Helle-Moonika Helme
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 6 years
Total Speaking Time: 74h 7m
Agenda Items
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Draft law amending the Value Added Tax Act (596 SE) – First Reading
2025-05-22 00:44Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Agenda Duration: 15m
Summary
We have reached the last item on the agenda: the first reading of the draft law amending the Value Added Tax Act, initiated by the Conservative People's Party of Estonia faction, number 596. The draft's aim is to lower the …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Income Tax Act (597 SE) - First Reading
2025-05-21 23:59Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Agenda Duration: 7m
Summary
Agenda item number 11 addressed the draft law amending the income tax act 597 for its first reading, initiated by the Estonian Conservative People’s Party faction. The draft’s purpose was to reduce the income tax rate to 20%, while government …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Liquid Fuels Act (622 SE) - First Reading
2025-05-21 21:39Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Agenda Duration: 6m
Summary
First reading of the presentation: First reading of draft law 622, amending the Liquid Fuel Act, initiated by the Government of the Republic. The purpose of the draft is to establish oversight and responsibility related to the adoption of sustainable …
Decisions 1
Inquiry regarding labor productivity, Estonia's competitiveness, and cheap labor (no. 742)
2025-05-19 20:4815th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Agenda Duration: 1m
Summary
The Riigikogu discussed Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Erkki Keldo’s responses to Riigikogu members Jaak Valge and Leo Kunnase’s interpellation no. 742 concerning labor productivity, Estonia’s competitiveness, and cheap labor. The interpellation’s representative, Jaak Valge, sharply criticized the government's …
Decisions 1
Inquiry Regarding the Future of Estonian Agriculture (No. 730)
2025-05-19 19:1415th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The presented inquiry concerned the future of Estonian agriculture, and within its scope, primarily addressed the future approaches, funding, and vitality of rural areas under the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Questions and answers presented from the Riigikogu speaker's …
Decisions 1
Inquiry Regarding the Security of the Southeastern Border Region of Estonia (No. 729)
2025-05-19 18:2415th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Agenda Duration: 35m
Summary
The first agenda item addressed the inquiry presented by Rain Epler (and associates) regarding the security of the southeastern border area. Parliament heard from Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, who provided answers and clarifications concerning plans to strengthen border zone security …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Nature Conservation Act, the Hunting Act, and the State Property Act (612 SE) – First Reading
2025-05-15 02:5515th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 11m
Summary
The Riigikogu debated the first reading of Draft Act 612 on amendments to the Nature Conservation Act, the Hunting Act, and the State Assets Act, initiated by the Government of the Republic. Minister of Energy and Environment Andres Sutt introduced …
Decisions 2
Draft law (610 SE) for amending the Nature Conservation Act and, in consequence, amending other laws (Nature assessment) – first reading
2025-05-15 01:1515th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 9m
Summary
12. Agenda item concerned the draft law 610 for the amendment of the Nature Conservation Act, initiated by the Republic’s Government, and the amendment of other laws associated with it (Nature Assessment), for its first reading. The presenter was Andres …
Decisions 3
Draft law (587 SE) on joining the protocol amending the Convention on offences and certain other acts committed on board aircraft
2025-05-15 00:5815th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 9m
Summary
11. Agenda item addressed the draft law 587 for the first reading of the accession to the protocol amending the convention concerning offenses and certain other acts committed on board aircraft, initiated by the Government of the Republic. The aim …
Decisions 2
Draft law amending the Securities Market Act and, in consequence thereof, amending other laws (588 SE) – second reading
2025-05-14 23:2715th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 42m
Summary
The Riigikogu discussed the draft law amending the Securities Market Act, and related laws, initiated by the Republic’s Government, for a second reading (588). The draft law’s purpose is to adopt the EU directive to improve gender balance in the …