By Months: Eero Merilind

Total Months: 11

Fully Profiled: 11

All Categories Political Position Topic Expertise Rhetorical Style Activity Patterns Opposition Stance Collaboration Style Regional Focus Economic Views Social Issues Legislative Focus
10.2025

2 Speeches

The economic perspective emphasizes the investment nature of social and healthcare spending, which is necessary for a healthy and strong nation. Fiscal responsibility is supported by highlighting the halving of the Health Insurance Fund's deficit and the goal of creating a reserve of over 200 million euros by 2029. Support is also given to increasing social benefits and reducing co-payments.
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04.2025

1 Speeches

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12.2024

24 Speeches

No data available.
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11.2024

11 Speeches

It supports budget discipline, citing the required cuts that will result in a reduction of 1.35 million euros. At the same time, it emphasizes the state's significant contribution (65 million) to funding the care reform to ensure better services and staff. Concern was expressed regarding the livelihood of pensioners, particularly concerning the pension pillars, but this topic was not discussed by the committee.
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10.2024

33 Speeches

It supports state expenditure savings and efficiency, particularly in healthcare, citing a saving of 1.3 million euros achieved through the modification of pensioner benefits. Furthermore, it advocates for increasing competition in the pharmaceutical market via direct importation to drive down prices and guarantee the efficient use of health insurance funds. It also recognizes the potential within these legislative amendments for hospitals to achieve cost savings.
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09.2024

2 Speeches

There is not enough data.
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07.2024

1 Speeches

Economic perspectives focus on fiscal responsibility and the sustainability of the national budget (health insurance). Emphasis is placed on the need to find solutions for improving the budget.
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06.2024

2 Speeches

There is not enough data.
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05.2024

1 Speeches

Supports targeted taxation (a sugar tax) to change consumer behavior and motivate producers toward healthier products. The economic revenue (€25 million) is viewed as a funding source for social programs, emphasizing the need to allocate it to healthy school meals and improving children's physical activity habits.
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03.2024

1 Speeches

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01.2024

8 Speeches

Economic views support the promotion and concentration of R&D-intensive investments in Estonia, seeing this as a way to improve the country's competitiveness. He/She supports national measures for establishing strategic industries (e.g., pharmaceutical plants) and asks how to attract investments to Estonia.
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