Agenda Profile: Anti Poolamets
Inquiry regarding the departure of state institutions from rural areas (no 653)
2024-11-04
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Political Position
The political platform heavily focuses on regional policy and the decentralization of state institutions. The speaker strongly advocates for the continuation of housing support for young families in areas suffering from market failure, viewing this as a crucial measure for ensuring local viability. He opposes the reduction of the state's presence in Ida-Virumaa, calling the closure of the Jõhvi courthouse "significantly bad news."
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates knowledge of regional development measures, citing the successful utilization of housing support for young families in areas suffering from market failure. They use a specific data point regarding the geographical distribution of the subsidies (90% going to the capital region), emphasizing the need for practical solutions when decentralizing jobs. The expertise is focused on the location of state institutions and the implementation of regional support mechanisms.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is direct, demanding, and concerned, combining political analysis with an emotional warning (the emptying out of regions). The speaker uses strong language (e.g., "remarkably bad news") and poses specific, practical questions to the minister regarding the action plan. The tone is urgent, emphasizing the need for swift and continuous action.
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Activity Patterns
Insufficient information.
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Opposition Stance
The opposition is directed at the activities of state institutions concerning the closure of the Jõhvi courthouse and the reduction of the state's presence in Ida-Virumaa. The criticism is policy-based, emphasizing the failure to relocate jobs outside the capital, and pointing to the uneven distribution of subsidies. The criticism targets specific negative developments and the ineffective implementation of policy.
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Collaboration Style
The speaker addresses the minister respectfully and acknowledges the minister's previous remarks, which indicates a readiness for constructive dialogue. However, the style of cooperation is demanding, specifically requesting concrete monitoring of the continuation of measures and posing direct questions regarding the outsourcing of jobs. He asks the minister to ensure the policy is carried forward.
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Regional Focus
The regional focus is very strong, concentrating on rural areas and market failure areas. Special emphasis is placed on the situation in Ida-Virumaa (Jõhvi), demanding the expansion of state presence there and opposing the relocation of institutions. The goal is to direct jobs and support away from the capital region.
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Economic Views
It supports targeted subsidies (housing allowance) in areas of market failure, viewing this as a means of ensuring regional viability. The economic perspective emphasizes the need for job decentralization to correct the unequal distribution of subsidies and bring economic activity to rural areas.
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Social Issues
The focus of social issues is on demography and regional viability. The speaker emphasizes the importance of supporting young families to prevent the closure of schools and the depopulation of regions, linking housing support to the preservation of social infrastructure.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is on ensuring the continuity of existing regional policy measures (housing support) and the implementation of the strategy for relocating state agency jobs. The speaker is a strong supporter of the initiated regional policy and calls for concrete steps for its implementation within the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture.
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