By Months: Riina Sikkut

Total Months: 6

Fully Profiled: 6

10.2025

18 Speeches

The legislative focus is on budget oversight and the work of the Finance Committee, emphasizing the need to establish clear and manageable metrics within the activity-based budget. The priority is ensuring that funds are directed toward addressing politically prioritized concerns in the education sector. He/She will inform the Minister about the review of budget balances in the spring.
09.2025

66 Speeches

The speaker is an active critic and initiator of legislation, having submitted interpellations concerning the tax structure and the agreement regarding Swedish prisoners. He opposes the data usage bill in its current form, demanding constitutional compliance and parliamentary oversight. Furthermore, he supports the legislative amendments initiated by the Financial Supervision Authority (specifically, a positive credit register) and calls for the mandatory establishment of shelters in all new apartment buildings.
06.2025

50 Speeches

The main legislative priorities are the Social Democrats' amendments to the supplementary budget (subsistence level, kindergarten place fee). There is strong opposition to the current version of the Competition Act, with calls for the termination of the second reading. It actively supports the draft declaration concerning a patient's end-of-life wishes and demands the swift processing of the Consent Act.
05.2025

49 Speeches

The main legislative topics include the transposition of the European Union's Gender Balance Directive (into the Securities Market Act), the rejection of the government's tax package, and matters related to implementing the Platform Work Directive. He/She is an active proponent of measures aimed at improving gender balance and strongly opposes tax hikes that disproportionately burden low-income earners.
04.2025

23 Speeches

The main legislative priorities include the transposition of European Union directives (gender balance, flavors of heated tobacco products) and significant socio-legal amendments, such as making the patient's end-of-life declaration of will enforceable. He/She supports and champions bills initiated by the Riigikogu or by experts, emphasizing the quality of legislation.
03.2025

4 Speeches

The legislative focus is on the constitutional amendment bill concerning the restriction of voting rights. The speaker is a strong critic of the bill’s procedure, condemning its rapid and improper conduct, as well as the last-minute amendments that alter the final decision and affect a significant portion of the electorate.