By Months: Signe Kivi
Total Months: 9
Fully Profiled: 9
11.2024
8 Speeches
The legislative focus is on refining budget specifics, ensuring transparency in the funding of public cultural institutions, and learning from the experiences of ministerial reorganizations. Also crucial is understanding the complex aspects of amending the constitution and ensuring the efficiency of parliamentary committees (especially the Environment Committee).
10.2024
5 Speeches
The discussion focuses on amendments related to child protection legislation, specifically questioning their effectiveness in preventing abuse. It also addresses the legislative procedure itself, inquiring about the opportunities for submitting amendments during the second reading of the draft bill.
09.2024
2 Speeches
The legislative focus is centered on institutional changes and administrative organization, particularly the recall and appointment of members of the National Opera Council. A second priority is ensuring the procedural clarity of the draft legislation and precisely determining the initiator's intentions regarding the matter of public holidays. The speaker is acting as the rapporteur for the bill.
06.2024
1 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed toward institutional oversight and accountability related to the handling of the Bank of Estonia's report. The speaker's role is that of questioner and overseer.
05.2024
6 Speeches
The main legislative priorities are supporting the inclusion of the Estonia extension on the list of objects of national importance, and amending the Language Act to ensure better supervision and enforcement of the Estonian language. He/She is in a supporting role, backing the Language Act bill initiated by Isamaa, even though the majority of the committee rejected it.
04.2024
3 Speeches
His/Her primary legislative focus is on Draft Law 365 (concerning the Russian-language websites of ministries), where he/she serves as the representative of the lead committee and the organizer of the proceedings. He/She is also focused on clarifying the Ministry of Culture’s policy regarding the balance of support for cultural organizations.
03.2024
5 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is on the draft legislation to amend the Estonian Cultural Endowment Act and the Gambling Tax Act. The goal of this bill is to secure social guarantees for creative professionals and provide funding for strategically important cultural infrastructure. The politician is a staunch advocate and explainer of this draft, highlighting the long-standing, unresolved issues that it finally addresses.
02.2024
5 Speeches
The main legislative priority is the amendment of the Estonian Cultural Endowment Act and the Gambling Tax Act, the purpose of which is the creation of social guarantees and the funding of cultural facilities. The speaker is the initiator of this draft bill (via the Culture Committee) and a strong supporter (on behalf of the Reform Party faction).
01.2024
3 Speeches
The legislative focus is centered on a specific draft bill concerning the handling of symbols (sculptural groups) of the Soviet occupation. The speaker is rather in the role of a questioner and skeptic, examining the arguments of the bill's initiators and attempting to expand the legislative scope to include other works of art.