By Plenary Sessions: Siim Pohlak
Total Sessions: 79
Fully Profiled: 79
2025-09-22
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
There is too little data.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
Among the social problems highlighted are the direct consequences of the economic recession, such as the drop in people’s purchasing power, rising unemployment, and the necessity of taking out loans just to cover daily expenses. The proposal to reduce the VAT on foodstuffs is framed as an issue of social justice, given that food is an essential commodity and a mandatory expense.
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The primary social issue is the sustainability and safeguarding of cultural events and their organizers. The emphasis is placed on the necessity of supporting public cultural events.
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The focus on social issues centers on economic inequality, with criticism directed at the government for reducing support payments for large families. The necessity of direct democracy and referendums is strongly highlighted to ensure the legitimacy of the government's activities and the realization of the popular will.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The central social issue is immigration, which is fiercely opposed, with opponents citing it as a failed policy in Western Europe. Migration is linked to a threat to the vision of Estonian society and its cultural integrity.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
In the social sector, it opposes gender quotas, emphasizing that people should not be forced into fields where they do not wish to operate. It stresses that gender balance ought to develop as a natural process, rather than through mandatory regulation.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Not enough data.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Insufficient data.
2025-04-24
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Regarding social issues, emphasis is placed on the worsening of energy poverty, which is a direct consequence of the green transition. Furthermore, attention is drawn to the social conflict that emerges when developers forcibly push projects onto local communities against their will.
2025-04-21
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The social issue being addressed is the trustworthiness of elections and the integrity of democratic processes, arguing that e-voting has driven public confidence to a record low level. The focus is on the security and transparency of the electoral system.
2025-04-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
There is not enough data.
2025-04-16
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
There is no data.
2025-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The primary social issue is the support of large families and social justice, which is considered the key question for the survival of the Estonian nation and state. Additional benefits are being demanded for large families.
2025-03-24
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
Insufficient data set.
2025-03-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Sociopolitically, the speaker is a strong opponent of mandatory diversity quotas (gender, racial, sexual) in corporate management bodies. These measures are framed as threatening competence and setting examples for "progressive countries in a bad sense," which leads to fear.
2025-03-18
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth sitting, plenary session
Among the social issues tackled is immigration, where the speaker adopts an extremely restrictive stance, demanding that Estonia's immigration quota be brought down to zero. He disputes the government's claim regarding a labor shortage, pointing instead to a lack of jobs caused by business closures.
2025-03-17
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The primary social issue under discussion is increasing the birth rate and the fertility rate, which is being treated as a nationally significant demographic priority. The drop in births is regarded as a statistically verified fact requiring urgent intervention.
2025-02-25
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The primary social issue concerns restricting suffrage solely to Estonian citizens, a measure linked to the goal of preserving the nation, language, and culture. This stance is strongly nationalistic and emphasizes the privileged status of citizenship. The right to vote is viewed as a matter of national dignity.
2025-02-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The social focus centers on economic security, stressing that the high cost of electricity is an excessive burden on the people of Estonia. This issue is inextricably linked to criticism of economic policy and the government's inability to guarantee affordable energy.
2025-02-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
The social focus is currently on the ability of the Estonian people to cope and maintain economic resilience amid high electricity prices. It is stressed that persistently high prices make managing daily life difficult for people.
2025-01-29
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th sitting, information briefing
The social issue being addressed is immigration and refugee policy, specifically the administration of benefits directed toward recipients of temporary protection. The speaker emphasizes the necessity of ensuring the system’s integrity and preventing the misuse of these benefits, prioritizing the financial integrity of the system.
2025-01-22
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.
Among the social issues highlighted is the negative impact of tax hikes on large families, pensioners, and low-income earners, who, due to the car tax, must cut back on food and extracurricular activities. Furthermore, government policy is negatively linked to the green transition and the "homo-hoopla," pointing to strong opposition to these social and environmental policy directions.
2025-01-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
Not enough data
2025-01-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
The social focus is directed toward protecting the Estonian people from unnecessary threats and excessively high living costs stemming from flawed energy policies. The priority of the public's security and well-being is emphasized.
2025-01-13
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
No data available.
2024-12-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The primary social concern revolves around the health and well-being of residents, highlighting the potential impact of disturbances caused by wind turbines on both human health and household appliances. Furthermore, the right of local people to intervene in national planning processes is also stressed.
2024-12-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The primary social concern is the declining well-being of the Estonian people and growing inequality, with only a small segment living better than ever before. Additionally, opposition is expressed to accepting immigrants in numbers that would strain the country's healthcare and education systems.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The main social issue is the rising cost of living caused by tax hikes and the impoverishment of the population, particularly due to the increase in VAT on foodstuffs. It is emphasized that life is becoming progressively more difficult for working people, and their income may no longer be sufficient to cover the growing expenses.
2024-12-03
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The primary social issue is the safety of children and their protection from individuals who have committed sexual offenses. The speaker demands an absolute prohibition, opposing any restriction that might create discretion regarding access to children. Social issues are viewed through the prism of morality and security.
2024-11-21
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The primary social concern is the detrimental impact of climate panic on the mental health of children and youth. The speaker cites teachers' reports that young people in schools are anxious and worried, with the most emotionally affected even experiencing a loss of the will to live.
2024-11-20
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The primary social issue concerns suffrage and citizenship, where there is support for strictly limiting the right to vote so that it is reserved exclusively for Estonian citizens. This stance is strongly tied to the protection of national dignity and opposition to maintaining the voting rights of 'grey passport holders.'
2024-11-12
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Among social issues, strong opposition to immigration dominates, as it is considered the primary source of ghettoization and social problems. He cites negative examples from Western Europe, where Muslims and Negroes move into neighborhoods, causing segregation. In his estimation, the only solution is "a very strict immigration policy."
2024-11-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
A social theme (days free from work, i.e., public holidays) is addressed, but it is framed purely in terms of its economic impact. The social issue is subordinated to questions of economic growth and domestic consumption.
2024-11-07
15th Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
No data available.
2024-11-06
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The primary social issue revolves around transport accessibility and tax fairness, particularly concerning people in rural areas and ordinary Estonians. Inequality is highlighted by citing the example of Riigikogu members being able to use expense allowances to cover car leases, compared to the growing tax burden faced by ordinary citizens.
2024-11-05
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
The social topic under discussion is migration and immigration, which is viewed strictly through the lens of security and national control. The speaker expresses concern regarding the movement of uncontrolled migratory masses and the lack of oversight, strongly supporting the prioritization of national security.
2024-10-23
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
Among the social issues addressed is the confiscation of the Lihula monument, which is considered an obvious abuse of power and which the speaker strongly opposes. He demands an admission from the government that the action was unjustified, citing the results of the expert analysis.
2024-10-22
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
There is insufficient data.
2024-10-21
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Insufficient data.
2024-10-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Social issues are being examined through the lens of economic injustice, stressing that the government has pulled the rug out from under the weakest groups in society. Budgetary policy is harming large families, children, pensioners, and people with disabilities, reducing their purchasing power and ability to make ends meet.
2024-10-10
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth sitting, plenary session.
The socio-political focus is on the safety and protection of children, categorically opposing the draft legislation that would allow pedophiles to return to work in children's institutions. The issue is being addressed from the standpoint of moral and public safety, emphasizing the need to protect kindergartens and schools.
2024-09-16
The 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting.
The primary social topic is supporting natality and the demographic crisis. The speaker opposes policies that he labels as family-destroying ("children to the nursery and mothers to the collective farm for work"), and is seeking rapid solutions to reverse the trend and boost the birth rate.
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
In the social sector, the focus is on social benefits paid to immigrants and migrants, emphasizing the need to avoid the negative experiences that overly generous benefits have caused elsewhere in Europe. The topic is framed through the lens of social security and immigration control.
2024-09-11
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, press briefing.
There is not enough data.
2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, Riigikogu extraordinary session.
No data available.
2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
No data available.
2024-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The main social issue revolves around economic fairness and the ability to cope financially, focusing specifically on the decline in purchasing power and the difficulties faced by those carrying loan obligations. Particular emphasis is placed on how the rising cost of essential goods and food affects people’s daily lives. The social focus is therefore directed towards protecting borrowers and individuals with lower incomes.
2024-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
Regarding social issues, the government is criticized for rapidly addressing the green transition and LGBT matters, with critics deeming these topics ideological and less important than the state of the economy, the Estonian language, and culture. The government is accused of charging ahead on these issues like horses with blinkers on.
2024-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting.
Among the social issues being addressed is the planned law intended to restrict hate speech, which the speaker refers to as the "censorship law." His position is strongly anti-censorship, emphasizing that censorship is already being implemented in Estonia by social media groups.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The core social issue is the cost of living crisis, evidenced by rising debt burdens, dwindling savings, and an increase in shoplifting incidents. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of protecting pensioners, working people, and large families from government tax increases.
2024-05-09
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Data is scarce.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
Among social issues, the threat of Islamic terrorism has been highlighted. This is treated as a security matter, and religious topics are referenced in connection with it. The speaker demands more vigorous action to tackle this problem in Europe, including the expulsion of individuals with suspicious backgrounds, while stressing the security aspect.
2024-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Insufficient data
2024-05-02
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Social topics addressed include healthy lifestyles and consumption habits. The speaker emphasizes the freedom of citizens to make their own choices and takes a stand against government attempts to steer behavior through taxation, favoring positive advocacy instead.
2024-04-30
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session.
In the social sphere, the focus is on economic injustice and vulnerability, specifically criticizing the removal of benefits from large families and the abandonment of pensioners in dire straits. These groups are being framed as victims of the government’s brutal policies, struggling to manage utility expenses.
2024-04-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The focus is on the socio-economic impact that government policy has on Estonian people and car owners, increasing their costs due to the deterioration of transport infrastructure. Traditional social value issues are absent.
2024-04-17
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
Not enough data
2024-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The main social issue is the preservation and transmission of national cultural heritage and language. A separate emphasis is placed on the need to find ways to engage the new, young generation in these cultural traditions.
2024-04-10
15th Estonian Parliament, third sitting, information briefing
Insufficient data.
2024-04-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
Insufficient data
2024-03-20
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
Regarding social issues, emphasis is placed on justice and the protection of societal groups at risk of poverty (large families, pensioners), whom the government has harmed through cuts. He/She also indirectly refers to social justice, wishing that the MPs would feel the impact of the car tax firsthand.
2024-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The primary social topic revolves around the accessibility of medication for cancer patients and resolving the shortcomings of the solidarity-based healthcare system. The necessity of ensuring state funding for the purchase of expensive, yet physician-recommended drugs is highlighted.
2024-03-13
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting.
Regarding social issues, emphasis is placed on economic justice and the criticism surrounding the reduction of benefits for large families, a reduction that was implemented immediately. The primary social concern is the accessibility of essential goods (food, medicine), which have become prohibitively expensive due to tax hikes, forcing the public into strict austerity measures.
2024-03-12
15th Riigikogu, 3rd plenary sitting
Insufficient data.
2024-03-11
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
A strong emphasis on supporting large families (families with four or more children), arguing for their exemption from taxation due to specific transportation needs. This represents a clear focus on family policy and social justice within the realm of taxation.
2024-03-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The main social topic is education policy and the retention of the third school level, the closure of which is considered a result of the state's policy of retreat. The speaker calls for positive measures to preserve educational institutions.
2024-03-04
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The speaker voices concern and skepticism regarding the government's push for gender neutrality, questioning its scope and implications (e.g., gender-neutral restrooms, shower rooms, and sports competitions). This issue is framed as an ill-conceived policy with unintended consequences.
2024-02-22
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
Insufficient dataset
2024-02-21
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
There is not enough data.
2024-02-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Among the social issues addressed are the impoverishment of the populace due to rising prices and taxes, and the social necessity of car ownership is emphasized, particularly in rural areas. The public is also urged to engage in mass protests against government policy.
2024-02-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
Insufficient data. Discussions focus exclusively on economic and infrastructure issues.
2024-02-07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting.
Social issues have been addressed through the prism of economic justice, focusing on protecting the people of Estonia from unfair tax hikes and preventing them from being taxed into poverty. Emphasis is placed on the need to preserve people's jobs and ensure that wages keep pace with rising prices.
2024-02-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The central social issue is the status and protection of the Estonian language in the service sector, a matter linked to the consequences of migration. The speaker stresses the necessity of guaranteeing Estonians the opportunity to conduct their affairs in their native language, even in the capital's shopping centers, referring to the language issue as a problem directly related to migration.
2024-01-24
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Insufficient data.
2024-01-22
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
Insufficient data.
2024-01-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The primary social issue is the maintenance of the education network and its impact on regional viability. It is stressed that school closures are linked to demographic problems that should be addressed through active regional policy.
2024-01-17
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Not enough data
2024-01-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
Regarding social issues, emphasis is placed on civil liberties and justice, criticizing situations where individuals are kept in limbo for years and subjected to excessive investigative measures ("fishing expeditions"). The focus is on protecting citizens from unfair and punitive proceedings.
2024-01-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
At the forefront of social issues is the preservation of Estonian children's identity and national consciousness. The speaker views the massive immigration originating from Slavic countries and its influence on the Estonian-language public sphere as a significant problem. Furthermore, emphasis is placed on the failure of family policy and the dramatic drop in the birth rate.