Helir-Valdor Seeder

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Under agenda item five, the second reading of draft law 555 amending the Electricity Market Act was considered following the Riigikogu’s first reading. The core topics were closely related to the arrangement for procuring and accounting for balancing power (frequency …

The agenda item concerned Draft Resolution 629 of the Riigikogu, which appointed new members of the Bank of Estonia Council from among the members of the Riigikogu. Aivar Sõerd, a member of the Finance Committee, presented a report, explaining that …

The draft law amending the Energy Sector Organisation Act, initiated by the Isamaa faction, was discussed at first reading. The draft’s focus was the suitability of the current 100% renewable energy target within Estonia’s energy policy and its feasibility by …

The third inquiry addressed Estonia’s energy supply reliability and its future. The authors of the questions were Mart Maastik, Riina Solman, and Helir-Valdor Seeder (no. 717, February 10, 2025). The main topic of the inquiry was why the energy development …