Urmas Reinsalu
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 14 years
Total Speaking Time: 100h 13m
Agenda Items
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Draft law amending § 5 of the Act on the Election of Municipal Councils (530 SE) – First Reading
2025-01-30 12:02Fifteenth Estonian Parliament, fifth session, plenary session.
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
Today, the first reading of the draft law amending section 5 of the Local Government Council Elections Act, initiated by Member of the Riigikogu Leo Kunnas, was considered. The draft's aim was to link the right to vote in local …
Decisions 1
The Chancellor of Justice's proposal to align the Electricity Market Act with the Constitution.
2025-01-29 16:4515th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The first agenda item concerned the Chancellor of Justice’s proposal to bring section 591, subsection 2, point 8 of the Electricity Market Act into compliance with the Constitution. The discussion centered on ensuring the compatibility of EU directives and the …
Decisions 1
First reading of the draft statement of the Riigikogu "In Support of the People of Georgia" (564 AE)
2025-01-22 19:5015th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary
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, …
Decisions 2
Continuation of the first reading of the draft law declaring the Motor Vehicle Tax Act invalid (538 SE)
2025-01-22 16:0915th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.
Agenda Duration: 1h 3m
Summary
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, …
Decisions 1
Government activity
2025-01-22 14:3015th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary
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 …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Act on the Implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union and the Feed Act (546 SE) – Second Reading
2025-01-21 14:4415th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary
The second reading of draft law 546 concerning the amendment of the Act on the implementation of the European Union's common agricultural policy and the Feed Act. The Agrarian Committee discussed the draft at its meeting on January 13th, confirming …
Decisions 3
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu "Submitting a proposal to the Government of the Republic for the procurement of ammunition with a cost of 1.6 billion euros for the years 2025–2028" (540 OE)
2025-01-21 12:0215th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 2h 25m
Summary
The first item on the agenda concerned the Riigikogu’s draft resolution No. 540 from the Isamaa faction: procurement of ammunition worth 1.6 billion euros for the Defence Forces for 2025–2028. The draft was for first reading, and the presenter was …
Decisions 1
Inquiry regarding the promotion of family and large families (no. 667)
2025-01-20 17:4615th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 19m
Summary
The Riigikogu discussed a question regarding the promotion of family and large families, presented by Jaak Valge, Ants Frosch, Henn Põlluaas, and Leo Kunnas. The representative of the questioners, Jaak Valge, highlighted the critical situation of Estonia’s birth rate (falling …
Decisions 1
Government action
2025-01-15 15:0915th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary
The Riigikogu’s sixth question was addressed to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and concerned the government's actions regarding the right to vote for non-citizens in local elections. The question was posed by Riigikogu member Urmas Reinsalu, who accused the government of …
Decisions 1
Inquiry regarding the stability and price of electricity production (no. 670)
2025-01-13 18:4615th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 25m
Summary
The focus of the third agenda item was the inquiry presented to the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) on December 2nd of last year regarding the stability and price of electricity production. The members of the inquiry were Lauri Laats, Vadim Belobrovtsev, …
Decisions 1
Lauri Laats