By Months: Heljo Pikhof

Total Months: 17

Fully Profiled: 17

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10.2025

4 Speeches

The style of cooperation is strictly intra-party, operating on behalf of the Social Democrats and referencing the interpellation submitted by seven Social Democrats. The objective is to obtain clear information from the government, but no readiness for compromise or cross-party cooperation on this specific issue is being expressed.
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09.2025

28 Speeches

The speaker emphasizes their readiness for cross-party cooperation, noting that the Social Democrats' idea of compensating for public holidays has also been supported by the Centre Party and EKRE. They reference the preceding 15 years of political circulation, which demonstrates an effort to find broad-based support for socio-political initiatives. At the same time, they sharply criticize the lack of cooperative ability and knowledge among government representatives in the committees.
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06.2025

36 Speeches

The speaker acts on behalf of the Social Democrats as the submitter of bills and interpellations, emphasizing the programmatic positions of their faction. They refer to a previous consensus reached in the Legal Affairs Committee and call upon other Riigikogu members to support the socio-political amendments, especially by citing the governing party’s own election promises.
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05.2025

7 Speeches

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04.2025

1 Speeches

The approach to cooperation is open, as the speaker emphasizes that the draft bill has previously received support from three parties currently represented in the Riigikogu. This indicates a readiness for cross-party cooperation on socio-political issues in order to ensure the bill's passage.
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03.2025

1 Speeches

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02.2025

10 Speeches

The cooperation style is inclusive, emphasizing consensus decisions within the commission and the active collection and presentation of opinions from interest groups (universities, ministries, the Academy of Sciences). The goal is to find balanced solutions that support both the flexibility of schools and the freedom of researchers.
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01.2025

1 Speeches

The speaker represents the Social Democrats and calls upon Riigikogu members to support the draft bill, citing the desire to achieve broad-based approval. No specific references to cross-party cooperation or a willingness to compromise were presented.
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12.2024

4 Speeches

The politician emphasizes collaboration with vocational schools in developing new curricula to make educational opportunities more flexible. Furthermore, the politician clearly states their party's (the Social Democrats') support for the bill under consideration, demonstrating internal cooperation.
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11.2024

19 Speeches

The speaker is cooperative in committee work, emphasizing the broad involvement of stakeholders (the Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities, the Education Personnel Union, etc.) during the preparation of the education bill. He/She demonstrates a readiness to support procedural requirements, even those raised by political opponents, agreeing 100% with Varro Vooglaid's stance on the necessity of a security risk analysis.
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09.2024

2 Speeches

The working style is collegial and committee-based, given that he/she submits the bill on behalf of the Culture Committee, which indicates successful teamwork and the achievement of consensus within the committee. Communication with the Minister is courteous and question-driven.
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06.2024

9 Speeches

Pikhof strongly emphasizes consensus, noting that in the case of both bills, the committee's decisions were adopted unanimously. He works closely with ministry officials and members of other factions within the committee, indicating that the opinions of the committee members are law to him.
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05.2024

6 Speeches

The speaker represents the position of the Social Democrats and emphasizes the necessity of cooperation, particularly between the Government of the Republic and the City of Tallinn, in resolving the Estonia project. In the cultural sector, the importance of international co-productions is highlighted, which requires sharing costs with partners and establishing joint artistic teams.
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04.2024

11 Speeches

Cooperation is evident at the committee level regarding procedural matters, where decisions on placing the draft legislation on the agenda were reached by consensus. However, in ideological matters (Ukrainian education), there is strong polarization and mutual criticism, with no apparent willingness to compromise. The Social Democrats emphasize their contribution to the salary increase for cultural workers, citing cross-party cooperation.
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03.2024

2 Speeches

The style of cooperation is consensual and institutional, emphasizing the requirement for approval from the Minister of Culture, the Cultural Committee, and the Council of the Cultural Endowment regarding the funding of ERR. The draft bill was initiated by the Riigikogu Cultural Committee, which indicates a broad-based approach to legislation. The speaker stresses the support of their party (the Social Democrats) for the bill.
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02.2024

12 Speeches

Works closely within the Culture Committee, stressing that key decisions (such as the clause on funding cultural infrastructure) were joint and consensual. It emphasizes the inclusion of stakeholders (universities, creative organizations) and the consideration of their feedback during the processing of the draft bill. Expresses hope that the government will find support for expanding health insurance coverage.
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01.2024

9 Speeches

The speaker emphasizes the need for broad societal and community-level discussion and agreement when reforming the school network. Support is given to closer cooperation between local governments in establishing shared schools and community centers, and in sharing teaching staff. Cooperation is viewed as an inevitable new operational model for addressing educational issues.
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