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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 draft law amending the Accounting Act and, consequently, other laws, for the second reading was discussed within the first and only agenda item. The draft concerns changes to the rates of accounting and auditing obligations, with the aim of …

In the context of the fifth question presented, discussions revolved around the actions taken by Lauri Läänemets as Minister of the Interior before the Riigikogu, while performing the duties of Prime Minister, and focused on the confusing substitution activities. Helir-Valdor …

Under agenda item three, the Riigikogu considered the first reading of the draft law amending the Act on the Status of a Member of the Riigikogu, initiated by the Estonian Centre Party faction, number 528. The main point of the …

The agenda item concerned the second reading of the draft law amending the Waste Act, initiated by the Government of the Republic, and amending other laws related to it, bill number 461. The purpose of the draft law is to …

The Riigikogu debated the inquiry No. 664 concerning the investigation of phosphorite and rare earth metals at the Toolse deposit and potential future mining. The inquiry members were Jaak Valge, Ants Froschi, and Leo Kunnas, whose questions focused on the …

During the discussion of the third agenda item, a request for information no. 663, concerning Estonia’s vote at the United Nations General Assembly on September 18, 2024, was presented by members of the Riigikogu Vadim Belobrovtsev, Lauri Laatsi, Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart, …

The presented inquiry regarding the government commission’s activity on population policy addresses questions of the commission’s frequency, the number of experts involved, and transparency. Considering the demographic crisis and the sustainability of the population, the inquirers emphasize the need to …

The topic of the sixth question was security and the readiness of national defense. The discussion focused on the level of national defense, the impact on surveillance and radar systems, the security of offshore wind farms, and the balance between …

Fourth on the agenda is the continuation of the second reading of the draft law amending the Child Protection Act and other laws, initiated by the Government of the Republic. A presentation from the State Assembly Board took place at …