twofold: as a representative of the commission, it is formal, neutral, and procedural, focusing on emphasizing consensus and communicating decisions. When posing questions to the minister, the tone becomes critical and concerned, utilizing rhetorical questions to highlight social contradictions (e.g., political pressure versus uncertainty).
2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The style is formal, analytical, and highly detailed, relying on logical arguments and concrete policy examples. The tone is critical yet constructive, highlighting shortcomings (such as the slow progress in public procurement and the decline in the quality of school meals) and offering systemic solutions. The speaker also poses a technical question, expressing doubt about the statistical effectiveness of reducing the VAT on foodstuffs. Finally, the speaker references their previous ministerial experience.
2024-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The speaker’s style is formal, respectful, and analytical, beginning with thanks for the presentation and addressing the esteemed session chair. The questions are posed logically and structured, dividing the topic into two clear parts. A rhetorical question is used to emphasize the danger of conflict between freedoms and children’s rights, balancing the logical argumentation with social concern.
2024-09-16
The 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is extremely formal and neutral, focusing on the presentation of facts and the chronological description of the procedural course. The speech is logical and detailed, avoiding emotional appeals or personal judgments, and is directed at the members of the Riigikogu and the public.
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
The style is inquisitive, analytical, and fact-based, focusing on verifying the presenter's claims and clarifying the data. The speaker employs logical appeals to draw attention to the system's actual functioning and improve public discourse, while avoiding emotional expressions.
2024-06-13
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session
The style is formal and investigative, addressing the presenters (including the President of the Bank of Estonia) respectfully. The speaker poses sharp, critical questions aimed at exposing potential injustice (artificial raising of prices, financial schemes). The rhetoric employs logical argumentation, attempting to find connections between economic behavior and psychological factors.
2024-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, respectful, and highly interrogative, addressing the minister with deference. The speaker employs a logical and detailed approach, focusing on the precise interpretation of the law's provisions and the practical consequences at the local level.
2024-05-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The style of speech is highly formal and respectful, addressing both the session chair and the presenter with deference. The rhetoric is purely logical and investigative, presenting concrete hypothetical examples to clarify the facts. Emotional or aggressive elements are absent; the emphasis is placed on acquiring knowledge ("I am simply asking for the sake of the facts").
2024-05-09
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is argumentative and confrontational, using a simplifying analogy (transportation) to clarify its position. The tone is challenging, accusing opponents of self-contradiction and creating illusions. The speech concludes with a sharp, personal, and provocative question regarding the burning of the ID card.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is formal, substantive, and focuses on the presentation of facts, which is typical of a commission rapporteur's address. Logical appeals are employed, and consensus is repeatedly cited to underscore the legitimacy of the decisions. The tone is sincere and explanatory, particularly when justifying the postponement of the entry into force deadline.
2024-04-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The style is formal and respectful, addressing the esteemed Chair and the honorable presenter. The rhetoric is logical and investigative, focusing on framing the discussion and identifying hypothetical counterarguments. The speaker emphasizes that they are not inquiring about the presenter's personal viewpoint, thereby maintaining a neutral tone.
2024-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style is formal and respectful, addressing both the presiding officer and the Minister. The address is logically structured, first describing the observed problem (the lack of tickets and regional inequality) and then presenting a direct political question concerning the improvement of the situation.
2024-04-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The speech is formal and respectful, employing the salutations "Honorable Chair of the Session" and "Esteemed Colleagues." The tone is serious and concerned, highlighting the danger of the situation and the necessity for a fundamental reassessment. The speaker makes balanced use of historical facts, statistical data, and rhetorical questions to engage the audience and underscore the gravity of the issue.
2024-04-02
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is formal, substantive, and procedural, fitting the role of the representative of the steering committee. The speech is structured around logical arguments and the clarification of technical details, highlighting the technical nature of the draft legislation and the fact that the public sector workload will remain unchanged. Emotional appeals are absent; the focus is strictly on facts and the consensual process.
2024-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is critical and analytical, beginning with a direct rebuttal to the minister's claims ("I certainly cannot agree"). Logical arguments and references to financial data are employed to support the position that education may be a more effective investment than increasing healthcare funding. The tone is formal and focuses on the political substance.
2024-03-07
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third sitting, plenary session
The style is formal, analytical, and inquisitive, focusing on detailed questions directed at the minister or the presenter. Although the speaker refers to themselves as a non-specialist, they use complex technical language and present logical, strategic dilemmas, attempting to strike a balance between climate goals and security.
2024-03-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and respectful, addressing the presiding officer and the rapporteur with deference. A logical and interrogative approach is employed, seeking verification of the facts presented in the debate and avoiding emotional appeals.
2024-03-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, direct, and interrogative, focused on demanding specific data and analysis from the minister. A logical appeal is employed, insisting that political objectives must have a firm scientific basis. The speaker is also cognizant of potential counterarguments (such as teachers' concerns regarding the forced progression or "dragging students through classes").
2024-02-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style is formal, analytical, and questioning, focusing on demanding rational explanations from the presenter. The speaker expresses concern about the dominance of emotional analysis and social media headlines over rational thinking. The tone is moderately optimistic regarding high employment rates, but worried about the speed of pulling the economy out of the mire.
2024-02-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The style is formal and analytical, at times employing an urgent tone when discussing security issues. The speaker utilizes rhetorical techniques, such as quoting well-known maxims ("if you want to live in peace, prepare for war"), and poses questions that are pre-framed by a critical assessment (e.g., the dangerous tendencies inherent in Orbán's stance).
2024-02-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
The style is formal, explanatory, and procedural, focusing on logical arguments and the legal foundation. The speaker attempts to de-escalate the emotional discussion, stressing that personal preferences ("whether we find this palatable or agreeable") are irrelevant from a legislative perspective. He addresses and refutes the opposing party's claims, utilizing fact-based language.
2024-02-07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting.
The manner of address is formal, neutral, and procedural, characteristic of a committee rapporteur. Emphasis is placed on logical reporting, noting the substance of the discussion ("substantive") and the consensus nature of the decisions. Emotional or personal appeals are not utilized, with the focus remaining solely on the communication of facts and decisions.
2024-01-23
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style is formal and respectful, directly addressing the Chairman of the Session and the Prime Minister. The rhetoric is logical and based on referencing documentation (the funding table), raising a concern about the potential negative consequences of centralization. Emotional appeals are not used; the focus remains strictly on policy analysis.
2024-01-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style of discourse is analytical, formal, and moderately provocative, especially concerning the possibility of administrative reform. Logical arguments and systematic criticism are employed, such as citing a motivation deficit amounting to 60,000 euros. The tone is urgent, calling for the faster implementation of reforms.