Mart Helme

The first reading of the draft law to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia, bill 527. The bill was presented by 28 members of the Riigikogu and its purpose is to amend the right to vote in the …

The present agenda item concerns draft law 536 for amending the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia and the associated debate regarding the extension and restriction of suffrage in local government elections. The discussion will focus on three main aspects: …

The procedural discussion encompassed an amendment to the Constitution regarding the rights of non-citizens to participate in local elections. The draft's main idea would be to grant the right to participate in local elections to non-citizens residing in an administrative …

The following agenda item concerned the discussion of the draft State Budget Act for 2025, initiated by the Republic of Estonia’s Government, during the Riigikogu’s second reading. The presenter was the Chair of the Finance Committee, Annely Akkermann, whose speech …

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 …