By Plenary Sessions: Helir-Valdor Seeder

The focus is on national security and international relations, particularly concerning aggressor states (Russia, North Korea) and allied nations (NATO, Switzerland, Japan). Local government elections are central to the discussion, exemplified by the formation of political power in the Estonian capital and other municipalities.

The focus is strongly regional, protecting rural areas and dispersed settlements from the government's centralizing policy. Viljandi County (schools, cross-border wind farm in Mulgi municipality) and Põlva County (the departure of state institutions) are repeatedly brought up as both examples and points of concern. The speaker considers 15 counties to be the optimal unit for regional administration and opposes the creation of new, mystical regions.

The legislative focus is aimed at local governments, but it is stressed that the proposed amendments regarding the formation of electoral districts currently affect only the city of Tallinn within Estonia.

The focus is primarily on national strategic issues (energy, national defense, the constitution). The regional focus becomes apparent in the criticism of the car tax, highlighting its unfairness toward people living in sparsely populated rural areas who have no public transport alternative. The lack of the benefit provided by Tallinn's free public transport in rural areas is also mentioned.

The speaker addresses cross-border regional issues, highlighting the impact on Mulgi municipality of wind farms planned by Latvia near the Estonian border (for example, the Lode-Penuja wind farm located just 300 meters away). He emphasizes the necessity of national coordination and support for local governments regarding development activities that have a cross-border impact.