Mart Helme

This agenda item concerns draft law 517 to amend the 2024 State Budget Act – second reading. The draft centers on amendments to the Ministry of Finance’s compilation of funding and adherence to the budget preparation rules associated with it. …

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 …

The focus of this seventh agenda item was security, and the Riigikogu discussed two main topics: firstly, civilian oversight of the Defence Forces and its impact on cooperation between the government and parliament (including mechanisms and transparency of civilian oversight), …

The sixth question addressed subsidies to municipalities and related reforms in the education sector. The Ministry of Education and the Estonian Union of Education Employees have reached an agreement to create or restore a teacher career model that takes into …

The first item on the Riigikogu's agenda concerned the referral of the fifth question to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. The question was submitted by Riigikogu member Rain Epler, and the topic was the government's action plan in light of the …

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 …

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 …

The Riigikogu discussed the issue of closing rural schools in today’s information session, focusing particularly on the role of Hiiumaa Vocational School and increasing the sustainability of small schools. During the discussion, it was highlighted that to ensure the functioning …

Riigikogu member Riina Solman (Isamaa) submitted an interpellation to Prime Minister Kristen Michal regarding voting rights, focusing on restricting the suffrage of citizens of aggressor states and stateless persons in local elections. Solman acknowledged the Prime Minister for taking up …

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 …