By Months: Margit Sutrop
Total Months: 9
Fully Profiled: 9
12.2024
21 Speeches
The speaker emphasized broad cooperation, particularly with the Ministry of Education and Research (29 amendments were prepared jointly) and representatives of local governments (LGAs). The willingness to compromise was high, especially concerning the deadlines for offering kindergarten places and the level of decision-making regarding food costs, where solutions were found that were acceptable to the Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities.
11.2024
13 Speeches
The speaker emphasizes consensus and broad-based support, noting that both the Academy of Sciences bill and the bills restricting voting rights have received strong backing (85 MPs) and consensus-based decisions in the committees. He/She recognizes the Isamaa party for long-term championing of the voting rights issue and is actively seeking a compromise to achieve a unified and historic decision.
09.2024
2 Speeches
The collaborative style is appreciative and supportive. The speaker praises the minister for the development of defense capability and the micro-degrees initiative, while constructively seeking further clarity on the policy's details and implementation.
06.2024
2 Speeches
The speaker is directly engaged in dialogue with both members of the government and colleagues, seeking clarification and discussing diplomatic solutions. The cooperation with colleague Eerik-Niiles Kross regarding Georgia is supportive, focusing on shared concern and the analysis of diplomatic possibilities.
05.2024
9 Speeches
The speaker operates as a supporter of the coalition, emphasizing adherence to agreements ("that is how it was agreed upon") and supporting the Minister of Education's negotiations. As a representative of the commission, he/she stresses achieving consensus and cooperation with the private sector in resolving the shortage of kindergarten places.
04.2024
7 Speeches
The style of cooperation is consensual and adheres to procedural rules, emphasizing that the draft bill was forwarded to the plenary session's agenda by consensus within the committee. [The speaker] thanks the opposition factions for raising important topics (such as enhancing the prestige of the Estonian language), even if the solutions they proposed are unacceptable.
03.2024
6 Speeches
The style of cooperation is constructive and courteous, thanking the ministers for their presentations and good work. The speaker is seeking dialogue regarding the budgets of constitutional institutions, inquiring about potential compromise proposals. Furthermore, they emphasize their readiness to cooperate (the readiness of the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine to increase training) in solving problems.
02.2024
10 Speeches
The speaker primarily acts as the representative of the Steering Committee, presenting summaries of the committee's discussions and putting forward proposals for rejecting the draft legislation. He demonstrates a pragmatic approach, acknowledging that the opposition's framing of the issue regarding the funding of national sciences is correct, even though the bill itself is flawed.
01.2024
7 Speeches
The speaker is collaborative, offering the Reform Party’s support to the Minister of Education in implementing the reforms. He/She stresses the necessity of achieving consensus between researchers and members of the Riigikogu regarding the artificial intelligence strategy. Furthermore, he/she highlighted the universities' gratitude towards the government for upholding the science agreement.