Helir-Valdor Seeder
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 15 years
Total Speaking Time: 77h 14m
Agenda Items
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Draft law on establishing tax peace (607 SE) – first reading
2025-05-21 22:49Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Agenda Duration: 37m
Summary
The tenth agenda item concerns the debate on the first reading of the draft law 607, initiated by the Isamaa faction, to establish a tax freeze, and related thoughts concerning the faction's draft law 600, also in its first reading. …
Decisions 1
Draft law (642 SE) for withdrawing from the convention prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines and requiring their destruction – first reading
2025-05-21 19:09Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Agenda Duration: 13m
Summary
The agenda concerns the first reading review of draft law 642 regarding withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention (the international treaty prohibiting landmines). The draft law's initiator is the Republic of Estonia’s Government, and the leading presenter is the Minister of …
Decisions 3
Inquiry Regarding the Future of Estonian Agriculture (No. 730)
2025-05-19 19:1415th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Agenda Duration: 9m
Summary
The presented inquiry concerned the future of Estonian agriculture, and within its scope, primarily addressed the future approaches, funding, and vitality of rural areas under the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Questions and answers presented from the Riigikogu speaker's …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Nature Conservation Act, the Hunting Act, and the State Property Act (612 SE) – First Reading
2025-05-15 02:5515th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu debated the first reading of Draft Act 612 on amendments to the Nature Conservation Act, the Hunting Act, and the State Assets Act, initiated by the Government of the Republic. Minister of Energy and Environment Andres Sutt introduced …
Decisions 2
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu "Proposal to the Republic of Estonia’s Government to submit a negative supplementary budget bill to reduce administrative expenses in 2025" (608 OE)
2025-05-14 20:4015th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Isamaa faction’s presented Riigikogu decision "To make a proposal to the Republic's Government to present a negative supplementary budget bill to reduce government expenditures in 2025" had its first reading, which addressed the content and main objectives of the …
Decisions 1
Reconsideration of the Act Amending the Act on Churches and Religious Communities (570 UA), Not Proclaimed by the President of the Republic
2025-05-14 18:1215th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary
The fourth agenda item concerned the bill amending the Law on Churches and Religious Congregations [re-examination], which had been returned to the Riigikogu by the President. The presiding officers explained the procedure: first, a presentation by the representative of the …
Decisions 1
Ando Kiviberg
Close and sheep
2025-05-14 15:3215th Riigikogu, fifth sitting, information briefing.
Agenda Duration: 3m
Summary
The Estonian parliament's opening address touched upon the thematic concept of "Ligi and sheep" and discussed the responsibility associated with officials and politicians, and the question of who those "sheep" are who are debated in the Riigikogu or government. Seeder …
Decisions 1
The Minister of Finance's 2025 presentation on the implementation of the state's long-term strategy "Estonia 2035" (including an overview of the development directions of the public service in 2024)
2025-05-06 13:0815th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 54s
Summary
The focus of this agenda was the Minister of Finance’s presentation on the implementation of the state’s long-term strategy “Estonia 2035” for 2025, and an overview of the development of the public service in 2024. The purpose of the presentation …