Session Profile: Arvo Aller
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
2024-04-03
Political Position
The political platform is strongly focused on supporting the agricultural sector and cutting red tape. The most pressing issues are the complexity of tracking working hours, which is a major headache for producers, and the ban on goose hunting, which is threatening winter crop yields. The speaker urgently calls for simplification in the process of applying for 2024 subsidies to ease the constant stress and anxiety faced by farmers.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates deep expertise in agricultural regulations, detailing seasonal working hours, the requirements for 4% set-aside land (taken out of production), and the issues surrounding the implementation of the e-farm register. They directly reference communications from producers and the risk of sanctions from the Labor Inspectorate, emphasizing practical difficulties and inefficiency.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is anxious and critical, highlighting the farmers' "headache" and ongoing "anxiety" stemming from the mounting bureaucracy. The speaker employs logical arguments (such as inefficient work organization) and contrasts the farmers' concerns with the satisfaction felt by ornithologists. The presentation itself is concrete, problem-focused, and calls for a straightforward message regarding potential solutions.
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Activity Patterns
The patterns of activity suggest active engagement with stakeholders, as the speaker mentions that a great number of manufacturers have approached him regarding issues related to working time records and sanctions. The speaker is participating in the Riigikogu (Parliament) information session, posing questions to the minister, focusing on addressing specific implementation challenges.
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Opposition Stance
The criticism is aimed at the government and agencies (the Labour Inspectorate, PRIA) which impose bureaucratic requirements that make agriculture inefficient and ignore practical needs. A separate conflict has arisen with ornithologists, whose successful hunting ban has led to the failure of winter crops, despite the increase in the goose population.
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Collaboration Style
The speaker references the issue of working hours raised by a colleague (Andres), which indicates cooperation within their own faction on specific topics. However, there is no evidence of cross-party compromise or broad-based collaboration.
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Regional Focus
The regional focus is clearly on South Estonia, where the rising goose population and the resulting hunting ban have led to widespread winter crop failure. While the general themes affect all Estonian agricultural production, they are illustrated using specific regional examples.
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Economic Views
Economic perspectives favor the interests of producers and call for the easing of regulations, particularly concerning working time accounting, to boost efficiency. The speaker objects to the mounting bureaucracy, which inefficiently compels businesses to hire more staff, and demands the simplification of the application process for area subsidies to ensure stable production.
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Social Issues
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is currently directed towards the implementation issues surrounding existing regulations (such as working time, hunting, and PRIA subsidies) and the resulting negative impact these have on production. The speaker calls for the simplification of administrative processes for the 2024 area payment applications and criticizes the delayed launch of the e-field logbook.
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