Agenda Profile: Arvo Aller
Discussion of the state issue of significant national importance initiated by the Committee on European Union Affairs: "Estonia's Choices and Opportunities in the European Union's 2028–2034 Long-Term Budget"
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
Political Position
The political position is strongly antagonistic towards the European Union's long-term budget, which is viewed as the subjugation of sovereign rights and taxation to central management. The speaker vehemently opposes the imposition of new EU taxes and the linking of subsidy conditionality to ideological objectives. The political framework is value-based, emphasizing the protection of national sovereignty and food security.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise regarding the structure and funding principles of the European Union budget, specifically referencing the change in the number of headings (four instead of seven) and the shift to activity-based payments. The depth of knowledge is particularly evident when analyzing the impact of agricultural subsidies (specifically, CAP basic payments) and their anticipated future reduction. Furthermore, the speaker employs technical terminology to clarify the consequences stemming from centralized management and the introduction of additional levies.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is sharply critical, pessimistic, and cautionary, emphasizing the threat of losing sovereignty and the decline of rural life. The speaker employs emotional appeals to highlight the diminishing food security and regional stability, and concludes by expressing doubt about the success of the negotiations, labeling the budget plan a "big bubble."
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Activity Patterns
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Opposition Stance
The primary adversary is the central leadership of the European Union (the Commission), which is accused of imposing ideological mandates (such as LGBTX issues and the "green craze") and taxes that strip member states of their sovereignty. Criticism is also aimed at the "incompetents" in power who fail to take farmers into account. No possibility for compromise is seen, as the entire process has, in the speaker's estimation, failed.
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Collaboration Style
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Regional Focus
The regional focus is clearly aimed at Estonia's rural areas and agriculture, emphasizing that changes to the EU budget will lead to a reduction in regional stability and food security. The speaker warns that the loss of agricultural subsidies will force people to leave rural areas, thereby undermining regional security.
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Economic Views
Economic views are strongly pro-sovereignty, opposing the introduction of new EU taxes and the reduction of tax sovereignty for member states. It is emphasized that raising taxes (usufruct fees, land taxes, rental prices) and cutting agricultural subsidies will render farming activity secondary. National fiscal control and support for the agricultural sector are backed.
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Social Issues
Social issues are treated as ideological dictates from the European Commission, the non-compliance with which (for example, regarding LGBTX matters) results in the suspension of funding payments. This points to strong opposition to linking such social conditions to the budget, labeling them as ideological requirements.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is currently directed at challenging the structure and conditionality of the European Union’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The priority is to prevent cuts to agricultural support and safeguard national tax sovereignty, making them a strong opponent of this specific budget proposal.
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