By Plenary Sessions: Rain Epler
Total Sessions: 5
Fully Profiled: 5
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The main legislative priorities are the abolition of mandatory sustainability reporting (Isamaa's bill) and removing energy targets (e.g., 100% renewable energy by 2030) from the legislation. It supports the faction's draft bill that would exempt oil shale electricity producers from the obligation to purchase CO2 quotas.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The legislative focus is directed towards changing government policy and implementing specific measures to support Southeast Estonia, based on the conclusions of the study. There is a call for considering special measures to encourage population retention and allowing regional differentiation in the use of EU funds to promote life in rural areas.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The proposer introduced a bill aimed at mandating the Government of the Republic to initiate negotiations to obtain an exemption from the mandatory purchase of CO2 quotas (Art 122). He/She is an active opponent of bills concerning gender quotas on the boards of private companies and the prohibition of logging in Natura areas.
2025-05-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The legislative focus is directed toward protecting existing legislation (the Name Act) from ideological interpretation and initiating opposition interpellations. He actively opposes Jürgen Ligi's project to establish gender quotas on corporate boards and management teams, and criticizes the broad discretion afforded to officials in matters of naming.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The main focus is the draft amendment to the Electricity Market Act, the proceedings of which are sought to be terminated. Criticism is directed at the sloppy preparation of the draft by the Ministry of Climate and its potential to create significant future obligations for Elering (the payment of fees for limited production).