Urmas Reinsalu
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 14 years
Total Speaking Time: 100h 13m
Agenda Items
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A written request from 21 members of the Riigikogu expressing a vote of no confidence in Climate Minister Yoko Alender.
2025-02-27 12:5115th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 39m
Summary
The Riigikogu debated the submitted written motion of no confidence against Climate Minister Yoko Alender. The names of the initiators of the motion of no confidence included Martin Helme and parties representing a far broader constituency than his own, and …
Decisions 1
Energetics
2025-02-26 14:0115th Riigikogu, 5th session, press briefing
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary
The discussion primarily focused on Estonian energy policy, potential uses for support mechanisms for offshore wind farms, and the €2.6 billion support package, the indexing of which the government and the Riigikogu are discussing. In addition, expected state aid rules, …
Decisions 1
Priit Sibul
Draft law amending the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (536 SE) – second reading
2025-02-25 12:4415th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu discussed the draft law amending the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia in its 536th second reading, aiming to restrict the right to vote in local government council elections from citizens of aggressor states (Russia and Belarus). The …
Decisions 5
Draft law amending the Church and Religious Communities Act (570 SE) – First Reading
2025-02-19 17:1815th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu discussed the draft law amending the law on churches and congregations, initiated by the Republic's Government, as the fifth item on the agenda, for its first reading 570. Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets (SDE) presented the draft, …
Decisions 2
A written request for a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Kristen Michal, submitted by 29 members of the Riigikogu.
2025-02-12 16:0315th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 1h 11m
Summary
The first item on the agenda involved the publication of a written motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Kristen Michal. The session was quite technical and repetitive, focusing on interpretations of the procedural rules and the interpretation of the …
Decisions 1
Political responsibility
2025-02-12 15:0515th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
Agenda Duration: 4m
Summary
The fifth question is directed at Prime Minister Kalle Jaanson and concerns political responsibility. The speaker, Urmas Reinsalu, poses several questions regarding the socio-economic impacts on the purchasing power of pensioners, and the consequences of tax increases, focusing on changes …
Decisions 2
A debate on foreign policy initiated as a matter of significant national importance by the Foreign Affairs Committee.
2025-02-11 12:0715th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 8m
Summary
The Riigikogu debate focused on a significant national issue initiated by the Foreign Affairs Committee – a discussion on foreign policy opened by Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna. The Minister emphasized that the world is feeling the scent of the late …
Decisions 1
Inquiry Regarding Cooperation Between the Baltic States in Ensuring Energy Security (No. 679)
2025-02-10 18:4215th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
During the discussion of the third agenda item, the cooperation between the Baltic states in ensuring energy security and the content of the inquiry presented by Lauri Laats, Vadim Belobrovtsev, Aleksei Jevgrafov, Vladimir Arhipov, and Aleksandr Tšaplõgin were addressed. In …