By Plenary Sessions: Andres Metsoja

The legislative focus is directed towards improving environmental laws following the intervention of the Chancellor of Justice. The speaker is critical of the current draft bill and raises the question of whether renewable energy facilities should be subjected to the procedural rules for integrated permits. He/She also wants to eliminate the special exception regarding the ash landfilling fee for the Iru incineration plant.

The focus is on the application of the European Union directive and the fulfillment of the legal obligation concerning the shared use of infrastructure, a responsibility assigned to the TTJA (Technical Regulatory Authority). It also highlights a prior legislative initiative from 2017 (the Act amending the Electricity Market Act and other acts), which aimed to reduce market distortions.

The primary legislative priority is the amendment of the Hunting Act (Bill 553), initiated by the Isamaa parliamentary group, which aims to grant the Environmental Board year-round authority to organize the culling of wild animals that are causing damage. He emphasizes the need to resolve the issue of hunting nuisance animals more quickly than the current 30-day processing time. The speaker also criticized the large number of proposed amendments to other major laws (the Nature Conservation Act, the Climate Act), suggesting this points to legislative chaos.

The legislative focus is on the challenges associated with implementing the comprehensive approach to national defense and energy security policy. The speaker stresses the necessity of guaranteeing the functionality of security-critical surveillance equipment, which is currently jeopardized, citing shortcomings in policy execution.