By Years: Urmas Kruuse

Total Years: 2

Fully Profiled: 2

2025

58 Speeches

The legislative focus falls under the remit of the Rural Affairs Committee, which acts as an active initiator and rapporteur in improving and adopting draft legislation. Priorities include the harmonization of EU agricultural policy, amendments to the Feed Act, and the abolition of the licensing requirement for catering services in childcare facilities to reduce bureaucracy. The Committee is also involved in processing amendments to the Early Childhood Education Act to extend the deadlines for the entry into force of local government regulations.
2024

70 Speeches

The legislative focus is heavily centered on the processing of rural development and food safety laws, with [the person] serving as the leading committee's representative in harmonizing novel food, plant propagation, and general food law with EU legislation. He/She emphasizes the necessity of increasing the pipeline of new veterinarians and finding solutions regarding the duration of the six-year study program. Furthermore, he/she is critical of the proposed moratorium on the climate law, arguing that it would damage the global competitiveness of businesses.