The National Defence Committee drafts a report on Estonia’s preparedness to prevent and counter security threats

Chairman of the National Defence Committee Kalev Stoicescu said that the National Security Concept of Estonia was to be updated the next year. The National Defence Committee has to contribute to this process and present its recommendations, and that is the purpose of the report. He added that the updating of the National Security Concept was essential in the rapidly changing security environment.

The Committee appointed Meelis Kiili the rapporteur. According to him, the legislation and other fundamental documents shaping the security of the state will be reviewed during the drafting of the report, and their effectiveness in the changing security environment will be analysed and assessed. It is also planned to map the key issues relating to comprehensive national defence, and national preparedness.

The National Defence Committee decided that the report must be submitted to the Committee by the end of the Spring Session at the latest.

According to the Riigikogu Rules of Procedure and Internal Rules Act, a committee of the Riigikogu may prepare a report for the purpose of analysing an issue that belongs to its area of authority or for oversight purposes. The committee appoints from among its members a rapporteur who is responsible for the drafting of the report and ensuring that the report will be ready by the time set by the committee. The draft report will be submitted to the committee for approval.

The purpose of the report is to draw conclusions, and present proposals or make recommendations to the Riigikogu, a committee of the Riigikogu, or the Government. The report will be published on the Riigikogu web page. According to the law, a committee may make a proposal to the Board of the Riigikogu to discuss the report as a matter of significant national importance in the plenary assembly.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia