Lauri Laats

This sitting was a fun and festive gathering in the Riigikogu hall to mark the end of the year, centered around the distribution of Christmas presents and gifts, alongside a suitably ironic discussion about the year’s happenings. An introduction filled …

This agenda item concerned the third reading of the draft law amending the Act on the Status of a Member of the Riigikogu (Parliament). The draft was initiated in collaboration with several factions (including Eesti 200, the Social Democratic Party, …

Member of the Riigikogu Varro Vooglaid submitted an inquiry to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna regarding Estonia’s intervention in Georgia’s internal affairs. Vooglaid accused the minister of systematically damaging Estonian-Georgian relations, citing the imposition of sanctions on Georgian …

The second question in the Riigikogu addressed the state budget savings and the propagandistic and actual cuts associated with it. The first part concerned the termination of funding for the school psychologists' advisory line 1226 and the need for 30,000 …

The agenda item was the third reading of bill 461, amending the Waste Management Act and, in connection with that, amending other laws, initiated by the Republic's Government. Although the bill's title referred to the Waste Management Act, all speakers …

The second item on the agenda: the first reading of the draft law amending the State Government Act 523, initiated by the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) fraction of the Centre Party. The presenter was Member of the Riigikogu Lauri Laats. The …

The Riigikogu debated the first reading of bill 533 amending the Product Conformity Act. Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Erkki Keldo presented the bill, which has two main objectives: to align the law with the European Union’s new general …

The fifth agenda item concerned the 513rd third reading of the draft State Budget Act for 2025 initiated by the Government of the Republic. A presentation was given by the Chairman of the Riigikogu Finance Committee, Annely Akkermann; the discussion …

In the first part, the discussion revolved around the eighth question to the Riigikogu, presented by Urmas Reinsalu to the Minister of the Interior, Lauri Läänemets, concerning people's ability to cope and the planned tax increases next year. The discussion …

During the Riigikogu session's seventh question, the Minister of the Interior, Lauri Läänemets, was addressed in the Prime Minister's capacity. The question was presented in collaboration with the Member of the Riigikogu, Aleksandr Tšaplõgin, and focused on economic growth and …