The Riigikogu concluded its spring session

During the spring session, the Riigikogu held 71 regular sittings and adopted 60 legal acts. Together with 18 Question Times, the working time of the plenary totalled 324 hours and 37 minutes. At the sittings, the Riigikogu passed 54 Acts and five Resolutions, and adopted one Statement.

The Finance Committee of the Riigikogu, which was the lead committee for ten Bills, had the biggest workload among the Riigikogu committees. Both the Economic Affairs Committee and the Social Affairs Committee were lead committees of nine Bills, and the Constitutional Committee was the lead committee of six Bills.

Altogether, the 15th Riigikogu, which was elected in March 2023, has adopted 260 legal acts.

During the spring session, 70 interpellations of the members of the Riigikogu got a reply, and ten collective proposals with at least one thousand signatures of support were submitted for parliamentary proceedings.

According to the law, regular sessions of the Riigikogu are held from the second Monday in January to the third Thursday in June, and from the second Monday in September to the third Thursday in December. The Riigikogu will convene again for regular sittings on 8 September.

In the meantime, the committees of the Riigikogu will continue their work and the members of the Riigikogu perform their other functions. If necessary, extraordinary sessions may be held between the regular sessions. Extraordinary sessions can be convened by the President of the Riigikogu on the proposal of the President of the Republic, the Government of the Republic or at least 21 members of the Riigikogu.

More information on the legislation and the topics discussed by the Riigikogu

Riigikogu Press Service
Merilin Kruuse
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Source: Parliament of Estonia