Mart Helme

Mart Helme

Email: mart.helme@riigikogu.ee

Phone: +372 6316497

Gender: MALE

Status: Active

Parliament Seniority: 9 years

Total Speaking Time: 52h 6m

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Agenda Items

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2 speeches
Agenda Duration: 19m
Summary

This agenda item addressed Inquiry No. 598, submitted by Riigikogu members Urmas Reinsalu, Helir-Valdor Seeder, Priit Sibul, Mart Maastik, Tõnis Lukas, and Jaanus Karilaid, concerning extensive business activity originating from Estonia and linked to Russia during the war in Ukraine. …

Decisions 1
Collective
No decisions were adopted during the discussion of the interpellation. It was …
Interpellation concerning Estonia's critical demographic situation (No. 597)
2024-03-11 17:54
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
6 speeches
Agenda Duration: 35m
Summary

The Riigikogu debate centered on the interpellation submitted by Riigikogu members Vadim Belobrovtsev, Aleksandr Tšaplõgin, Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart, Aleksei Jevgrafov, Lauri Laats, and Andrei Korobeinik concerning Estonia's critical demographic situation. Interpellator Vadim Belobrovtsev, in his presentation, highlighted worrying data from Statistics …

Decisions 1
Collective
No decisions were made
First Reading of the Draft Act Amending the Local Government Council Election Act (290 SE)
2024-03-06 20:48
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
7 speeches
Agenda Duration: 48m
Summary

On the agenda of the Riigikogu session was Bill 290, initiated by the faction of the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE), concerning amendments to the Local Government Council Election Act. The bill aimed to restrict the right to vote …

Decisions 1
Collective
Draft Bill 290 (Draft Act amending the Local Government Council Election Act) …
First Reading of the Draft Act Amending the Law Enforcement Act (163 SE)
2024-03-06 19:19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
2 speeches
Agenda Duration: 24m
Summary

The Riigikogu debate focused on the first reading of the draft bill (163 SE) amending the Law Enforcement Act, which was initiated by EKRE faction members Helle-Moonika Helme and Henn Põlluaas. The purpose of the bill was to prohibit the …

Decisions 1
Collective
The Riigikogu rejected Bill 163 on the first reading (40 in favor, …
Summary

The Riigikogu debated Bill 359, initiated by the Government of the Republic, concerning amendments to the organization of the energy sector act and the environmental impact assessment and environmental management system act, during its first reading. The main objective of …

Decisions 3
Collective
The proposal by the Estonian Conservative People's Party faction to reject Bill …
Collective
The first reading of Bill 359 was concluded.
Collective
The deadline for submitting amendments was set for March 20, 2024, at …
Security
2024-03-06 15:48
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, press briefing
3 speeches
Agenda Duration: 2m
Summary

Today’s information hour focused on security issues, particularly concerning Estonia’s position in the war in Ukraine and topics discussed at international meetings. Riigikogu member Mart Helme (EKRE) posed a pointed question to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, accusing the head of …

Decisions 1
Collective
No official decisions or draft legislation were adopted during the information session. …
The Prime Minister's Messages
2024-03-06 14:58
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, press briefing
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

The agenda item discussed concerned the messages of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, which were presented by Riigikogu member Kert Kingo (EKRE). The information session became extremely tense and focused on two main topics: Estonia's security and allied relations, and the …

Decisions 1
Collective
No political decisions were adopted during the information session. The presiding officer …
Transition to Estonian-language education
2024-03-06 14:44
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, press briefing
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

The fourth topic during the Riigikogu question hour centered on questions directed at the Minister of Education and Research, Kristina Kallas, concerning the transition to Estonian-language instruction. The questions were posed by Riigikogu member Vadim Belobrovtsev, who highlighted two primary …

Decisions 1
Collective
No official legislative or executive decisions were made within the scope of …
2 speeches
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary

The first reading of Bill 356, initiated by the Government of the Republic, concerning the amendment of the Energy Sector Organization Act and other acts, was discussed. The bill proposes amendments to three acts: the Energy Sector Organization Act, the …

Decisions 2
Mario Kadastik Mario Kadastik
The Economic Affairs Committee reached consensus on the decisions to appoint Mario …
Rain Epler Rain Epler
On behalf of the EKRE faction, a proposal was made to reject …
Summary

The Minister of Education and Research, Kristina Kallas, presented a report to the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) on the implementation of the education reforms outlined in the country's long-term development strategy, "Eesti 2035." The Minister framed her presentation around three significant …

Decisions 1
Collective
Following the conclusion of the debate on this agenda item, the Riigikogu …