Session Profile: Timo Suslov
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
2025-10-08
Political Position
The political stance is strongly in favor of promoting economic growth and investment, supporting amendments that accelerate the finalization of planning procedures. This position is results-oriented, stressing the necessity for a more comprehensive economic impact analysis within the explanatory memorandum. The speaker views faster planning processes as a direct prerequisite for attracting investments and businesses to Estonia.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise in the field of planning processes, attracting investments, and assessing economic impact. Specific terminology is used, such as "explanatory memorandum" and "economic cabinet," demanding that economic benefits be presented in "hard numbers."
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is polite and constructive, addressing the minister directly and acknowledging the merit of the changes ("which are very good"). The focus is on logical argumentation and the demand for data, in order to highlight the economic impact more clearly.
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Activity Patterns
There is too little data.
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Opposition Stance
There is too little data.
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Collaboration Style
The style of cooperation is constructive and supportive, acknowledging the amendments presented by the minister. However, it calls for additional analysis and transparency, directly asking whether the issue has been discussed in the government’s economic cabinet, with the goal of improving the justification of the draft bill.
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Regional Focus
The focus is on accelerating planning processes at the national level and attracting investments to Estonia. There is no specific regional emphasis.
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Economic Views
The economic views are clearly growth-oriented, emphasizing the positive impact of accelerating regulations on investments and entrepreneurship. A fiscal approach is supported, which requires the quantification of economic benefits and discussion within the Economic Cabinet.
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Social Issues
There is too little data.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is on reforming and speeding up planning processes, which is deemed crucial for attracting investment. The speaker supports the changes but demands a better, numerically expressed justification of the economic impact in the explanatory memorandum.
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