Varro Vooglaid

Varro Vooglaid

Email: varro.vooglaid@riigikogu.ee

Phone: +372 6316575

Gender: MALE

Status: Active

Parliament Seniority: 2 years

Total Speaking Time: 82h 9m

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Agenda Items

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Summary

Justice and Digital Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta presented a report to the Riigikogu on the implementation of "Principles of Legislation Policy until 2030." The Minister began on a positive note, highlighting an OECD study, according to which Estonia ranks fourth among …

Decisions 1
Collective
Decisions were not made.
2 speeches
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary

The agenda item considered by the chairperson concerns the first reading of bill 594, an act amending the excise tax act and the value-added tax act, initiated by the Conservative People's Party of Estonia parliamentary group. The bill proposes several …

Decisions 1
Collective
Bill 594's first reading has been postponed. The bill is dropped from …
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

The fourth agenda item concerned the second reading of the draft law 519 amending the Unemployment Insurance Act and related laws, initiated by the Government of the Republic. The core of the draft law involves replacing unemployment benefits with a …

Decisions 1
Collective
Twenty-four members of the Riigikogu voted in favor of the motion to …
Sending Estonian Defence Forces to Ukraine
2025-05-07 16:43
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
2 speeches
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary

The present meeting minutes addressed the topic of sending Estonian Defence Forces personnel to Ukraine. The Riigikogu assessed the possibility and extent to which Estonia should participate in a peacekeeping or peace enforcement mission together with its allies. Varro Vooglaid …

Decisions 1
Collective
Decisions were not made. The Riigikogu’s yachting expedition must be decided separately …
Sending Estonian soldiers to Ukraine
2025-05-07 15:27
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

The third question concerned the deployment of Estonian soldiers to Ukraine. The discussion focused on Estonia’s participation in foreign missions, the command model, and security risks: to what extent, if at all, Estonia should cooperate with allies, in what form …

Decisions 1
Collective
The government decided to participate in overseas missions in Ukraine alongside professional …
9 speeches
Agenda Duration: 1h 16m
Summary

The Riigikogu held the first reading of draft law 609, amending the Competition Act and related laws, initiated by the Estonian government. Justice and Digital Affairs Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta delivered a presentation from the Riigikogu rostrum, explaining the draft’s objectives, …

Decisions 1
Collective
First reading completed; draft 609 proceeds to the second reading. Voting result: …
Summary

The main question of the current agenda was the state question "The Drawbacks of Wind Power" initiated by the Conservative People's Party of Estonia’s faction and the related discussion in the Riigikogu. Four speakers were invited to the agenda (energetics …

Decisions 2
Collective
The session was extended to exhaustion until 2 PM; voting results: in …
Collective
The Riigikogu will not adopt the resolution regarding the agenda item in …
Summary

The first agenda item concerned the Riigikogu draft resolution 576 submitted by the Centre Party faction, the purpose of which is to establish a Riigikogu investigative committee to examine the security of the Riigikogu’s e-election process. A representative presentation was …

Decisions 1
Collective
Bill 576 rejected on the first reading; the vote result: 48 in …
Summary

The draft resolution of the Riigikogu, number 575, concerns the Isamaa faction's proposal, which aims to compel the government to submit to the Riigikogu an action plan for the development of Estonia’s electricity generation capacities and electrical grids to ensure …

Decisions 1
Collective
Bill 575's final vote at the Riigikogu session ended with 18 votes …
Inquiry regarding offshore wind farms (no. 722)
2025-04-14 21:33
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

The representative agenda item number four addressed the development of offshore wind farms in Estonia, covering the topics of slamming and subsidies. The speakers were members of the Riigikogu (Parliament), Lauri Laats, Vladimir Arhipov, and Aleksei Jevgrafov, who presented inquiry …

Decisions 1
Collective
Following further discussion, no specific decisions were made; the session focused on …