15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session

The first part provides an overview of the third reading of bill 519, amending the Unemployment Insurance Act and other related laws, initiated by the Government of the Republic. The bill aims to adjust the basic rate of unemployment benefits based on the unemployment insurance basic rate, and at the …

The agenda item was the third reading and final vote on draft law 553 to amend the hunting law, initiated by the Isamaa faction. During the discussions, the focus was on the need to manage populations of large predators, primarily wolves, and their connections to environmental policy. Andres Metsoja (Isamaa) …

The third agenda item concerned the third reading of the draft law amending the Electricity Market Act, initiated by the Government of the Republic. The draft focuses on regulating grid development and connection fees, and the network usage fee, to increase supply security and provide developers with a clear and …

The fourth agenda item concerned the bill amending the Law on Churches and Religious Congregations [re-examination], which had been returned to the Riigikogu by the President. The presiding officers explained the procedure: first, a presentation by the representative of the Constitutional Committee (up to 20 minutes), followed by a presentation …

A small but important discussion concerned the second reading of draft law 559, regarding the accession of the Republic of Estonia to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). The leading committee carried out the procedures following the period between the first readings: the draft law was concluded …

As the sixth item on the Riigikogu’s agenda, the Riigikogu considered the draft resolution 643 of the Culture Committee, for its first reading, aimed at appointing two new, nationally recognized expert members to the Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) supervisory board. The Culture Committee decided to submit the draft resolution on …

The Isamaa faction’s presented Riigikogu decision "To make a proposal to the Republic's Government to present a negative supplementary budget bill to reduce government expenditures in 2025" had its first reading, which addressed the content and main objectives of the bill. Urmas Reinsalu acted as the representative of the bill …

The present agenda item concerned draft resolution 619 submitted by the Conservative People's Party of Estonia’s parliamentary group, which aimed to task the Government of the Republic with initiating negotiations with the European Commission to obtain an exemption from the obligation to purchase CO2 quotas for energy production companies. This …

Following this, the Riigikogu session addressed the second reading of bill 561, concerning the amendment of the law on social support for people with disabilities, initiated by the Republic's Government, and the amendment of other laws associated with it. The bill’s purpose was to amend and organize special care services …

The Riigikogu discussed the draft law amending the Securities Market Act, and related laws, initiated by the Republic’s Government, for a second reading (588). The draft law’s purpose is to adopt the EU directive to improve gender balance in the management bodies of listed companies, with the goal of a …