Tag: Estonia

Estonia: The Bill concerning research and development funding passed the first reading in the...

NordenBladet — The Bill under which the amount of the funds allocated by the state to research and development will amount to at least...

Estonia: The Riigikogu discussed the civil service report

NordenBladet — At today’s sitting, the Riigikogu discussed the overview of the civil service report of 2019 by Jaak Aab, Minister of Public Administration. The...

Estonia: President of the Riigikogu discussed events in Belarus with Nordic and Baltic colleagues

NordenBladet — Today, the Speakers of the parliaments of the Nordic Countries and the Baltic States (NB8) held a video conference where the events...

Estonia: National Defence Committee: Defence spending must remain on the planned nominal level

NordenBladet — The National Defence Committee held an extraordinary sitting today to discuss keeping the defence spending on the current level and using loan...

Estonia: The Riigikogu discussed the use of the Defence Forces in a maritime security...

NordenBladet — Two drafts passed the first reading The Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Use of the Defence Forces in the Fulfilment of the International...

Estonia: Asia’s growing importance was discussed at the seminar

NordenBladet — Today, a seminar on Asia was held in the Conference Hall of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) on the initiative of the...

Estonia: The Riigikogu started its Autumn Session

NordenBladet — Põlluaas spoke about the adoption of the first Constitution of the Republic of Estonia one hundred years ago, and the challenges faced...

Estonia: The Riigikogu has a new system for making verbatim reports

NordenBladet — From today, the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) is using a new system for preparing of verbatim reports of the sittings. The system...

Estonia: The upcoming Pan-Finno-Ugric Day will highlight the importance of Finno-Ugric cultures in the...

NordenBladet — On Saturday, October 17th, Pan-Finno-Ugric Day, which is one of the most important yearly cultural events of the Finno-Ugric peoples, will be...

President of the Riigikogu on the withdrawal of Russian troops from Estonia: It’s a...

NordenBladet — The President of the Riigikogu Henn Põlluaas made a statement on the 26th anniversary of the withdrawal of the Russian troops, saying...