By Plenary Sessions: Kadri Tali

The political position is balanced and policy-centric, supporting the modernization of the Sports Act with the aim of reducing administrative burden and ensuring safety. In the cultural sector, caution is expressed, along with personal doubts regarding excessive regulation that could inhibit the 150-year-old tradition of free national movement. The main focus is on the legal clarity of the legislation and the sustainability of the systems, especially concerning the succession of instructors.

The political focus is heavily on improving funding for the culture and sports sectors, emphasizing their role as part of Estonia's DNA and as an economic sector. The speaker criticizes the current funding model as insufficient, especially considering the 44% rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and calls for the creation of new financial mechanisms to facilitate development. This stance strongly supports investments and new solutions, being primarily policy- and value-driven.

The political focus is on reforming the funding of culture and sports, strongly emphasizing the establishment of a system for attracting private capital and treating these fields as an economic sector. This stance is heavily policy-driven, highlighting the necessity of making bold decisions to strengthen the nation’s core structure, public health, and defense capabilities. The speaker advocates for solutions that will advance Estonia for years to come, rather than squabbling over the state budget during a critical period.

The political position is strongly reform-minded and focused on implementing change, emphasizing the necessity of changes guided by actual experts (Eesti 200 entered politics specifically as a change agent). The most crucial issue is the establishment of Estonian-language instruction in early childhood education, which is considered vitally important for securing the future of Estonian education and culture. The stance is highly supportive of the government-initiated reforms aimed at solving long-term problems.

The political focus is currently on amending the Sports Law (Draft 518) to resolve organizational and fiscal inefficiencies. There is strong support for eliminating the dual systems between sports clubs and schools—systems originally established for the purpose of income tax refunds—with the aim of reducing the administrative burden on both the state and the organizations themselves. Furthermore, significant emphasis is placed on ensuring ethical standards in sports through the clawback of awards in the event of violations.

The political position is primarily procedural, presenting the Culture Committee's decision to reject draft bill 404, which concerns raising the minimum rate of school lunch support to 2 euros. The report highlights the ideological rift between universal support (advocated by the Centre Party) and targeted aid (supported by Tein, Sutrop). The final decision was dominated by the view that finding 30 million euros within the current budget strategy would be difficult.

The main political topic is the funding of early childhood education and the regulation of kindergarten fees. The EKRE parliamentary group strongly supports lowering the maximum fee rate from 20% to 10%, justifying this by citing the need to support parents and criticizing the coalition agreement. The government and the majority of the committee (including Lukas) oppose the draft legislation, stressing that it restricts the right of local governments to self-governance. Tõnis Lukas emphasized the necessity of addressing the issue of kindergarten funding comprehensively over the course of a single governing term.

The political position centers on strong, value-driven support for the extension of the Estonian National Opera, which is framed as an issue concerning the nation's backbone, dignity, and the sustainability of national culture. The stance is robust and uncompromising, emphasizing the necessity of resisting isolationism and rigidity that impede progress. This issue is presented as a matter close to the heart of every future Estonian, demonstrating the state's capacity and its ability to keep up with the times.

The political position centers on recognizing culture and sports as vital export and economic sectors. The speaker moderately supports the establishment of state incentives to stimulate the involvement of private capital in these areas. The stance is clearly policy-driven and results-oriented, seeking an economic boost.

The political focus is heavily centered on the crisis in the education system, particularly teacher salaries and the recruitment pipeline. The speaker vigorously supports increasing teacher pay and stresses the need for a long-term education agreement, viewing education as an investment. The stance is policy- and value-driven, emphasizing the necessity of taking a holistic view of the system.

The political platform centers on robust support for holistic education reform, encompassing all levels from early childhood education right up to scientific research. The speaker urgently stresses the necessity of extending the compulsory schooling age to reduce dropout rates and ensure a steady influx of qualified labor. This approach is value-driven, highlighting education as an essential investment and Estonia's only truly powerful export commodity. The key priorities are valuing teachers and establishing a sustainable education system.

The speaker takes a strong position in favor of reforming the cultural sector’s funding mechanisms, while opposing the current draft legislation, which channels funds toward redistribution and taxation under the guise of social guarantees. The political focus must be policy-driven, emphasizing the necessity of creating financial mechanisms that foster growth, innovation, and creativity, rather than reducing the sector to one dependent on aid. He/She strongly stresses that culture must not be confused with the social sector.

The most prominent issue is supporting Ukraine's defense, emphasizing a specific funding rate (0.25% of GDP). The political stance is focused on supporting this idea and exploring its international reception, which is clearly a policy- and value-based approach.

Conflicting viewpoints have emerged in the field of higher education: the EKRE faction strongly emphasizes the priority of doctoral theses written in Estonian for the sake of preserving the national language. Other commission members (Sutrop, Kivi, Lukas) actively support promoting foreign mobility through performance indicators to motivate students to study abroad. The political positions are a mix of value-based (the language issue) and policy-based (funding mechanisms) approaches.

The most prominent issue is education reform and teacher support, which receives strong backing. The political stance is clearly pro-government, forcefully supporting Education Minister Kristina Kallas’s vision and well-thought-out plan. Investing in education is viewed as a nationally vital and strategic investment, one that is more important than investing in uncertainty in other sectors.