By Plenary Sessions: Urmas Reinsalu

Total Sessions: 7

Fully Profiled: 7

2024-12-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is on opposing the draft Subsoil Act, as it conflicts with the constitution and creates confusion in the economy. The government’s policy-making methods are also criticized for relying on a Climate Act that does not exist within the legal framework. The speaker is an active opponent and critic of legislative initiatives introduced by the government that increase the bureaucratic burden.
2024-12-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The main legislative focus is the draft amendment to the State Budget Act, which aims to restore Parliament's authority to clearly define revenues and expenditures broken down by expenditure type. The bill also mandates that grants provided to legal entities must be recorded by recipient, in order to enhance transparency and oversight.
2024-12-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The main focus is opposing the 2025 state budget draft and criticizing the enactment of ten tax increases. It also opposes the draft bill (505) on changing the government structure, which provides for the reallocation of ministries' areas of governance and the renaming of ministers. It sharply criticizes the actions of the leading committee for excluding Isamaa's amendments from the proceedings.
2024-12-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth session, press briefing.
The legislative focus is currently on opposing the government's budget consolidation package and the accompanying tax legislation, which introduces ten different taxes. A separate point of discussion is the law scheduled for a parliamentary vote that will introduce additional taxation on pensioners' incomes starting in 2026. The speaker is a staunch opponent of these laws.
2024-12-10
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The main legislative focus is opposing the Motor Vehicle Tax Act (the car tax) and removing its unconstitutional provisions. The speaker is an active opponent, focusing specifically on Amendment 15, which addresses the scrapping of vehicles removed from the register. Furthermore, there is an intensive focus on parliamentary procedure, and demands are being made for greater accuracy in the tables of amendments.
2024-12-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary session.
The immediate legislative focus centers on the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. While this move is supported, it is widely viewed as a distraction or a cover for the government’s real agenda. Long-term priorities include halting the cuts to family benefits, guaranteeing education funding, and preventing any transition toward tuition-based higher education.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The primary focus is on opposing the draft legislation concerning the supplementary budget proposed by the government, as well as the proposed increases in taxes (VAT, income tax, excise duties) and fees. An important priority is also the transparent and rapid financing of defense investments (acquisition of ammunition). Isamaa submitted substantive amendments aimed at cutting administrative costs and eliminating the tax hump, which were rejected by the Finance Committee, prompting a strong procedural protest.