By Months: Urmas Reinsalu
Total Months: 9
Fully Profiled: 9
11.2025
2 Speeches
The legislative focus is on opposing the implementation of the government-initiated prisoner import project and demanding its postponement. The speaker is acting as a strong opponent of the initiative, stressing the lack of support from the parliamentary opposition.
10.2025
46 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is the complete abolition of the car tax and ensuring financial transparency regarding the State Budget Strategy (RES) and its underlying projects (such as the prison project). He acts as a strong opponent and scrutinizer of government bills and budget plans.
09.2025
98 Speeches
The main legislative priorities include introducing the bill to abolish the car tax and proposing the closure of the temporary control line with the Russian Federation. He is a fierce opponent of the "super database" law and the bill on taxing maritime transport, accusing the government of pushing through unconstitutional legislation and demanding their repeal.
06.2025
75 Speeches
The legislative focus is centered on rejecting the government’s key legislative proposals: the supplementary budget, making temporary tax hikes permanent, and the car tax. A further priority is opposing bills that restrict fundamental rights (such as the super database for data mining and license plate recognition cameras), demanding that they be withdrawn or rejected. It is also addressing the issue of violations of Riigikogu procedural rules and criticizing the initiative to reform the organization of the court system.
05.2025
63 Speeches
The legislative focus is centered on the repeal of government-initiated tax hikes and regulations. It is initiating bills to prevent the increase of the car tax and indirect taxes (the Tax Peace Law) and is demanding the adoption of a negative supplementary budget. There is strong opposition to the energy laws (Bills 555/556) and the sustainability reporting requirement, which it deems bureaucratic and detrimental to economic growth.
04.2025
43 Speeches
The main legislative objective is the repeal of the government’s tax increases (car tax, land tax, excise duties) and the prevention of the imposition of new energy fees (island operation, balancing reserve). He/She supports the adoption of the legal amendment, which allows for the use of force under maritime law, but considers it insufficient. He/She will initiate proposals to reduce governance costs and to draft a long-term plan for energy policy.
03.2025
61 Speeches
The speaker is an active legislative initiator and proponent. The main draft legislation he supports concerns the postponement of sustainability reports, the closure of the Estonian-Russian border due to security considerations, the acceleration of the acquisition of munitions worth 1.6 billion euros, and the drafting of a negative supplementary budget aimed at reducing administrative expenditures. He also supports the restriction of suffrage and the law aimed at reducing the influence of the Moscow Patriarchate.
02.2025
26 Speeches
The main legislative priorities include amending the State Budget Act to bring it into compliance with the constitution, thereby ensuring transparency and effective expenditure management. A draft Riigikogu decision was initiated to develop an energy security action plan, and there is support for amending the constitution to restrict voting rights in local elections. Furthermore, the formation of a parliamentary investigative committee is demanded to investigate the scandal surrounding the subsidization of offshore wind farms.
01.2025
58 Speeches
The priority is the draft bill to abolish the car tax, which they vow to submit repeatedly until it is finally adopted. Also in focus are draft resolutions of the Riigikogu concerning the closure of the Estonian-Russian land border and the procurement of 1.6 billion euros worth of ammunition between 2025 and 2028. The speaker criticizes the chaos surrounding the government's legislative work and the blocking of opposition bills (including the taxation of pensioners) by the Riigikogu Board.