By Months: Eero Merilind
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
10.2025
2 Speeches
The political position heavily focuses on treating healthcare and welfare as an investment, not an expense, underscoring its importance for a healthy and strong nation. The most crucial priorities are reducing health inequality and establishing a sustainable healthcare system. The strategic framework is people-centered and strongly relies on the "Estonia 2035" vision.
04.2025
1 Speeches
The political stance is focused on the procedural details of a specific bill, deeming it "very important." The speaker's approach is policy-based, seeking clarification from the minister regarding the procedure for renewing or revoking the declaration of intent.
12.2024
24 Speeches
The political position is strongly focused on ensuring the safety of children and clarifying the legislation surrounding the reassessment of restrictions on working with minors. The speaker firmly supports the draft bill initiated by the Government of the Republic, emphasizing that it is sound and poses no danger to children. The framework of this position is clearly grounded in policy and legal norms, upholding the existing lifetime ban preventing pedophiles from working with children.
11.2024
11 Speeches
The political stance is strongly tied to social policy and the ongoing care reform. The speaker supports the government-initiated amendment to the Social Welfare Act, which terminates the payment of the single pensioner’s allowance to individuals receiving 24-hour care. This position is policy-driven, underscoring the necessity of cutting 1.35 million euros within the broader framework of the care reform. Furthermore, the speaker raises questions concerning women's rights and equality in light of the proposed legislation.
10.2024
33 Speeches
The political focus is on social sector legislation, particularly improving child protection and access to pharmaceuticals. The stances are strongly policy-driven, centering on streamlining systems and achieving cost savings for hospitals. Personally, he expresses a strong values-based position opposing pedophiles working with children, even if their sentence has been served or expired, prioritizing the interests of children over strict legal interpretation. He supports measures that enhance the flexibility of hospital pharmacies and increase competition in the pharmaceutical market.
09.2024
2 Speeches
The political focus is heavily directed toward improving the administrative structure and regulation of healthcare. The first speaker moderately, but clearly, supports consolidating responsibility for the medical device sector under the State Agency of Medicines, emphasizing the centralization of expertise and improved national oversight. The second speaker expresses strong support for lifting certain operational restrictions on healthcare professionals. The political framework is primarily policy- and procedure-based.
07.2024
1 Speeches
The most critical issue is the sustainability and improvement of the health insurance budget. The political focus is on finding solutions, indicating a results-based approach. The intensity of this concern is underscored by referencing a statement made by a member of the Health Insurance Fund’s (Tervisekassa) management board in the media.
06.2024
2 Speeches
The political focus is directed toward administrative issues in healthcare (specifically, the definitions of general practitioners and health centers) and legal procedures within the social sector. The speaker adopts a pragmatic and clarification-seeking stance on political matters, concentrating on the details and implementation of policy. The main topics concern the accessibility of healthcare and the procedure for paying state duties.
05.2024
1 Speeches
The political stance is strongly oriented towards protecting public health, supporting the introduction of tiered tax rates on sugary drinks. The speaker emphasizes that the tax is part of a wider strategy aimed at reducing the prevalence of obesity and related diseases. This approach is clearly policy- and value-driven, focusing on long-term health benefits.
03.2024
1 Speeches
The political stance is clearly supportive of a specific bill, which is deemed "very exciting." The focus is on a socio-political issue, emphasizing simplified access to benefits and preventing the application process from becoming more complicated. This represents a policy-driven approach centered on the implementation specifics of social insurance.
01.2024
8 Speeches
The political emphasis is placed on social equality, particularly reducing educational inequality in peripheral regions, and promoting science-intensive investments in Estonia. Practical measures are favored in policymaking, such as extending initial support grants to the education sector, and there is strong support for a science-based approach to public health. The speaker's views are strongly policy- and value-driven.