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A Bill passed the second reading
The Bill on Amendments to the Vital Statistics Registration Act, the Population Register Act and the State Fees Act (687 SE), initiated by the Government, will make amendments to streamline population procedures and to resolve bottlenecks. The Bill will reduce the number of places where births can be registered and allow healthcare providers to register births without a birth certificate, based on other sufficient evidence, without having to go to court. In the residence registration procedure, the possibility will be created to register a child’s residence at the initiative of the local government without the consent of the other parent with legal custody and to form a personal identification code for a citizen of the European Union or Switzerland upon registration of their residence. The registration of the residence of a citizen of the European Union from Estonia to a foreign country will also be simplified. The Bill will expand the administrative procedural capacity of 15-17-year-olds, allowing them to see their population register data and to restrict its availability, as well as to provide contact details, additional addresses, and statement-based data.
Kalle Grünthal took the floor during the debate.
Two drafts were rejected at the first reading
The Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Making a proposal to the Government of the Republic to develop a procedure for paying an additional annual one-off pension supplement to pensioners” (678 OE), submitted by the Estonian Centre Party Group, was intended to make a proposal to the Government to develop a procedure for paying an additional annual one-off pension supplement to pensioners and to set the amount of the annual one-off pension supplement at EUR 100.
During the debate, Aleksandr Tšaplõgin took the floor on behalf of the Centre Party Group, Mart Helme on behalf of the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Group and Andre Hanimägi on behalf of the Social Democratic Party Group.
The Resolution was not passed because 22 members of the Riigikogu voted in favour. The support of at least 51 members of the Riigikogu was needed to pass the Resolution.
The Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Making a Proposal to the Government of the Republic” (713 OE), submitted by the Social Democratic Party Group, was intended to make a proposal to the Government to raise the subsistence level to at least EUR 300 per month. Currently, according to the current law, the subsistence level for a person living alone or the first member of a family is EUR 200. The subsistence level is EUR 160 for each subsequent adult family member and EUR 240 for each minor child.
During the debate, Aleksandr Tšaplõgin took the floor on behalf of the Centre Party Group, Helmen Kütt on behalf of the Social Democratic Party Group and Rain Epler on behalf of the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Parliamentary Group.
The Resolution was not passed because 28 members of the Riigikogu voted in favour and there was one abstention. The support of at least 51 members of the Riigikogu was needed to pass the Resolution.
Four interpellations were replied
Minister of Infrastructure Kuldar Leis replied to the interpellation concerning the safe use of mini mopeds (No. 828), submitted by members of the Riigikogu.
Minister of Social Affairs Karmen Joller replied to the interpellations concerning the healthcare funding crisis (No. 811), the supporting of an increase in the birth rate (No. 812) and the underfunding of special care services (No. 826).
Lauri Läänemets took the floor during the open microphone.
The sitting ended at 9.05 p.m.
Verbatim record of the sitting (in Estonian)
Video recording of the sitting will be available to watch later on the Riigikogu YouTube channel.
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Link uudisele: A bill related to the organization of population procedures passed its second reading in the Riigikogu
Source: Parliament of Estonia