Varro Vooglaid
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 2 years
Total Speaking Time: 76h 30m
Agenda Items
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First Reading of the Draft Act Amending the Law on the Election of the President of the Republic (684 SE)
2025-10-15 19:06The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
Agenda Duration: 32m
Summary
The Riigikogu debated the first reading of Draft Act 684 on Amendments to the Act on the Election of the President of the Republic, which was initiated by 37 members of the Riigikogu. The bill was presented by Riigikogu Speaker …
Decisions 2
Discussion of the state issue of significant national importance initiated by the Committee on European Union Affairs: "Estonia's Choices and Opportunities in the European Union's 2028–2034 Long-Term Budget"
2025-10-15 17:23The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu held a debate on a matter of national importance concerning the European Union’s 2028–2034 long-term budget (MFF), focusing on Estonia’s choices and opportunities in the negotiations. Meelis Meigas, a representative of the Ministry of Finance, provided an overview …
Decisions 1
On the topic of ERM
2025-10-15 15:01The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The report addresses the response of Minister of Culture Heidy Purga to the interpellation by Martin Helme (EKRE) concerning the scandalous event "ÖÖ25" held at the Estonian National Museum (ERM). Martin Helme highlighted that an artist named "Valge Tüdruk" (White …
Decisions 1
Third reading of the Draft Act supplementing the Police and Border Guard Act (670 SE)
2025-10-08 20:29The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary
The discussion of the agenda item focused on the third reading of Bill 670, an amendment to the Police and Border Guard Act, initiated by Riigikogu members Peeter Tali, Ando Kiviberg, Anti Haugas, and Mati Raidma, which concerned the legalization …
Decisions 1
Population crisis
2025-10-08 16:25The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary
Varro Vooglaid, a member of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament), submitted an inquiry to Prime Minister Kristen Michal regarding the demographic crisis, emphasizing that Estonia is facing a demographic catastrophe, as the total fertility rate has dropped to 1.18 and the …
Decisions 1
First Reading of the 2026 State Budget Bill (737 SE)
2025-10-07 13:15The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Agenda Duration: 32m
Summary
The sitting included the first reading of the draft 2026 State Budget Act (737), initiated by the Government of the Republic, which was presented by Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi. The Minister emphasized that the budget was drafted in anticipation …
Decisions 1
First reading of the draft resolution (705 OE) of the Riigikogu, "The use of the Defence Forces in fulfilling Estonia's international obligations in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization or member state, European Union, or United Nations-led international military operation involving the initial contribution thereto."
2025-09-24 20:12Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
Agenda Duration: 10m
Summary
The agenda item concerned the first reading of Riigikogu Draft Resolution 705, which addresses the use of the Defence Forces in international military operations when contributing to them for the first time. Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur explained that the …
Decisions 2
Second reading of the draft law amending the Police and Border Guard Act (670 SE)
2025-09-24 18:36Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
Agenda Duration: 41m
Summary
The agenda focused on the second reading of Draft Act 670 on supplementing the Police and Border Guard Act, initiated by Riigikogu members Peeter Tali, Ando Kiviberg, Anti Haugas, and Mati Raidma. Madis Timpson, Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee, …
Decisions 4
Madis Timpson
Madis Timpson
Madis Timpson
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu "Proposal to the Republic of Estonia's Government to abandon the implementation of the Rail Baltic project in Estonia and to withdraw from all international agreements related to the project" (650 OE)
2025-09-24 17:26Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
Agenda Duration: 40s
Summary
The Riigikogu debated Draft Resolution 650, submitted by the parliamentary group of the Estonian Conservative People's Party (EKRE), which proposed that the Government of the Republic abandon the implementation of the Rail Baltic project in Estonia and withdraw from all …
Decisions 1
State finances
2025-09-24 15:1315th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, press briefing
Agenda Duration: 40s
Summary
The Riigikogu information hour addressed Prime Minister Kristen Michal's answers on the topic of state finance, focusing on the budget deficit, the growth of national debt, and the fairness of tax policy. Riigikogu member Martin Helme (EKRE) accused the government …