Session Profile: Marek Reinaas
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
2025-09-10
Political Position
The political focus is on the technical implementation of the European Union’s competition regulation in Estonia, particularly regarding the control of foreign subsidies. The speaker strongly supports Draft Law 654, emphasizing its necessity and direct applicability under the European Commission’s regulation. This is primarily a policy-based and procedural framework designed to ensure the diligent enforcement of EU law.
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Topic Expertise
The presenter demonstrates a high level of expertise regarding European Union competition law and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, utilizing precise technical terms such as "thresholds," "concentrations," and "directly applicable." A clear explanation is provided regarding the draft bill's objective to designate the Competition Authority as the national contact point for obtaining information. It is emphasized that due to such high thresholds, Estonia has seen extremely few or no proceedings at all.
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Rhetorical Style
The style is formal, factual, and informative, focusing on procedural details and facts, such as committee meeting dates and consensus decisions. Logical explanations are used to justify the technical necessity of the draft legislation. Specific, large-scale examples, such as the Tallinn-Helsinki tunnel and Chinese state subsidies, are used to illustrate the impact of the law.
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Activity Patterns
The speaker's mode of operation involves reporting the results of the committee's work and procedural decisions to the plenary session, including references to the Economic Committee meeting held on June 16, 2025. The speaker actively participates in clarifying the draft legislation and responds to questions, emphasizing the consensus proposals for placing the draft on the plenary agenda and completing the first reading.
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Opposition Stance
Not enough data.
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Collaboration Style
The style of cooperation is highly consensual and supportive, emphasizing the Economic Committee's unanimity in procedural decisions concerning the draft legislation ("consensual decision"). Successful cooperation with government representatives (Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta and Department Head Kärt Nemvalts) during the deliberation of the bill is noted.
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Regional Focus
The focus is on international (European Union regulation) and national (Competition Authority) regulatory issues. Regionally, the Tallinn-Helsinki tunnel is mentioned as an example to illustrate the potential impact of foreign subsidies on large cross-border infrastructure projects.
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Economic Views
Economic considerations support strong regulatory oversight to protect the internal market from the distorting effect of foreign subsidies. Emphasis is placed on ensuring fair competition in public procurement and concentrations, thereby supporting the principles of a regulated market economy.
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Social Issues
Not enough data.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is currently on amending the Competition Act (Draft 654), which is necessary for implementing a European Union regulation. The speaker is a strong proponent of the draft and is leading the proceedings, emphasizing the objective of designating the Competition Authority as the national contact point and concluding the draft’s first reading by consensus.
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