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Back to homepageThe situation in healthcare was discussed in the Riigikogu
NordenBladet — The interpellators referred to the fact that the waiting times in emergency departments in Tallinn and elsewhere in Estonia were often six hours as a minimum. The Members of the Riigikogu wished to know what the Government was
Read MoreThe Riigikogu supports increasing EU budget to support Ukraine and improve defence capability
NordenBladet — Chair of the European Union Affairs Committee Liisa Pakosta considered it very important to increase the budget of the European Peace Facility and establish a Ukraine Facility. “The 71 billion euros would go to the right place and using
Read MoreChairs of Israel and Baltic Foreign Affairs Committees made a joint statement in Israel
NordenBladet — “The actions perpetrated by Hamas lack any justification, legitimacy, or rationalization, and as such, they warrant global condemnation. These attacks represent an ideology whose sole objective is to erase the State of Israel from the map,” say the
Read MoreChairs of Baltic Foreign Affairs Committees start joint visit to Israel
NordenBladet — Mihkelson said that Estonia strongly condemned Hamas terrorist attacks and was concerned about the expansion of terrorist activities in the region. He added that the efforts of terrorist regimes to create instability in the Middle East must be
Read MoreThe European Union Affairs Committee: We need to move towards phase-out of fossil fuels
NordenBladet — Deputy Chair of the Committee Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski said that while renewable energy was the preferred energy source, in the light of the experience of recent years with the security and energy crisis, it seemed reasonable not to completely
Read MoreKristo Enn Vaga observes parliamentary elections in Poland
NordenBladet — Vaga expects the Polish parliamentary elections to turn out tense. “The right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS), which has been in power since 2015, is aiming for its third successive election victory under the leadership of Jarosław Kaczyński.
Read MoreRiigikogu did not support the adoption of four drafts
NordenBladet — The Riigikogu did not support the Bill on Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Health Insurance Act (205 SE), initiated by the Estonian Centre Party Group. Its intention had been to amend the Occupational
Read MoreChief Justice of the Supreme Court Villu Kõve gave an overview of courts administration
NordenBladet — Kõve assured that the judicial system was functioning, and that independent and impartial administration of justice, as well as generally the resolution of court cases within a reasonable period of time were ensured. “At the same time, we
Read MoreThe Minister of Finance replied to the interpellation concerning the elimination of the tapering of the personal allowance, and the increase of taxes
NordenBladet — In their interpellation (No. 78), Members of the Riigikogu Kersti Sarapuu, Ester Karuse and Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski pointed out that people earning a salary of under 1200 euro and less and pensioners would not gain much from the elimination
Read MoreThe National Defence Committee hopes Sweden to become NATO member as soon as possible
NordenBladet — Chairman of the National Defence Committee Kalev Stoicescu said that the defence committees of both countries agreed that Russia posed a long-term threat to NATO and the allies had to be prepared for that. The meeting focused on
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