Lauri Laats

Riigikogu member Vadim Belobrovtsev posed a question to Justice and Digital Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta regarding the European Commission fine imposed on Estonia. The fine, amounting to €400,000 plus €3,000 for each day of delay, was levied on Estonia due to …

The second agenda item addressed the impact of tax policy, followed by the topics of bank taxation and state defense funding. The first part focused on assessing the impact of tax increases and asking which indicators and initial signs one …

The first agenda item addressed Elektrilevi’s activities concerning cables of Belarusian origin and the implementation of European Union sanctions. Kok raised concerns about how the state-owned company is complying with the sanctions and what plans there are for finding replacement …

The Riigikogu discussed the draft law amending the Foreigners Act and related laws (improving migration proceedings) 548 for its first reading, initiated by the Republic of Estonia’s Government. Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets introduced the draft, the purpose of …

This agenda item focused on the question submitted last year by members of the Riigikogu – Andrei Korobeinik, Aleksandr Tšaplõgin, Aleksei Jevgrafov, Lauri Laats, Vladimir Arhipov, and Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart – regarding the mobile application eesti.ee. The content of the question …

The Riigikogu debate on the first reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu “In Support of the People of Georgia” (draft 564). The draft was submitted by Riigikogu members Eerik-Niiles Kross, Marko Mihkelson, Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski, Luisa Rõivas, Katrin Kuusemäe, …

The discussion focused on the first reading of bill 539, amending the value-added tax law, initiated by the Conservative People's Party of Estonia. The bill’s aim is to reduce the value-added tax on food for all food products, in order …

The agenda continued with the first reading of bill 538, the draft law declaring the Motor Vehicle Tax Act invalid, initiated by the Isamaa faction. The presiding officer clarified that the discussion would continue from where it left off yesterday, …

The focus of the planned meeting was on irregularities and time-critical challenges within the Estonian healthcare system, specifically regarding the accessibility of primary care and specialist physicians. The lack of primary care services, the aging of family doctors and questions …

The session primarily focused on the topic of state defense expenditure and procurement of supplies, initiated by Isamaa faction representative Urmas Reinsalu, who presented a question to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Reinsalu criticized the government for indecisiveness regarding the procurement …