
Helle-Moonika Helme
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 6 years
Total Speaking Time: 70h 23m
Agenda Items
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Draft law amending the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (536 SE) – first reading
2024-11-20 17:1215th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The present agenda item concerns draft law 536 for amending the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia and the associated debate regarding the extension and restriction of suffrage in local government elections. The discussion will focus on three main aspects: …
Decisions 2
The state's financial situation
2024-11-20 15:2815th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, press briefing.
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The agenda item was the Riigikogu’s eighth question regarding the state’s financial situation and budget forecasts. Member of the Riigikogu Rain Epler raised the question concerning the Ministry of Finance’s summer forecast of 3.3% growth, and the European Commission’s forecast …
Decisions 1

The situation in the country
2024-11-20 14:4815th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, press briefing.
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary
The discussion of the fifth question focused on the state of the country, the management of mineral resources, and the future of exploiting state assets. Helle-Moonika Helme posed a question to the prime minister regarding phosphorite reserves, drawing attention to …
Decisions 1
Second reading of the draft law on the 2025 state budget (513 SE)
2024-11-13 21:3215th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
Agenda Duration: 18m
Summary
The following agenda item concerned the discussion of the draft State Budget Act for 2025, initiated by the Republic of Estonia’s Government, during the Riigikogu’s second reading. The presenter was the Chair of the Finance Committee, Annely Akkermann, whose speech …
Decisions 3
Draft law amending the State Budget Act (511 SE) - Second Reading
2024-11-13 17:3915th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
Agenda Duration: 25m
Summary
The discussions concerned the second reading of the bill to amend the state budget law, initiated by the Government of the Republic, in the Riigikogu. The presenter was Maris Lauri from the Riigikogu Finance Committee. The agenda included the sessions …
Decisions 2
Second reading of the bill (457 SE) amending the Act on the Government of the Republic and amending other acts in connection therewith (restructuring the State Real Estate Enterprise into the State Real Estate and Cadastre Enterprise)
2024-11-12 12:0515th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 11m
Summary
The first item on the agenda concerned the second reading in the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) of Bill 457 amending the State Government Act and related laws (reorganization of the State Real Estate Enterprise into the State Real Estate and Spatial …
Decisions 2
Draft law amending the Act on Termination of Pregnancy and Sterilisation (459 SE) - First Reading
2024-11-11 18:0615th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 1h 5m
Summary
Bill 459, the draft law initiated by Member of the Riigikogu Varro Vooglaid regarding the “Law Amending the Law on Termination of Pregnancy and Sterilization,” addressed the financing of healthcare services by the Riigikogu. The draft law’s objective is to …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Holiday and Commemoration Day Act (453 SE) – first reading
2024-11-11 17:1915th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
Today's discussion focused on Bill 453, or the "additional day of rest," for amending the Holidays and Commemoration Days Act, and the organization of public holidays and their applicable working hours. According to the bill, the Holidays and Commemoration Days …
Decisions 1
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu “Establishment of a Riigikogu investigative committee to investigate circumstances related to the Rail Baltic project” (460 OE)
2024-11-07 13:1415th Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30m
Summary
The agenda item concerned the draft resolution 460 submitted by the Centre Party faction of the Riigikogu – the establishment of a Riigikogu investigative committee to examine circumstances related to the Rail Baltic project. The initial speaker proposed forming an …
Decisions 1
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu, "Submitting a proposal to the Republic's Government to lower the value-added tax on foodstuffs to 5 percent" (492 OE)
2024-11-07 12:0315th Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 27m
Summary
The current agenda focused on the procedure for draft resolution 492 of the Riigikogu, submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, titled "Proposal to the Republic of Government to reduce the VAT on foodstuffs to 5 percent." The draft was …