By Years: Marek Reinaas

It favors broad and inclusive cooperation, emphasizing the "more than democratic" nature of lawmaking (e.g., concerning the Competition Act). It works closely with ministries (the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Digital Affairs) and stakeholders (the Bar Association, the Competition Authority), seeking compromises (e.g., regarding the rights of attorneys). It publicly acknowledges procedural deficiencies (e.g., in the case of the Energy Act) but forwards them for correction.

The speaker emphasized the consensus decisions made in the Finance Committee and highly valued the cooperation. He acknowledged all parliamentary groups that supported the bill to reduce expense compensations and considers the format of the Council of Elders crucial for reaching agreements, even though the compromise (reducing expense compensations by one-sixth) was less than his party had hoped for.