By Months: Urmas Kruuse
Total Months: 9
Fully Profiled: 9
11.2025
3 Speeches
The legislative focus is on overseeing the executive branch, requiring explanations and data concerning the contracts related to prison planning and security provision. The objective is to ensure that the Riigikogu is fully informed about the necessary security measures and the resulting reassuring effect they have on the public.
10.2025
5 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is on the 2026 state budget and the financing of associated national defense expenditures. The speaker is a proponent of the budget, seeking to clarify its positive effect on the tax burden and defend it against public criticism.
09.2025
9 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed toward better protecting depositors' funds through the regulation of credit unions. A key priority involves reviewing the public procurement program to prioritize local and community-sourced food for use in childcare facilities and government institutions. He/She seeks solutions to prevent criminal charges from being filed regarding issues of residence registration.
06.2025
5 Speeches
The legislative priority is tied to the work of the Rural Affairs Committee, where he/she supported amendments to the Pre-school Education Act aimed at extending the deadlines for the entry into force of local government regulations until the end of August 2026. He/She is also addressing administrative law matters concerning the legality of entries in the residence register.
05.2025
14 Speeches
The main legislative priority is an amendment to the Basic Education Act and the Food Act to abolish the operating license requirement for catering services in childcare facilities, thereby reducing the administrative burden before the law enters into force on September 1, 2025. He/She is the initiator and primary rapporteur of this draft bill, focusing on improving a specific provision.
04.2025
2 Speeches
The legislative focus centers on policy oversight, particularly concerning reforms to the prison system and security guarantees, as well as improving regulations supporting the culture and sports sector. The speaker primarily acts as an overseer and proponent, calling for the sustainability of political decisions.
03.2025
1 Speeches
The focus is centered on the government's political priorities and the measures designed to support industry and exports. The importance of appointing a Minister of Industry is highlighted as a sign of a political change in direction.
02.2025
12 Speeches
The primary legislative interests focused on amending the Local Government Organization Act (specifically, enforcing pet ownership regulations) and ensuring equity in funding systems for the sports sector. The speaker was active as a representative of the Rural Affairs Committee during the deliberation of Draft Legislation 551 SE, which likely addressed issues related to hunting and pest/nuisance species control.
01.2025
12 Speeches
The legislative priority is the deliberation of the implementation of the EU agricultural policy and Draft Law 546 on Feed, with the second reading scheduled for January 21st and the third for January 29th. The second key focus is correcting an error in the Law on the Breeding of Farm Animals to ensure the transposition of directives and meet the notification requirement. The speaker is a representative of the lead committee, responsible for advancing the drafts to the final vote.