By Plenary Sessions: Margit Sutrop
Total Sessions: 39
Fully Profiled: 39
2025-10-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The legislative focus is currently centered on discussing changes to the terms and conditions of research and development grants. The priority is to establish mechanisms that would mandate companies to involve university researchers—for instance, in the field of defense research. The speaker is acting as the initiator, putting forward specific policy changes.
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The primary focus is on analyzing the implementation and future plans of the state budget and the budgetary strategy (RES). Specific priorities include the financing of the doctoral studies reform and the stable growth of operational support.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The primary legislative priority is supporting and passing the bill that regulates a patient's end-of-life declaration of intent. The speaker is a strong proponent of the bill, stressing that it enforces rights already enshrined in the Law of Obligations Act and provides physicians with the confidence to apply it. Furthermore, regulations within the education sector are a focus, where the speaker is seeking clarification on the procedure for disclosing the results of professional certification.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus centers on two major draft acts: the Patient’s End-of-Life Declaration and TAIKS. The speaker serves as the rapporteur for the lead committee regarding these bills. Key achievements include the establishment of scientific ethics regulation, the clarification of the definitions of 'scientist' and 'science,' and the designation of cross-ministerial AI coordination to the Ministry of Education and Research.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The legislative focus is currently on reforming the system for training judges, with the aim of establishing a supervised practice period to prevent inexperienced judges from making decisions independently. The speaker is acting as the initiator of this idea, inquiring about the feasibility of its implementation.
2025-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is directed towards the implementation of the education policy agreed upon in the coalition agreement and the clarification of its funding details. The speaker acts as a supporter of the policy and an inquirer into the details of its execution, which is crucial for shaping the budget and legislation.
2025-05-13
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is on implementing justice reform and optimizing the associated costs. Furthermore, a key priority is clarifying the objectives and the underlying rationale for legislative amendments aimed at reducing bureaucracy.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The main legislative priority is the draft bill concerning a patient's end-of-life declaration of will, the initiation and development of which the speaker supported and led. The objective is to create a legal obligation for doctors to comply with the patient’s previously expressed will, registered in the health portal, regarding the refusal of life-prolonging procedures. The achievement is considered to be the broad consensus reached and the completion of a long process.
2025-04-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is directed at the Ministry of Culture's strategic assessment and policy development in the field of artificial intelligence. The speaker seeks clarity on whether the priority is mitigating risks or leveraging opportunities, indicating a need for new regulations or guidelines.
2025-04-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on improving the implementation of the car tax, supporting an amendment that would eliminate the unfairness involved in taxing non-existent assets. The speaker also raises the broader question of whether other taxes and subsidies should be paid monthly instead of being based on annual accounting.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently on the draft Organization of Research and Development and Innovation Act (TAIKS). Amendments are being proposed to this bill aimed at reducing bureaucracy and improving organizational structure. Another priority is the streamlining of the legal framework, which includes amending the Anti-Corruption Act to facilitate the establishment of knowledge-intensive companies within universities.
2025-02-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The primary focus is on the deliberation of the Research and Development Organisation Act (TAIKS), where the politician serves as a representative of the lead committee. He supports the Act but stresses the necessity of resolving issues concerning funding proportions, ensuring autonomy, and inter-ministerial jurisdiction before the second reading. He is involved in advancing the draft bill to the plenary session via a consensus decision.
2025-02-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session.
The focus is on issues of policy implementation and oversight, particularly the effectiveness of cooperation between the EOC and educational institutions. There is no evidence of initiating or supporting specific legislative bills; rather, the focus is on evaluating existing programs.
2025-02-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Insufficient data is available. The speaker is raising a question to the government about changing policy, rather than focusing on legislative priorities.
2025-01-22
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.
The legislative focus is currently on the draft amendment to the Estonian Academy of Sciences Act, which aims to repeal obsolete provisions and modernize the academy's internal processes. The speaker is a proponent of the bill and the rapporteur for the Cultural Affairs Committee, successfully guiding the draft legislation toward the conclusion of the second reading and the final vote.
2024-12-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The focus is placed on the practice underpinning the organization of pharmaceutical procurement and its subsequent testing. The presenter takes the role of an inquirer, seeking justification for the policy's foundations and international comparisons.
2024-12-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently on the adoption of the Early Childhood Education Act, the goal of which is to create a unified legal foundation and raise the quality of childcare facilities by transforming them into educational institutions similar to kindergartens. The speaker is a strong proponent of the law and emphasizes its role in implementing the transition to Estonian-language education. It is noted that the law has been under preparation for almost ten years.
2024-12-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary session.
The primary legislative focus is the draft bill to amend the Citizenship Act. The speaker is acting as a procedural watchdog, demanding clarification regarding the repeated submissions of the bill and the differences in their content.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The primary legislative focus is currently on concluding the second reading of the Basic Education Act draft (419 SE) and moving it forward for the final vote scheduled for December 11th. It emphasizes the success achieved in standardizing the operational organization of childcare and kindergartens, establishing qualification requirements, and transferring the oversight of childcare from the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Social Affairs to the Ministry of Education and Research.
2024-11-20
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The main priorities are restricting the voting rights of citizens from aggressor states and raising the compulsory education age to 18. The speaker is a strong proponent and analyst of both these bills, stressing the necessity of making vocational education curricula more appealing and relevant to real life. He/She supports the stance of the Reform Party and emphasizes that the education reform is stipulated in the coalition agreement.
2024-11-14
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary session
The main legislative focus is supporting the draft amendment to the Law on the Estonian Academy of Sciences, which aims to grant the academy greater autonomy and streamline its internal organization of work. The speaker also deems the rapid progress of the Law on the Organization of Research, Development, and Innovation crucial, a process in which they would like to take the initiative.
2024-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is on the adoption of the law regulating micro-degrees and the details of its implementation. The speaker is a supporter of the initiative, concentrating specifically on the issue of the law's retroactive effect to ensure legal certainty.
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
No data available
2024-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
The legislative focus is directed towards the impact and practical implementation of the Riigikogu's foreign policy statements. The questions concern the statement's effect on the work of the Estonian ambassador and the broadening of diplomatic opportunities.
2024-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The priority is the oversight of the implementation of the state budget and the monitoring of research funding agreements. The speaker acts as a critical scrutinizer of the government's activities, demanding accountability regarding budget cuts and statistical methodology.
2024-05-30
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The focus is on strategic issues concerning fiscal policy and the funding of research and development. Specific bills or legislative priorities were not mentioned.
2024-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The main priority is the Draft Basic Education Act, which aims to standardize the service standards for childcare and kindergarten facilities. [The entity/person] acts as a strong proponent of the bill and a representative of the leading committee, focusing on the obligations of local governments (LGAs), procedural deadlines, and the amendments recommended by the Chancellor of Justice regarding the definition of childcare as an "educational institution."
2024-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The speaker is a proponent of the bill currently under deliberation, which allocates 9.27 million euros toward teachers' salaries. The main legislative priorities include increasing the differentiation fund to 20% (an initiative put forward by the Reform Party) and eliminating the tax hump in 2025, which is being presented as a major achievement.
2024-04-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is directed toward shaping the national energy strategy and the policy for establishing a nuclear power plant. The speaker actively participates in the discussion of the committee's report, seeking to understand the value judgments underpinning the political decisions.
2024-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently aimed at adjusting the policy for distributing research funding and support (grants and stipends) in order to strengthen the position of the humanities. The speaker is acting more as a policy adjuster and funding initiator than as the proposer of new legislation.
2024-04-10
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is aimed at guiding the government to address regional educational needs and considering amendments to the Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act. Crucially, this also involves assessing the relevance of the Private Schools Act and the criteria used for calculating operating costs. The initiators of the draft legislation wish for the government to begin addressing a comprehensive package of proposals, rather than merely focusing on the maintenance of lower-level schools.
2024-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently on enhancing the training and education of the healthcare workforce. The priority is assessing the readiness to significantly increase the training capacity for doctors and nurses in order to address the existing shortage of specialists.
2024-03-12
15th Riigikogu, 3rd plenary sitting
The legislative focus is currently on processing the budgets of constitutional institutions and entering the negotiation phase. The priority is to ascertain the positions presented by the institutions and determine whether a compromise proposal has been reached, signaling a concentration on the specifics of the budget process.
2024-03-07
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is centered on the development and security aspects of the energy sector, particularly the advancement of storage technologies and the stabilization of transmission networks. The speaker's role is that of an information requester and an observer monitoring policy implementation.
2024-03-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is directed towards improving education policy and increasing the number of qualified mathematics teachers. The priority is a systemic change that would improve the qualification level of teachers for primary and secondary education.
2024-02-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The focus is on developing strategic policy and clarifying the government's course of action, while demanding a public China strategy. Specific draft legislation or amendments are not mentioned.
2024-02-07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting.
The legislative focus centers on the funding of higher education, the regulation of student loans, and the definition of national disciplines. The individual/entity is an active proponent of motions to reject opposing bills (as a representative of the leading committee), justifying this stance with political and substantive shortcomings. Furthermore, they support elevating the definition of national disciplines to the statutory level within the framework of the new TAIKS bill.
2024-01-23
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The primary legislative priority is the adoption of the Research, Development, and Innovation Organization Act (TAIKS). This legislation is needed to streamline the network of research institutions, regulate the emergence of private sector institutions, and establish the framework for national ethics committees.
2024-01-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is on initiating and supporting major structural reforms, including the reorganization of the school network, curriculum reform, and the implementation of the teacher career model. The policy-maker is a strong initiator and proponent, calling on the government to address agreements regarding teacher workload and working conditions.