By Plenary Sessions: Tarmo Tamm

Economic views support the green transition and the bioeconomy, seeing long-term economic benefit in this for both Estonia and Europe. Regulations are supported that ensure equal competition rules for companies operating in the shipping industry compared to those in other member states. The abandonment of fossil fuels is viewed as an economic and security inevitability.

Economic perspectives focus on regulatory clarity and determining the status of corporate assets (specifically, funds held in accounts). This indicates an interest in safeguarding business interests and ensuring financial stability within the banking system.

The speaker supports an environmentally friendly economic policy, which includes mandatory EU CO2 taxation, but stresses the necessity of compensatory measures (wage support for ship crews and a 25 million euro environmental measure). He/She considers the wage support to be a fundamentally beneficial measure for the Estonian state, aimed at preventing shipping companies (such as Tallink) from re-registering under the flags of other countries.