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Back to homepageSven Sester observes elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
NordenBladet — Member of the Estonian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Sven Sester will observe the general elections held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday in the capital of the
Read MoreMembers of the Foreign Affairs Committee want to declare Russia a terrorist regime
NordenBladet — Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) consider it necessary to declare Russia a terrorist regime and the Russian Federation a state supporting terrorism, and want the members of the Riigikogu to initiate
Read MorePrime Minister and Minister of Defence replied to interpellations
NordenBladet — The Riigikogu heard replies to six interpellations. Members of the Riigikogu had submitted interpellations to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas concerning the preparations for and the cost of the transition to Estonian-language education, the cost of the coalition agreement
Read MoreRatas thanked Japan for its strong support to Ukraine
NordenBladet — President of the Riigikogu Jüri Ratas met the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida in Tokyo today and thanked him for Japan’s strong support for Ukraine. Ratas qualified Japan as one of Estonia’s key partners in the Asian
Read MoreRatas will attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe
NordenBladet — President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas is travelling to Japan today to attend the state funeral ceremony for former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. According to Ratas, former Prime Minister Abe made a strong
Read MoreThe Riigikogu appointed Sulev Valner as a member of the Estonian Public Broadcasting Council
NordenBladet — At today’s plenary sitting, the Riigikogu passed two Resolutions. Ruuben Kaalep was appointed as a new member of the Supervisory Board of the National Library of Estonia and Sulev Valner as an acknowledged expert was appointed as a
Read MoreNational Defence Committee: Russia’s partial mobilisation does not pose a direct threat to Estonia, but increases tensions
NordenBladet — The National Defence Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) discussed the security situation at its extraordinary sitting today and made a statement underlining that the announcement of a partial mobilisation by the Russian Federation did not pose
Read MoreThe Foreign Affairs Committee keeps future relations between Estonia and Asia under focus
NordenBladet — Today, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) discussed the report on future relations between Estonia and Asia, prepared in cooperation of four Estonian universities. The Committee considers continuing discussions on the Asian region one
Read MorePrime Minister replied to two interpellations
NordenBladet — Prime Minister Kaja Kallas replied to the interpellations concerning the omission of Turba-Risti railway from the Estonian Recovery and Resilience Plan (No. 138) and concerning the omission of the projects on Tallinn Hospital and medical helicopters from the
Read MoreKaljulaid: We expect NATO to act swiftly in implementing the Madrid Summit decisions
NordenBladet — The members of the National Defence Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) discussed the next plans of NATO and allied countries as well as the major challenges in strengthening the collective defence on the Eastern flank of
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