By Plenary Sessions: Urmas Reinsalu

Total Sessions: 9

Fully Profiled: 9

2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political focus centers on strong opposition to the new energy tariffs (specifically, the frequency reserve and island operation fees). These are widely viewed as a hidden tax burden projected to impose an additional €160 million in costs on consumers and businesses. This stance is highly critical of the government's performance, highlighting the incompetence and irresponsibility inherent in its energy policy. The entire political narrative is framed by emphasizing the government's operational inefficiency and the resulting economic harm.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The speaker strongly opposes the government’s energy policy, focusing on the predictably high cost of new electricity tariffs (specifically, the balancing reserve fee and the island operation fee), which will heavily burden consumers and businesses. This stance is outcome-based, criticizing the government's uncertain financial forecasts and the strategic decision to postpone the market introduction of the Kiisa power plant. The final price of electricity is viewed as a component of critical basic infrastructure, where stability is paramount.
2025-04-16
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The political stance is one of strong opposition criticism directed at the government's actions, focusing specifically on the bungling of energy policy and the broken promises regarding taxation. The primary demands include guaranteeing energy security through dispatchable capacity and the reversal of the steep increase in land tax. The overall political framework is primarily aimed at highlighting the government’s failures and the resulting loss of public trust.
2025-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The most prominent theme is the government's economic policy and inflation control, which are being subjected to sharp criticism. The political position is strongly opposed to the government's regulatory measures that fuel inflation (tax increases, excises, VAT), and there is an emphasis on the necessity of reducing administrative costs. The focus is heavily on results-oriented criticism, highlighting the decline in purchasing power and Estonia's rapid ascent in the price increase rankings.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The political position is one of strong opposition to the government’s activities, focusing specifically on the disregard for the goals set out in the national long-term development strategy, "Eesti 2035." The speaker sharply criticizes the increased tax burden, the decline in labor productivity, and the failure to address the demographic crisis. The criticism targets the dramatic contradiction between the government's promises and its actual deeds, accusing the administration of manufacturing an "illusion."
2025-04-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The most striking issue is the 2.6 billion euro agreement to subsidize offshore wind farms, which the speaker strongly opposes, criticizing the lack of analytical justification and the hidden logic behind the decision-making process. The political stance is aimed at demanding government accountability and transparency in shaping fundamental energy policy choices before the long-term development plan is even adopted. The speaker emphasizes that this is a decision that affects the perspective of an entire generation, impacting both energy supply security and price. The position is strongly results-oriented, focusing on the government's poor governance and the resulting crisis of confidence.
2025-04-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political stance centers on strong opposition to the car tax law, which is deemed unconstitutional, dishonest, and imposed without a mandate. This position is primarily value-driven and performance-based, criticizing the government's poor economic performance (inflation, decline in productivity) and emphasizing the protection of individual liberty against state coercion. Isamaa declares the abolition of the car tax as its objective.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The political focus is on maritime security and strategic task formulation in the Gulf of Finland. The speaker strongly supports the adoption of the current legal amendment, which allows for the use of force, but considers it an insufficient solution. A broader strategic approach is demanded, along with faster government action regarding the expansion of the contiguous zone. The framework is strongly security- and policy-centric.
2025-04-08
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political platform centers on strong opposition to the government’s economic policies, particularly high inflation and tax hikes (VAT, excise duties, and the car tax). This criticism is results-driven, highlighting Estonia’s status as the country with the highest inflation in Europe. The objective is the repeal of the tax increases and the complete abolition of the car tax, with a promise to implement this retroactively no later than 2027. Isamaa’s policy is geared toward improving purchasing power and revitalizing the economy.