Kalle Grünthal
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 6 years
Total Speaking Time: 79h 16m
Agenda Items
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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 …
Decisions 1
Board elections of the Riigikogu
2025-03-27 12:1215th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 1m
Summary
The Riigikogu sitting took place on Thursday, March 17th, with the aim of electing the Riigikogu board, including the speaker and two deputy speakers. At the beginning of the sitting, the election procedures, derived from the Constitution and the Riigikogu …
Decisions 3
Security
2025-03-26 15:0215th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
Within the framework of the Riigikogu’s sixth question, the interrelation of security and demographic and economic phenomena was discussed, focusing on the impact of foreign labor flows, labor shortages, and the continued cultural and socio-cultural viability of the state. The …
Decisions 1
First reading of the draft law amending the Whistleblower Protection Act on Breaches of European Union Law and the Act on International Sanctions (EU restrictive measures directive) (584 SE)
2025-03-25 12:1715th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 7m
Summary
The second paragraph of the Chairman’s agenda covered the requirement for the first reading to pass the draft law (584) amending the whistleblower protection law regarding violations of European Union law and the international sanctions law. The draft is of …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Electricity Market Act (568 SE) - First Reading
2025-03-24 17:2015th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
Agenda Duration: 10m
Summary
The agenda item was the draft bill to amend the Electricity Market Act (No. 568), initiated by the Conservative People's Party of Estonia faction. The draft's purpose is to end subsidies for renewable energy support payments to wind energy producers, …