Helir-Valdor Seeder

The Riigikogu session began with a vote on extending the sitting, which the Estonian Reform Party faction had proposed to extend until the agenda was exhausted, but no later than 2 p.m. The proposal found support (60 in favor, 4 …

The session commenced with a discussion of Draft Resolution 744 of the Riigikogu, "Appointment of Martin Triipan as a Member of the Supreme Court," presented by Villu Kõve, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Timo Suslov, representing the Constitutional Committee, …

The agenda item was the second reading of Draft Act 663, initiated by the Government of the Republic, concerning the accession to the Convention establishing the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities. Urve Tiidus presented the …

The Riigikogu continued the first reading of Draft Act 682 on the Ratification of the Agreement between the Republic of Estonia and the Kingdom of Sweden on the Enforcement of Prison Sentences, initiated by the Government of the Republic, which …

The fourth item on the agenda addressed the National Audit Office report regarding the infrastructure deficit in the transport and mobility sector, which amounts to 1.35 billion euros. Riigikogu member Jaanus Karilaid (Isamaa) asked Prime Minister Kristen Michal what the …

Pipi-Liis Siemann, a member of the Constitutional Committee, presented a report on the second reading of Draft Act 687, initiated by the Government of the Republic, concerning amendments to the Vital Statistics Registration Act, the Population Register Act, and the …

The Riigikogu debated the first reading of Draft Act 684 on Amendments to the Act on the Election of the President of the Republic, which was initiated by 37 members of the Riigikogu. The bill was presented by Riigikogu Speaker …

The session continued the first reading of Draft Bill 737, the 2026 State Budget Act, initiated by the Government of the Republic. Annely Akkermann, Chairman of the Finance Committee, delivered the leading committee's report, providing an overview of the budget's …

The fourth question during the Riigikogu information hour focused on budget and tax policy, posed to Prime Minister Kristen Michal by Riigikogu member Helir-Valdor Seeder. Seeder sharply criticized the government's budget plan, arguing that it fuels inflation through tax hikes, …

The third item on today's agenda was the first reading of Bill 694, the draft act amending the Motor Vehicle Tax Act, initiated by the Government of the Republic. Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi introduced the bill, the main objective …