By Months: Mart Maastik
Total Months: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
10.2025
13 Speeches
The regional focus is clearly on rural areas, emphasizing that a car is an essential means of transport there for taking children to school and ensuring they receive an education. The speaker points out that financial issues are most severe specifically in rural areas, which is why the car tax will hit them the hardest.
09.2025
17 Speeches
The focus is primarily national (Estonian security, tax policy) and international, emphasizing the need for a common strategy among the Baltic states regarding Rail Baltic and European Union decisions. The situation on the eastern border and the detection of drones by Estonian farmers are also mentioned.
06.2025
28 Speeches
The focus is on national policies and their economic impact. Specific regional topics covered include Tallinn (regulation of light personal mobility devices, kindergarten fees) and Saaremaa (the Elwind project and challenging the necessity of the 330 kV power line). He also uses international examples (England, Sweden, Spain) to illustrate his positions.
05.2025
35 Speeches
A strong regional focus on Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, addressing the issues with ferry traffic (queues, price hikes) and the concern about life dying out on the islands. It mentions local topics such as sheep farming in Saaremaa and the potential demise of the Hiiumaa Vocational School due to a regulation issued by the Minister of Education. It emphasizes the needs of the island residents concerning transport and education.
04.2025
42 Speeches
A strong regional focus is being placed on Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, particularly concerning the development of the electricity grid and the planning of offshore wind farms. It is emphasized that, since the individual lives on Saaremaa, this issue directly affects them. Concern is also being raised about the risk of damaging Saaremaa’s natural environment due to the construction of extremely costly high-voltage power lines.
03.2025
16 Speeches
The focus is primarily on major national projects (Nordica, Estonian Air, Eesti Energia foreign investments) and energy infrastructure. Regionally, Saaremaa is mentioned in connection with the construction of offshore wind farms and the Estonia–Latvia high-voltage line, with criticism leveled against its high cost and necessity.
02.2025
25 Speeches
The speaker focuses specifically on regional energy infrastructure projects, particularly the electricity grid connections for Saaremaa and Hiiumaa and the construction of offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Riga. He/She uses local examples (the Saaremaa Municipal Council's decision regarding the education agreement) and criticizes the regional costs.
01.2025
18 Speeches
It focuses on national issues but highlights specific regional concerns, particularly the negative impact of the offshore wind farm planned near Saaremaa on coastal residents (infrasound and noise). It also mentions Russian-language schools in Narva in the context of history teaching, emphasizing the threats to teachers' freedom of choice.