By Agendas: Eero Merilind

Total Agendas: 21

Fully Profiled: 21

2025-10-15
First Reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Social Welfare Act and Other Acts (732 SE)

The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting

The style is highly formal and respectful, addressing both the chair of the session and the minister. The rhetoric is question-based and focuses on obtaining specific information, while remaining brief and businesslike.
2025-10-08
2025 Report by the Minister of Social Affairs on the Implementation of the National Long-Term Development Strategy "Estonia 2035"

The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting

The rhetorical style is formal, optimistic, and persuasive, balancing emotional appeals (emphasizing care and dignity) with logical arguments. The frequently repeated phrase "investment, not cost" and rhetorical questions are used repeatedly to emphasize the human-centric nature of the policy. The speaker uses statistics and concrete examples (e.g., Hiiumaa and Võrumaa) to bring the numbers to life.
2025-04-23
Draft law amending the Health Services Organisation Act (advance directive of a patient’s end-of-life will) – first reading (604 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The speaker's style is formal, respectful, and straightforward, officially addressing the Chairman of the Riigikogu and the Minister. The rhetoric is logical and focuses on clarifying a specific procedural question, avoiding emotional appeals.
2024-12-03
Continuation of the second reading of the draft law amending the Child Protection Act and other laws (427 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The speaker's style is formal, procedural, and strongly defensive, repeatedly employing the phrase "I remind you once again" in response to recurring questions. The arguments presented are almost exclusively logical and legal, citing statutes and legal opinions to rebut objections. The tone remains calm yet resolute, focusing squarely on the facts and the progression of the procedure.
2024-11-14
Second reading of the draft law amending the Social Welfare Act (pensioner support) (508 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.

The style is formal, procedural, and explanatory, centering on summaries of the commission's work and procedural decisions. The speaker relies on logical arguments and facts, citing ministry explanations and consensus decisions, while maintaining a neutral tone. He employs subtle humor, opening the address with "Dear comrades insomniacs."
2024-11-11
Draft law amending the Act on Termination of Pregnancy and Sterilisation (459 SE) - First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal and direct, utilizing questions to challenge the presenter's viewpoints and understanding. The tone is critical and skeptical, particularly when implying the presenter has an inaccurate grasp of the essence of the topic. The appeals tend to be logical and focused on definitions.
2024-10-24
Draft law amending the Medicinal Products Act (501 SE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session

The style of the address is optimistic and persuasive, centered on logical arguments presented in a structured manner through three positive points. The tone is formal and neutral, emphasizing the economic and logistical advantages of the legislative change. Emotional appeals are absent, with the focus placed entirely on factual claims and enhancing system efficiency.
2024-10-24
Draft law amending the Medical Devices Act and, in consequence, amending other laws (granting competence to the Medicines Agency) (Bill 448 SE) – second reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal, neutral, and procedural, serving the purpose of presenting an overview of the Social Committee's work. The discourse is logical and fact-based, relying directly on the opinions of consulted parties and procedural decisions adopted by consensus. Emotional or persuasive appeals are entirely absent.
2024-10-17
Draft law amending the Social Welfare Act (pension support) - first reading (508 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The style of discourse is extremely formal, objective, and procedural, focusing on a brief overview of the proceedings of the social committee. The presentation is fact-based and neutral, avoiding emotional appeals. The tone is concise and matter-of-fact.
2024-10-10
Draft law amending the Child Protection Act and other laws (427 SE) – second reading

Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth sitting, plenary session.

The style is predominantly formal and procedural, centered on introducing the deliberations and decisions of the Social Affairs Committee. The speaker employs logical appeals, detailing the substance of the legislative amendments and the phases of their enactment. On contentious matters (such as pedophilia), the speaker clearly differentiates between the committee's legal stance and their own personal, morally grounded viewpoint.
2024-09-11
First Reading of the Bill to Amend the Anti-Corruption Act (442 SE)

Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session

The speaker adopts a positive and constructive style, expressing satisfaction with the legislative amendment. The rhetoric remains formal, focusing directly on posing the question and demanding a precise legal clarification.
2024-09-11
First Reading of the Draft Act (Bill 448 SE) on the Amendment of the Medical Devices Act and the Consequential Amendment of Other Acts (Granting Authority to the State Agency of Medicines)

Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is highly formal, informative, and procedural, characteristic of a steering committee report. Emotional appeals are entirely absent; the focus is placed on logical argumentation, the presentation of facts, and the communication of consensus-based decisions. The language is specific and concentrates on summarizing the substance and procedure of the draft legislation.
2024-07-22
Granting Authorization to Prime Ministerial Candidate Kristen Michal to Form the Government

15th Riigikogu, Riigikogu's extraordinary session.

The style is formal and direct, addressing the candidate politely ("Dear Prime Ministerial Candidate!"). The speaker employs a logical and inquiry-based approach, presenting an issue that is grounded in external authority and media coverage.
2024-06-06
Proposal of the Chancellor of Justice for bringing the Code of Civil Procedure into conformity with the Constitution

15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal, direct, and interrogative, respectfully addressing the Chancellor of Justice ("Dear Chancellor of Justice!"). The speaker focuses on logical explanation, presenting two specific policy alternatives (exemption versus compensation) without resorting to emotional arguments.
2024-06-04
First Reading of the Bill for the Act Amending the Emergency Situation Act and Related Acts (426 SE)

15th Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is polite, formal, and fact-focused. The speaker starts by thanking the Prime Minister for the explanations ("thank you for the extensive explanations!"), which sets a conciliatory tone, but the objective is strictly logical clarification.
2024-05-02
Continuation of the first reading of the Bill on the Tax on Sweetened Beverages (418 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal, serious, and evidence-based, utilizing numerous logical appeals and statistical data concerning the prevalence of obesity. The speaker’s tone is primarily explanatory and educational, stressing the scope of the issue and its medical consequences. Instead of emotional appeals, the focus remains on facts and the long-term benefits for public health.
2024-03-06
First Reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Health Insurance Act and Consequently Amendments to Other Acts (Prevention of Incapacity for Work) (Bill 377 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal, polite, and respectful, addressing the presiding officer and the minister with deference. The tone is conciliatory and supportive, praising the minister's presentation as "very exciting."
2024-01-25
First Reading of the Draft Act Amending the Atmospheric Air Protection Act (160 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session

The rhetorical style is highly analytical and explanatory, maintaining a formal and educational tone. The speaker first provides a fact-based introduction, offering scientific explanations regarding atmospheric phenomena, and subsequently directs the question to the presenter. The appeal is purely logical and data-driven, completely avoiding emotional addresses.
2024-01-23
First Reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Medicines Act (Bill 162 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session

The language used is formal and polite, addressing the chairperson and the rapporteur respectfully. The style is direct and interrogative, focusing on the political emphasis of a specific, health-related viewpoint within the discussion.
2024-01-23
Overview of the state of Research and Development and government policy in this field.

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal and courteous, employing respectful forms of address when speaking to the Chair of the session and the Prime Minister. The tone is inquisitive and solution-oriented, with thanks offered in advance for the presentation.
2024-01-18
Debate on the National Issue of Crucial Importance: "Strong Rural Schools and a Strong School Network"

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session

The style is formal and concerned, starting with an address to the director and the chairman of the culture committee and expressing concern about inequality. The argumentation is logical, based on the analogy between healthcare and education and raising the question of the transferability of the political solution.