By Months: Katrin Kuusemäe
Total Months: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
10.2025
1 Speeches
The main opponents are Isamaa, the Centre Party, and the Social Democrats, who are accused of creating and wishing to maintain a detrimental tax system. The criticism is political and intense, casting doubt on their warnings about the risk of inflation should the tax system be altered. The opponents' policy is being labeled "crooked."
09.2025
16 Speeches
The speaker communicated the Government of the Republic’s opposition to the draft legislation, citing both policy and economic grounds, and stressing the negative impact on employers and production volume. The government also criticized the initiators of the drafts for failing to map the potential impacts, having repeatedly taken a conservative stance on similar proposals. The committee chairman proposed tabling the drafts so that the issues could be decided upon comprehensively.
05.2025
6 Speeches
The opposition is directed at the bill initiated by the Estonian Centre Party faction concerning the organization of a referendum. The criticism focuses on the timing and necessity of the bill, rather than the substantive issue, and is presented primarily on procedural grounds, supporting the rejection proposal put forth by the committee majority.
03.2025
3 Speeches
His opposition is directed at the bill initiated by the faction of the Estonian Conservative People's Party (EKRE) concerning the establishment of an investigative commission. The opposition is based on political and procedural grounds, as he supported the position that the commission is unnecessary and would duplicate the work of the Agency of Medicines.
01.2025
6 Speeches
The opposition is directed at the bill initiated by the faction of the Estonian Conservative People's Party. The committee supported the proposal to reject this bill, with the vote tally being 5 in favor and 4 against. The criticism is both policy- and procedure-based, emphasizing that the bill does not comprehensively solve the problem of transparency regarding representation expenses across all legislation where the reimbursement of such costs is stipulated.
09.2024
1 Speeches
The criticism is aimed at previous practices, where the majority of defense industry procurements went outside of Estonia, but there is no direct confrontation or personal attack regarding the current policy. Instead, they are looking for confirmation that the new, positive goal is being met.
06.2024
2 Speeches
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02.2024
1 Speeches
The direct domestic opposition is not being criticized. The speaker firmly positions themselves against Russian aggression, calling it a direct and negative catalyst for NATO expansion.