By Years: Madis Timpson

The speaker stresses the importance of the welfare state principle, contrasting this with the termination of pension indexation at a time when a large proportion of pensioners live in poverty. He supports the protection of fundamental rights and privacy (for instance, the regulation of license plate recognition cameras), while emphasizing the need for proportionality. He supports restricting religious freedom if it is linked to threatening national security, applying a value-based judgment to the matter.

The speaker is actively engaged with social issues, emphasizing the necessity of addressing the declining birth rate to ensure stability and a sense of security within society. He/She affirms that current legislation prohibits pedophiles from working with children, thereby refuting claims to the contrary. He/She notes that the legislative amendments do not alter the substantive conditions for gender reassignment services; rather, they move the authorizing provision to a more logical location.