Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, press briefing.

2025-09-17 12:00

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Session: 6
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Speeches: 29
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Duration: 14m
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During the Riigikogu information hour, questions concerning the portfolio of Minister of Social Affairs Karmen Joller, which were presented by Riigikogu member Lauri Laats, were discussed. The debate centered on three main topics: the accessibility of healthcare services in Estonia, the cost of finding a new head for the Health …

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Speeches: 25
AI Summaries: 25/25 (100.0%)
Duration: 16m
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The Riigikogu information hour addressed the topic of state finance, initiated by Riigikogu member Lauri Läänemets (Social Democrats) with a question directed to Prime Minister Kristen Michal. Läänemets criticized the regressiveness of the Estonian tax system, arguing that people earning lower salaries (around 1,400 euros) bear a proportionally greater tax …

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Speeches: 25
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Duration: 12m
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Riigikogu member Tõnis Lukas submitted a question to Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas concerning the status of the Estonian language and the modernization of the Language Act. Lukas voiced concern over the declining use of Estonian in the service sector, particularly due to the influx of foreign labor …

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Speeches: 27
AI Summaries: 27/27 (100.0%)
Duration: 13m
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This report covers the question put to Prime Minister Kristen Michal during the Riigikogu information session regarding the security situation following the incident on August 24, where an attack drone crashed and exploded in the Elva municipality of Tartu County. Riigikogu member Varro Vooglaid (EKRE) demanded clarification from the Prime …

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Speeches: 22
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Duration: 12m
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The Riigikogu discussed the question presented to Minister of Social Affairs Karmen Joller regarding the deepening financial deficit of the Health Insurance Fund (Tervisekassa), which was submitted by Riigikogu member Aleksei Jevgrafov. Jevgrafov highlighted Tervisekassa’s critical budget forecasts, which project growing deficits (a predicted minus of 254.2 million euros by …

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Speeches: 19
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Duration: 6m
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The sixth question of the Information Hour addressed education policy in Hiiumaa, focusing on the planned merger of Hiiumaa Gymnasium and Suuremõisa Vocational School. Riigikogu member Reili Rand expressed deep concern, accusing the government (the Reform Party) of dismantling a functioning education system and ignoring the opinion of the local …

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Speeches: 26
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Duration: 16m
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During the seventh interpellation in the Riigikogu, the government's tax policy was debated between Prime Minister Kristen Michal and Riigikogu member Mart Maastik (Isamaa). Maastik called this policy a "tax festival," asserting that it has created chaos in state finances and eroded the confidence of entrepreneurs. Maastik criticized the constantly …

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Speeches: 32
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Duration: 14m
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The session moved on to the ninth question, which was addressed to Prime Minister Kristen Michal. Riigikogu member Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart raised a question regarding the government's decisions and the case involving Eesti Energia's Enefit Green, which concerned the misuse of insider information in stock trading. Kovalenko-Kõlvart demanded information regarding the …

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Speeches: 10
AI Summaries: 10/10 (100.0%)
Duration: 4m
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The Information Hour began with an unusual request to set aside procedural questions in order to give Riigikogu member Andres Metsoja the opportunity to ask Prime Minister Kristen Michal a question regarding the termination of the thematic plan for mineral resources in Rapla and Pärnu counties. Metsoja expressed concern about …

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