By Plenary Sessions: Mati Raidma
Total Sessions: 1
Fully Profiled: 1
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
The political focus is heavily directed toward strengthening national defense and supporting Ukraine, underscoring Estonia's status as a border state and the price of independence. There is strong support for raising defense expenditure to 3.4% of GDP, as well as for the government's initiative to introduce a temporary, broad-based security tax. The political framework is strongly value-based, emphasizing a sense of security and the invaluable worth of freedom.