By Years: Eerik-Niiles Kross

The primary legislative focus involves amending the constitution to establish a citizenship law governing local elections, an action viewed as concluding the transition period. A second priority is the adoption of Riigikogu (Parliament) statements (such as those supporting Georgia), intended to provide Estonia with clear foreign policy direction and influence the broader European consensus.

The primary legislative focus is initiating and supporting the draft act to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia, in order to introduce a citizenship requirement (for Estonian, EU, and NATO citizens) in local elections. Furthermore, the speaker is actively involved in drafting and presenting Riigikogu statements that provide a political assessment of international crises (such as the democracy crisis in Georgia and the non-recognition of Russian elections).