Kalle Grünthal
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 6 years
Total Speaking Time: 79h 16m
Agenda Items
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Debate on the nationally significant issue "The Drawbacks of Wind Power," initiated by the faction of the Estonian Conservative People's Party.
2025-04-24 13:0715th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 1h 0m
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
Second reading of the draft law amending the Electricity Market Act (555 SE)
2025-04-23 18:1815th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 40s
Summary
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 …
Decisions 1
Draft law (583 SE) for the second reading on accession to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and approval of amendment to Article 20(1) of the Convention.
2025-04-23 17:2115th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 16m
Summary
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 …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Act on Obligations and, consequently, other laws (613 SE) – first reading
2025-04-22 15:2915th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 1m
Summary
The second item on the agenda concerns bill 613 (first reading) amending the Civil Code, as initiated by the Government of the Republic, and consequently amending other laws. The bill aims to ensure that every individual legally residing in the …
Decisions 2
Mart Võrklaev
Draft law amending the Public Transport Act (578 SE) - First Reading
2025-04-15 16:24Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Agenda Duration: 18m
Summary
The second item on the agenda concerned the first reading of the draft law amending the Public Transport Act, initiated by Member of the Riigikogu Kalle Grünthal, number 578. The draft law aimed to align the content and classification sections …
Decisions 2
The Chancellor of Justice's proposal to align the Motor Vehicle Tax Act and the Road Traffic Act with the Basic Law.
2025-04-10 13:0315th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 44m
Summary
The general introduction to the agenda addressed the Chancellor of Justice’s proposal to bring the motor vehicle tax law and the traffic law into conformity with the constitution. Ülle Madise emphasized that the tax system must not confiscate property or …
Decisions 1
The first reading of the draft resolution (569 OE) of the Riigikogu, "Proposal to the Government of the Republic to temporarily suspend the processing of all planning procedures related to wind farms, with a deferral until the establishment of an up-to-date methodology for infrasound measurements and the setting of limit values for sound pressure levels."
2025-04-09 20:4915th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30m
Summary
The fifth agenda item concerned the Riigikogu draft resolution submitted by the Conservative People's Party of Estonia, proposing to temporarily suspend the processing of all planning procedures related to wind farms until an updated methodology for infrasound measurements and the …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Income Tax Act (566 SE) – First Reading
2025-04-09 18:3915th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu debated the first reading of Bill 566, a draft act amending the Income Tax Act initiated by the faction of the Estonian Conservative People's Party (EKRE), which is also known as the banking tax bill. Rapporteur Rain Epler …
Decisions 1
Continuation of the first reading of the draft law on declaring the Motor Vehicle Tax Act invalid (592 SE)
2025-04-09 17:0815th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The agenda includes the first reading of the draft motor vehicle tax law 592. The draft was initiated by the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) faction, and now it has been brought back for discussion with various viewpoints: the …
Decisions 1
Draft law on declaring the Motor Vehicle Tax Act invalid (592 SE) - first reading
2025-04-08 16:2715th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The first reading discussed draft law 592 (first reading), initiated by the EKRE fraction, to declare the motor vehicle tax law invalid. The presenter was Rene Kokk, and his speech contained strong criticism of the government's tax structure and the …