Mart Helme
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 9 years
Total Speaking Time: 52h 6m
Agenda Items
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First reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Local Government Council Election Act (166 SE)
2024-02-21 20:0115th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 15m
Summary
The 15th item on the Riigikogu agenda concerned the first reading of Bill 166, which proposed amendments to the Local Government Council Election Act. The bill was initiated by members of the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE): Henn Põlluaas, …
Decisions 1
First Reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Value Added Tax Act (286 SE)
2024-02-21 18:2715th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 38m
Summary
The Riigikogu debated the first reading of Bill 286, a draft act amending the Value Added Tax Act, which was initiated by the parliamentary group of the Conservative People's Party of Estonia. The aim of the bill was to lower …
Decisions 1
Second Reading of the Draft Act (347 SE) on the Amendment of the Aviation Act and the Health Care Services Organization Act
2024-02-21 16:1815th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu debated the second reading of Draft Act 347, which amends the Aviation Act and the Health Services Organization Act. The draft act was initiated by the Government of the Republic last November, with the aim of resolving a …
Decisions 1
Internal Security
2024-02-21 15:3915th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
Agenda Duration: 9m
Summary
The topic under discussion focused on internal security issues related to Ukrainian war refugees in Estonia. Mart Helme addressed a question to Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets, who was fulfilling the duties of the Prime Minister. The primary subject …
Decisions 1
Sanctions and political party funding
2024-02-21 15:0715th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
Agenda Duration: 4m
Summary
The interpellation to Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets (acting Prime Minister) focused on the funding of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) by major businessman Oleg Ossinovski, whose business activities in Russia during the war in Ukraine have raised moral …
Decisions 1
A campaign spreading fear of war on the streets of Tallinn
2024-02-21 14:3215th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The third item on the agenda concerned Varro Vooglaid’s interpellation to Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets (acting as Prime Minister) regarding the controversial poster campaign displayed in Tallinn (Mustamäe, Lasnamäe, Õismäe). The posters depicted buildings bombed out in the …
Decisions 1
Interpellation concerning Drug-Related Deaths (No. 496)
2024-02-19 17:1615th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 9m
Summary
The Riigikogu debated Interpellation No. 496 regarding drug-related deaths, which had been submitted by members of the Center Party faction. Andrei Korobeinik served as the rapporteur. The members who submitted the interpellation highlighted Estonia's position at the top of the …
Decisions 1
Debate on the matter of national importance initiated by the Isamaa faction, titled "Estonia in Economic Recession. What is to be done?"
2024-02-15 12:0215th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu debated a matter of national importance initiated by the Isamaa faction, titled "In Estonian Economic Recession. What to Do?". Three speakers presented during the discussion: Urmas Reinsalu, Chairman of Isamaa; Sirje Potisepp, Head of the Estonian Food Industry …
Decisions 1
Car Tax and Society
2024-02-14 14:5815th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
Agenda Duration: 6m
Summary
Today's session addressed the topic of the car tax and society as its fifth item, during which Riigikogu member Mart Helme posed a question to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Helme sharply criticized the Reform Party's previous reforms, claiming they had …
Decisions 1
First Reading of the Bill to Amend the Income Tax Act (230 SE)
2024-02-07 20:0515th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting.
Agenda Duration: 4m
Summary
Today's 11th item on the agenda dealt with Draft Act 230 on amendments to the Income Tax Act, initiated by the parliamentary group of the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE). The purpose of this draft was to impose an …