Tõnis Lukas

Member of the Riigikogu, Tõnis Lukas, posed a question to the Minister of Culture, Heidy Purga, regarding the tourism strategy 2035, sharply criticizing the fact that the development plan drawn up by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications has …

Today, the Riigikogu discussed the draft Basic Education Act initiated by the Republic of Estonia for the 419th time, its third reading. The discussion primarily focused on how to better develop children with varying levels of linguistic preparedness in schools …

The Riigikogu’s second question was addressed to the Minister of Justice and Digital Transformation, Liisa-Ly Pakosta, and concerned the restriction of voting rights for citizens of aggressor states in local government (KOV) elections. Riigikogu member Riina Solman (Isamaa) initiated the …

The focus of the presentation was Agenda Item Seven: the third reading of the draft law amending the 2024 state budget law, initiated by the Republic's Government. The presentation was given by Annely Akkermann, Chair of the Finance Committee of …

The agenda item concerned the third reading of the bill on amending the Education Act of the Republic of Estonia and amending other related laws (establishing the obligation to attend school) initiated by the Government of the Republic (obligation to …

The focus of the discussion is the amendment of the constitution regarding local government elections, and whether and how to include Russian citizens and stateless persons in the right to vote. Isamaa has long emphasized that restricting the voting rights …

Thematic agenda summary: Today, in the Riigikogu, the content of four inquiries was addressed, along with two larger discussions focusing on the quality of stakeholder involvement, economic sustainability, and legislative culture. The first inquiry concerned stakeholder involvement, presented by Urmas …

The first reading of Bill 514, initiated by the Cultural Committee concerning the amendment of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Act, was on the agenda of the Riigikogu. The bill was presented by Margit Sutrop, a member of the Cultural …

The following agenda item concerned the discussion of the draft State Budget Act for 2025, initiated by the Republic of Estonia’s Government, during the Riigikogu’s second reading. The presenter was the Chair of the Finance Committee, Annely Akkermann, whose speech …

The sixth question addressed subsidies to municipalities and related reforms in the education sector. The Ministry of Education and the Estonian Union of Education Employees have reached an agreement to create or restore a teacher career model that takes into …