By Plenary Sessions: Urmas Reinsalu

Total Sessions: 8

Fully Profiled: 8

2025-02-27
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker adopts a strongly oppositional stance regarding the government’s energy policy, characterizing it as chaos and a crisis of confidence that has eroded the trust of the public, experts, and businesses. The political framework must be strongly results-oriented and value-driven, demanding security of supply and competitive pricing. The speaker criticizes the government’s current trajectory, which introduces indefinite risk and high subsidized prices that will last for an entire generation. The speaker supports the motion of no confidence and demands an emergency response from the Prime Minister to Parliament.
2025-02-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, press briefing
The political stance centers on strong criticism of the government’s handling of strategic energy infrastructure, labeling their actions as utterly incompetent. The speaker opposes the energy deal struck by the three party leaders and urgently demands transparency regarding financial decisions, particularly indexing. The focus remains on assessing the quality of the government’s actions and decisions, which is clearly outcome-based.
2025-02-25
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political focus is on national security and a constitutional amendment concerning the revocation of voting rights for stateless persons and citizens of aggressor states in local elections. The position strongly supports the amendment, emphasizing that security must not be the object of partisan political compromise. This approach is value-based, referencing the spirit of the constitution’s framers and the long-term threat perspective, which demands swift and substantive decision-making.
2025-02-19
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political position is strongly focused on national security and neutralizing the tools of influence used by the Russian Federation in Estonia, based on the premise that the Putin regime will endure and the "Eye of Sauron" is turning toward Estonia. The speaker supports eliminating the legal influence of the Moscow Patriarchate and restricting voting rights in local elections, while criticizing the government for delays and ambiguous solutions. His/Her framework is value-based and future-oriented, emphasizing minimum due diligence.
2025-02-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political position is strongly oppositional, focusing on the failed leadership and policy choices of Prime Minister Michal’s government. The sharpest criticism is directed at the opaque and costly energy policy, as well as the tax chaos that is stifling the economy. The speaker believes that the Prime Minister has lost both legitimacy and public trust due to both his substantive decisions and his personal conduct. The political framework is primarily results-oriented and forcefully demands accountability.
2025-02-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
The political position is one of strong opposition to the government's social and tax policies, particularly concerning the elderly. The main issues highlighted are the decline in the purchasing power of pensions, inflation resulting from tax hikes, and the elimination of social benefits. The focus is placed on the negative impact of these policies on people's actual quality of life, thereby calling into question the competence of the government's socio-economic analysis.
2025-02-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political focus is heavily centered on foreign and security policy, emphasizing unwavering support for Ukraine and aggressive opposition to Russia. The speaker demands a swift and genuine NATO membership perspective for Ukraine and criticizes the government’s positions on shaping EU security policy as being too passive in nature. These stances are strongly value-based, stressing the international legal order and defining the Putin regime as a perpetrator of genocide.
2025-02-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The political focus is placed on energy policy and cooperation among the Baltic states, which is deemed indispensable. The speaker is demanding specific factual baseline data and consumption forecasts for 2035 from the government, while simultaneously casting doubt on the adequacy of the final indicators presented to date. The overall focus is on guaranteeing the substance and efficacy of the policy based on precise data.