15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

Agenda item number 1 concerns the third reading of the draft law amending the Tobacco Act, initiated by the Government of the Republic. Members of the Riigikogu were invited to a discussion to adopt the necessary amendments and transpose the European Union directive, and to strengthen the protection of young …

The focus of this agenda item was the second reading procedure of bill 583, concerning Estonia’s accession to the optional protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the approval of an amendment to Article 20(1) of the Convention. The Riigikogu heard a …

The agenda item concerned Draft Resolution 629 of the Riigikogu, which appointed new members of the Bank of Estonia Council from among the members of the Riigikogu. Aivar Sõerd, a member of the Finance Committee, presented a report, explaining that the appointment of substitute members was necessary because Andres Sutt …

The fourth agenda item concerned the preparation of the second reading of the draft law amending the Act on the Election of Municipal Councils and the Act on Churches and Religious Communities, bill number 544. The Chairman of the Constitutional Committee, Ando Kiviberg, presented an overview of the session where …

Under agenda item five, the second reading of draft law 555 amending the Electricity Market Act was considered following the Riigikogu’s first reading. The core topics were closely related to the arrangement for procuring and accounting for balancing power (frequency reserves) and defining the mechanisms necessary to continue islanding. The …

This agenda item concerns draft law 584 (second reading) amending the whistleblower protection law and the law on international sanctions, initiated by the Republic of Estonia’s Government. Regarding the draft law, primary attention was paid to the transposition and implementation in relation to the directive on restrictive measures of the …

Under agenda item seven, the draft law amending the Emergency Situations Act, bill number 589, was considered for its second reading. The first reading concluded on March 25th, and no amendments were proposed; the National Defence Committee reviewed the draft bill prior to the second reading on April 14th and …

The draft law 604 amending the law on the organisation of healthcare services, initiated by the Republic's Government, was considered on first reading. The content focuses on advance directives concerning patient end-of-life wishes. The draft law aims to give a fully competent adult the right to provide a clear instruction …