By Agendas: Kalle Laanet

The legislative focus is currently aimed at enhancing the clarity of legal norms and reforming procedural law to prevent individuals from being subjected to unjust criminal prosecution. He stresses the necessity of making the prosecutor’s office’s decision-making process regarding appeals collegial, and of identifying more lenient measures for human errors—measures that would not infringe upon fundamental rights as severely as criminal proceedings do.

The legislative priority is the successful processing and bringing to the third reading of the draft Act amending the Identity Documents Act (572 SE). The objectives include the streamlining of legal acts, the specification of data protection authorization norms, and bringing the Act into conformity with the EU regulation on return certificates. The speaker is the presenter of the principal committee's proposals.

The main legislative priority is the amendment of the Identity Documents Act (Bill 572 SE) to strengthen security controls related to e-residency and citizenship. Also crucial was the urgent transfer of provisions concerning the invalidation of digital identity cards into Draft Bill 548, ensuring they would enter into force by May 1st. Kalle Laanet, acting as the committee's representative, proposed concluding the first reading of the draft bill.

The main legislative focus is strengthening parliamentary oversight through the formation of an investigative committee (Bill 543 OE). The goal, as legislators, is to identify and remedy gaps in existing laws and the division of labor to prevent similar situations from occurring in the future. Supporters of the investigative committee back the initiative, while opponents advocate for rejecting the bill.

The primary legislative focus is the bill (565 SE) strengthening maritime security, which the speaker firmly supports on behalf of the Reform Party. The objective is to amend the Defence Forces Organization Act and the Economic Zone Act to ensure sufficient response capability. The modernization of the naval fleet is foreseen as the next step.

The legislative focus was on the draft bill (453 SE) amending the Law on Holidays and Important Dates. During its processing, emphasis was placed on procedural correctness and adherence to deadlines. The majority of the committee preferred to reject the bill in order to await a thorough analysis and review the entire holiday system as a whole.

The primary legislative focus is the rejection of Bill 460 OE (Formation of the Rail Baltic Investigative Committee). He/She prefers utilizing existing legislative oversight tools (such as interpellations and special committees) instead of creating new temporary structures, which, in his/her assessment, would duplicate the work.

The legislative focus is centered on the policy for financing national defense and the mechanisms for its implementation, topics which were raised in the context of the discussion of the Bank of Estonia's report. The speaker is primarily a seeker of solutions and a questioner, rather than the initiator of specific draft legislation.

The primary legislative priority is the comprehensive overhaul of the Code of Criminal Procedure (KMS), the first ten proposals of which are scheduled to move to the Riigikogu shortly. Emphasis is also placed on the need to create legislation that would preclude legal maneuvering and the subjective discretion of officials.

The main legislative focus is on supporting the proposal put forth by the Chancellor of Justice, which aims to bring the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act, along with other legislation, into compliance with the Constitution. The speaker is a strong proponent of this initiative and serves as its rapporteur in the Riigikogu.