Rain Epler
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 2 years
Total Speaking Time: 96h 35m
Agenda Items
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2024 Report by the Minister of the Interior on the Implementation of the State's Long-Term Development Strategy "Estonia 2035"
2024-09-16 18:30The 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting.
Agenda Duration: 14m
Summary
Under the first item on the agenda, the Minister of the Interior presented the 2024 report on the implementation of the state's long-term development strategy, "Eesti 2035," along with related plans for strengthening internal security and population protection. The report …
Decisions 1
Minister of Defence's 2024 Report on the Implementation of the State's Long-Term Development Strategy "Estonia 2035"
2024-09-11 17:20Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The first item on the agenda was the Minister of Defence's 2024 report on the implementation of the state's long-term development strategy, "Estonia 2035." Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur presented a comprehensive overview of national defence developments, emphasizing a three-pillar …
Decisions 1
Rule of Law
2024-09-11 15:0215th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, press briefing.
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The first section focused on the application of the principles of the rule of law within the Estonian context, and included a discussion regarding the handling of the Lihula monument and its copies. Martin Helme posed a question to the …
Decisions 1
Interpellation Regarding Nature Conservation Restrictions (No. 626)
2024-09-09 20:5915th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 21m
Summary
The Riigikogu debated an interpellation submitted by Rain Epler and Helle-Moonika Helme concerning nature conservation restrictions and the compensation paid to private owners. The questioners criticized the continuous increase in restrictions, insufficient compensation, and the fact that owners are not …
Decisions 1
Interpellation concerning the restoration of bogs (No. 625)
2024-09-09 20:3315th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu debated the inquiry concerning bog restoration submitted by Evelin Poolamets, Anti Poolamets, Rene Kokk, and Leo Kunnas as the fourth item on the agenda. The inquiry focused on Estonia’s plan to restore at least 25,000 hectares of drained …
Decisions 1
Interpellation regarding the state's plan to end compensation to farmers for damages caused by geese (No. 582)
2024-09-09 20:0915th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu debated an inquiry submitted on October 9, 2023, concerning the state’s plan to cease compensating farmers for damages caused by anseriformes (geese and related species). The members of the Riigikogu who participated in the inquiry—Rene Kokk, Martin Helme, …
Decisions 1
Interpellation Regarding the Technical Failure of the Joint Entrance Exams for State Gymnasiums (No. 627)
2024-09-09 19:3515th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The first item on the agenda concerned the interpellation submitted by Riigikogu members Tõnis Lukas, Andres Metsoja, and Helir-Valdor Seeder on April 8, regarding the technical failure of the joint entrance exams for state gymnasiums. The core issue was why …
Decisions 2
Inquiry Regarding the Work of Kristina Kallas (No. 632)
2024-09-09 19:0215th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
Today's agenda focused on the interpellation submitted by Riigikogu members Vadim Belobrovtsev, Aleksei Jevgrafov, Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart, Aleksandr Tšaplõgin, and Lauri Laats concerning Kristina Kallas’s performance as Minister of Education and Research. The decision was to gather the Minister's explanation and …
Decisions 1
A written demand submitted by 23 members of the Riigikogu for a vote of no confidence in the Minister of Infrastructure, Vladimir Svet.
2024-07-29 21:5815th Riigikogu, Riigikogu extraordinary session.
Agenda Duration: 39m
Summary
The agenda of the extraordinary session concerned the submission of a written motion of no confidence by Riigikogu members against the Minister of Infrastructure, Vladimir Svet. The first rapporteur represented the group submitting the motion of no confidence, which was …
Decisions 1
Third Reading of the Draft Motor Vehicle Tax Act (364 UA)
2024-07-29 20:37The 15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu.
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The first item on the agenda concerned the third reading of the Motor Vehicle Tax Bill (364 UA). The agenda included negotiations between the parliamentary factions, during which the proponents stated their position regarding the tax reform, and the opponents …