By Months: Marek Reinaas
Total Months: 14
Fully Profiled: 14
10.2025
3 Speeches
The style is formal and analytical, balancing criticism regarding the economy's structural problems with strong optimism for the future. The speaker employs logical arguments and statistical facts, but also stresses a motivating and combative "posture" in competition. The presentation concludes with an emotional appeal to entrepreneurs to create wealth.
09.2025
4 Speeches
The style is highly formal, informative, and procedural, focusing on the precise reporting of facts and the progression of the proceedings. The tone is neutral and explanatory, employing logical arguments and referencing specific dates and Commission decisions. The address begins with polite salutations ("Dear Chair! Esteemed colleagues!") and the replies convey a sense of pragmatic optimism ("we are diligently enjoying the implementation of this regulation here").
06.2025
17 Speeches
The discourse is predominantly formal, structured, and well-argued, especially when presenting the economic report, where numbered points are utilized. The tone is generally optimistic regarding Estonia's adaptability, but it also includes pressing concerns about productivity and demographic trends. When defending the legislation, the tone becomes resolute and ideological, protecting the rule of law against the excessive power of officials.
05.2025
7 Speeches
The rhetorical style is twofold: formal and detailed when reporting on committee work, and sharp and fact-based in debates, especially with Urmas Reinsalu. They use strong logical appeals, emphasizing the importance of mathematics and numbers when verifying political claims ("mathematics is not a bad thing"). They are pragmatic, acknowledging the procedural shortcomings of lawmaking.
04.2025
4 Speeches
The style is formal, analytical, and procedural, particularly in the reporting of committee work, where the proceedings of the sessions and the decisions are described in detail. The tone is authoritative and fact-based, relying on data and legal references rather than emotional arguments. When addressing the Minister, the tone is politely demanding, emphasizing the necessity of clarity and practical application.
02.2025
3 Speeches
The rhetorical style is direct, demanding, and focused on eliciting concrete answers. A critical metaphor is employed (e.g., "If complaining were a sport, Estonia would have medals galore") to criticize passivity or ambiguous action. The general tone is formal, yet it includes pointed observations, favoring a logical and results-oriented approach over emotional appeals.
12.2024
4 Speeches
The style is formal, analytical, and persuasive, balancing logical arguments (mathematics, equilibrium) with value-based appeals (solidarity). The speaker is confident and employs both self-praise (the implementation of Eesti 200 ideas) and direct, albeit polite, criticism of opponents. He describes the adoption of the budget as "one of the most important decisions of the year," thereby lending significant weight to the topic.
11.2024
9 Speeches
The style is predominantly formal and analytical, especially when acting as a rapporteur, strictly emphasizing adherence to the protocol and the avoidance of personal opinion. He/She employs logical appeals and mathematical analogies (e.g., the square root of nine) to clarify budgetary principles. The speeches are characterized by the repeated emphasis on the question "why" and highlighting the absurdity of the metrics used.
10.2024
2 Speeches
The speech is analytical and argumentative, repeatedly employing the metaphor of the equilibrium point to structure the arguments. The tone is formal, though it opens with a brief humorous comment regarding the roof of the Jõgeva church. Overall, the logical appeal dominates, emphasizing the rationality of the actions and the necessity of asking "Why?"
09.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is extremely formal, neutral, and procedural, making it suitable for a committee's report to the plenary. The focus is placed on conveying facts and the course of the procedure (deadlines, decisions, the absence of amendments), while avoiding emotional or persuasive appeals.
06.2024
1 Speeches
The style is formal, concise, and informative, addressing colleagues and communicating procedural decisions. The discourse is fact-based and neutral, focusing on reporting the meeting results and emphasizing consensus. Emotional or rhetorical devices are absent; the objective is to convey the information as quickly and concretely as possible.
05.2024
11 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal, procedural, and analytical, focusing on the neutral and detailed presentation of the commission's discussions. Logical arguments and factual data are used (e.g., Latvian VAT rates), avoiding personal emotional judgments, although it is mentioned that the debate was "emotional."
04.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is highly formal, neutral, and fact-based, focusing on conveying the details of the procedure. The speaker employs a logical structure to outline the committee's decisions and timeline, while strictly avoiding emotional appeals. The tone is collegial and respectful ("Dear colleagues! Esteemed Chair!").
03.2024
2 Speeches
The style of address is formal, informative, and procedural, focusing on summarizing the finance committee meeting and conveying facts. The presenter employs logical appeal, referencing the minutes and the substance of the debate to justify the motion to conclude the reading. The tone is neutral and concise, avoiding emotional judgments.