Helle-Moonika Helme

The session focused on the first reading of bill 488, which aims to declare the motor vehicle tax act invalid, initiated by the Isamaa faction. The bill’s purpose is to terminate or declare invalid the motor vehicle tax (automotive tax), …

Agenda item eight addressed the shortage of teachers in educational institutions and the future of vocational education, exemplified by Hiiumaa Vocational School. Questioner Vladimir Arhipov raised the issue of the teacher workforce shortage and the transition to Estonian-language instruction, and …

The first agenda item addressed the expansion or restrictions of suffrage in local government elections and the associated political rhetoric, including the role of non-citizens and grey passport holders. The debate focused on whether, in addition to Estonian citizens, other …

The first item on the agenda was an overview of the Republic of Estonia's activities in implementing European Union policy. The presentation was given by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (later from the Parliament’s rostrum), followed by the Chairman of the …

The Riigikogu addressed a request for information presented by members of the Riigikogu Andrei Korobeinik, Aleksandr Tšaplõgin, Vadim Belobrovtsev, Aleksei Jevgrafov and Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart regarding the spread of narcotics and overdose deaths in Estonia. Andrei Korobeinik, speaking on behalf of …

The Riigikogu discussed, in the second reading, draft law 469, initiated by the Government of the Republic, on the ratification of International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190 – the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work. …

At the session discussing the third agenda item, the motion to express a vote of no confidence in Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi, submitted by members of the Riigikogu, was debated. The procedure stipulates: speeches by the representative of the motion …

The second agenda item concerned the Ministry of the Interior's Minister of the Interior, Lauri Läänemets’s, political statement on internal security and proposed solutions in the form of a draft, addressing the influence of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the …

The Riigikogu discussed the first reading of the draft law amending the Customs Act, initiated by the Republic's Government, 515. The presenter, Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi, introduced the main objectives of the draft: improving customs supervision, eliminating excessive regulations, and …

The Riigikogu considered the second reading of bill 516, the Act amending the Accounting Act and, consequently, other Acts, initiated by the Government of the Republic. The purpose of the bill is to implement sustainability reporting and to specify its …