Tag: Daily news from Estonia

Bills concerning population procedures and the Waste Act passed their first reading today

NordenBladet — The Bill on Amendments to the Vital Statistics Registration Act, the Population Register Act and the State Fees Act (687 SE), initiated...

Hussar at the meeting of Speakers: we must strengthen defence as well as pressure...

NordenBladet — At the meeting, Hussar gave an overview of the violation of Estonia’s airspace by Russia and thanked his colleagues for their support...

Hussar will discuss violation of airspace with Nordic, Baltic and Polish speakers

NordenBladet — Hussar said that the violation of Estonia’s airspace had been a deliberate provocation by Russia, which took place after the attacks against...

The Legal Affairs Committee supports increasing liability for damaging underwater infrastructure

NordenBladet — According to Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee Madis Timpson, the aim of the Bill is to increase liability for damaging critical...

The Riigikogu begins to amend the Act concerning the Financial Intelligence Unit database

NordenBladet — The Riigikogu passed again the Act on Amendments to the Churches and Congregations Act (570 UA) which the President had refused to...

Students of Tallinn School No. 21 raised the national flag on the Tall Hermann Tower...

NordenBladet — Today, students of Tallinn School No. 21 Jan Kenneth Toming, Mathias Peškov, Uku Schneider, Aron Kipso, Kaspar Koppel and Patrik Kallast assisted at...

The Riigikogu adopted the Churches and Congregations Act again

NordenBladet — 63 members of the Riigikogu voted in favour of passing the Act unamended and 15 were against it. This means that the...

Foreign Affairs Committees of the Baltic States and Türkiye discuss security situation and cooperation...

NordenBladet — Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Marko Mihkelson believes the meeting will be important for strengthening...

The Riigikogu heard the replies to ten interpellations

NordenBladet — Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur replied to the interpellation concerning obstruction of the development of the defence industry (No. 783), submitted by...

The Riigikogu supports adopting European Union list of safe countries of origin

NordenBladet — Chairman of the European Union Affairs Committee Peeter Tali said that the European Union’s common list of safe countries would reduce the...