Urmas Reinsalu
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 14 years
Total Speaking Time: 100h 13m
Agenda Items
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Board elections of the Riigikogu
2025-03-27 12:1215th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu sitting took place on Thursday, March 17th, with the aim of electing the Riigikogu board, including the speaker and two deputy speakers. At the beginning of the sitting, the election procedures, derived from the Constitution and the Riigikogu …
Decisions 3
Draft law amending the Church and Religious Communities Act (570 SE) – second reading
2025-03-26 19:4015th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The eighth item on the agenda was the second reading of the draft law amending the law on churches and congregations, initiated by the Republic's Government, bill number 570. The presenter was the chairman of the legal affairs committee, Andre …
Decisions 2
Draft law amending the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (536 SE) – Third Reading
2025-03-26 16:1215th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 31m
Summary
The presentation is of Bill 536, the third reading of the Act Amending the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia. The task is to discuss a unified implementation consistent with the Constitution regarding the right to vote in local government …
Decisions 3
Politics
2025-03-26 14:0215th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
Agenda Duration: 8m
Summary
The discussion in the first row focused on questions between the prime minister and members of the Riigikogu on policy frameworks and economic policy topics. The discussion reflected the Bank of Estonia’s recent inflation forecast, which will likely lead to …
Decisions 1
Mart Maastik
Draft law (583 SE) for the first reading regarding accession to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and approval of amendment to Article 20, paragraph 1, of the Convention.
2025-03-20 13:4415th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 1m
Summary
The present session focused on consideration of draft law 583 in the first reading of the Riigikogu, concerning accession to the optional protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, initiated by the Government …
Decisions 4
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu, "Submitting a proposal to the Government of the Republic to close the temporary control line between the Republic of Estonia and the Russian Federation" (562 OE)
2025-03-20 12:0115th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 1h 34m
Summary
The first item on the agenda concerned draft resolution 562 of the Riigikogu, presented by the Isamaa faction, which aimed to propose to the Republic’s Government the closure of the temporary control line between Estonia and Russia. The presenter outlined …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Construction Code Act, the Administrative Cooperation Act, and the Water Act (531 SE) - second reading
2025-03-19 17:2515th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 10m
Summary
Bill 531 concerns amendments to the Construction Code Act, the Administrative Cooperation Act, and the Water Act, and is the second reading. The main objectives are to reduce the burden on bureaucracy and partially delegate responsibility to local governments, to …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Act on Foreign Relations and amending other acts in consequence (385 SE) – second reading
2025-03-19 16:2915th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 12m
Summary
The Riigikogu will discuss in today’s second reading draft law 385 (second reading) amending the law on foreign relations initiated by the Republic's Government, and amending other laws related thereto. The rapporteur is the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, …
Decisions 2
Politics
2025-03-19 14:4015th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing.
Agenda Duration: 7m
Summary
Riigikogu member Urmas Reinsalu posed questions to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas regarding national defense policy and the disregard for the advice of the Defence Forces Commander. Reinsalu focused on two main topics: the failure to take into account the Defence …
Decisions 1
Estonian politics
2025-03-12 15:07The 15th Riigikogu, fifth sitting, information briefing.
Agenda Duration: 9m
Summary
The sixth parliamentary question focused on the current situation in Estonian politics and potential solutions for overcoming the political deadlock. In his address, Urmas Reinsalu proposed that the country's political leadership should seriously consider the German model and, if necessary, …