Agenda Profile: Tõnis Lukas

First Reading of the Draft Act Amending the Language Act and the Public Transport Act (Bill 397 SE)

2024-05-14

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session

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The speaker demonstrates profound expertise in the Language Act and the operational organization of the Language Board (Keeleamet), highlighting specific paragraphs and enforcement challenges (e.g., taxi drivers, platform work). They cite statistics (80,000 employees lacking language proficiency) and refer to complaints made to the Language Board and the yearbooks published by KAPO (the Estonian Internal Security Service), connecting the language issue directly to security concerns. They are also highly knowledgeable about legislative procedures, referencing the draft legislative intentions (VTK) and criticizing the time delays associated with them.

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