By Plenary Sessions: Urmas Reinsalu
Total Sessions: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
2025-06-19
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is centered on opposing onerous draft legislation initiated by the government, particularly concerning the deferral of the mandatory sustainability reporting obligation and blocking the establishment of a new data profiling database. The speaker is an active resistor, demanding either substantive amendments to the laws or their outright rejection, and vows to appeal to the President and the Chancellor of Justice to prevent the legislation from taking effect.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
It primarily plays the role of an opponent, demanding the rejection of bills related to expanding the judicial review of visa applications and regulating license plate recognition cameras. It acts as the initiator by continuously submitting a draft law for the repeal of the car tax. It supports an alternative "Tax Peace Law" that would abolish all planned tax increases.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
The primary legislative focus is directed toward supporting and advancing the bill to repeal the car tax, the adoption of which is considered the most rational solution. The speaker is a strong opponent of the existing climate car tax law and criticizes the waste of administrative burden spent on attempts to amend it.
2025-06-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on a draft bill concerning the establishment of a query system for central registers and the introduction of data mining methods aimed at preventing money laundering. The speaker is a strong opponent of this bill, criticizing its fast-track procedure (set to enter into force on July 1st) and proposing that the second reading be adjourned.
2025-06-16
XV Riigikogu, V Session, Plenary Sitting
The legislative focus is directed towards the law regulating waste management fees, which will enter into force in 2026. The speaker's role is to critically scrutinize the financial impact of the bill and demand accountability, focusing specifically on the fee structure and the total cost.
2025-06-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The primary legislative focus is supporting the vote of no confidence against the Minister of Justice and blocking the government's proposed agreement for leasing a prison facility. The speaker opposes the actions of the executive branch and supports a parliamentary oversight mechanism.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The main priorities are the rejection of the government’s tax hike bill and the supplementary budget that increases state expenditures. [The party/He] will submit amendments on behalf of Isamaa to exclude the tax hikes and draft a negative budget. [The party/He] is strongly opposed to the violation of procedural rules concerning the voting on amendments and demands the disclosure of the information necessary for processing the motion of no confidence.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing.
The legislative focus is centered on opposing the government's proposed international treaty (on the transfer of prisoners) and preventing its swift conclusion. The speaker is an opposition initiator, demanding the disclosure of classified risk assessments and threatening the Minister of Justice with a motion of no confidence.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The legislative focus is aimed at resisting the reform of the judicial organization and expanding the avenues for constitutional review, granting the parliamentary minority the right to appeal to the Supreme Court. Changing fiscal policy is also a priority, involving the submission of amendments to reduce government expenditures during the supplementary budget procedure. Criticism is also leveled against the adoption of laws that reference non-binding law (the draft Climate Law).
2025-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
Legislative priorities involve a fundamental change in tax policy aimed at lowering taxes, alongside ensuring regulatory stability in the business environment. Furthermore, an adjustment to energy policy is required to abandon the irrational 100% renewable energy target and secure a domestic, dispatchable resource. Defining and enforcing national interests in the face of European climate bureaucracy is also essential.
2025-06-02
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session
The legislative focus is on the supplementary budget bill, to which the speaker is a strong opponent. The main legislative objective is to compel the government to present a negative supplementary budget, which would reduce administrative costs and ensure a substantive funding source for national defense and internal security expenditures. The speaker is acting as the initiator, presenting a proposal to reject the draft bill.