Tag: Parliament of Estonia

Estonia: Bill amending the Citizenship Act passed the second reading in the Riigikogu

NordenBladet — A Bill passed the second reading in the Riigikogu. It will create the possibility to apply for citizenship under a simplified procedure...

Estonia: Foreign Affairs Committee discussed principles of foreign relations with the President of the...

NordenBladet — At its today’s sitting, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) heard the overview on foreign relations by the...

Foreign Affairs Committee: Estonia supports resolution of the Iraq conflict on the basis of...

NordenBladet — The extraordinary sitting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) today focused on the situation in Iraq and...

Estonia: HennPõlluaas: We owe our sovereignty to those who fought and fell in the...

NordenBladet — Speaking today in Nõmme Rahu (Peace) Church to commemorate the War of Independence Armistice Day and the War of Independence Veterans Day,...

Estonia: New Year Address of the President of the Riigikogu Henn Põlluaas on Estonian...

NordenBladet — People of Estonia! The wonderful holidays are over and it is the New Year. We have stepped into the second decade of the third...

Estonia: Autumn session of the Riigikogu ended

NordenBladet — The Riigikogu passed 52 legislative acts during its autumn session. At today’s sitting, the Riigikogu approved the Act which creates opportunities to interlink...

Estonia: The Riigikogu voted the amendment of the Medicinal Products Act out of the...

NordenBladet — The Riigikogu rejected at the first reading the Bill on Amendment of Medicinal Products Act, initiated by the Estonian Centre Party Faction,...

Estonia: The Riigikogu lowered the age for signing a statement of support for a...

NordenBladet — Today the Riigikogu passed the implementation Act on the European Citizens’ Initiative which lowers the minimum age for signing a statement of...

Estonia: The Riigikogu passed the Act protecting consumers’ interests in e-commerce

NordenBladet — At today’s sitting, the Riigikogu approved the Act which strengthens the protection of consumers’ interests in e-commerce and improves the cooperation between...

Estonia-Finland Parliamentary Group unanimously condemns the statements by Mart Helme

NordenBladet —Press Release of the Estonia-Finland Parliamentary Group of the Riigikogu. Today, the Estonia-Finland Parliamentary Group released a statement emphasising that the Estonians and Finns...