Tag: Estonian Parliament
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...
The Riigikogu heard the Annual Report of the Financial Supervision Authority
NordenBladet — Chairman of the Management Board of the Financial Supervision Authority Kilvar Kessler, who also had given the Riigikogu an overview of the...
Baltic members of Parliament call on the USA to continue funding the Baltic Security...
NordenBladet — In the letter, the members of Parliaments thank the USA for supporting the security of the Baltic States, which over the years...
The Riigikogu did not support the vote of no confidence in Minister of Social...
NordenBladet — 25 members of the Riigikogu supported the vote of no confidence in the Minister. At least 51 votes would have been needed...
The Riigikogu heard the annual report by Minister of Defence
NordenBladet — Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur began his speech by recalling recent history, pointing out that, in 1993, Estonia’s defence budget had been...
Hussar: Trust is the basis for democracy to function
NordenBladet — According to Hussar, the question we hear more and more often in today’s information society is, “What time is this we are...
Cultural Affairs Committee leaders’ visit to Ukraine focuses on education reforms
NordenBladet — “Regardless of the full-scale war, Ukraine has set itself the goal of reforming its education system at all levels, from early childhood...