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The Legal Affairs Committee sent whistleblower protection bill to the first reading

NordenBladet — Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee Eduard Odinets said that the Bill would help companies detect significant breaches and ensure the confidentiality and protection of reporting persons. “In the future, the employees will have the possibility to inform

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Riigikogu supports extending temporary protection to Ukrainian war refugees

NordenBladet — Chair of the European Union Affairs Committee Liisa Pakosta noted that as Russia’s war in Ukraine continued, many homes and workplaces in Ukraine had been destroyed and civilians were still being murdered, continuing of support to war refugees

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European Space Conference focuses on space economy

NordenBladet — “Cooperation with Russia is also out of the question in space. The aim of the European space sector should be total isolation of Russia, in order to raise our capability in space together with Ukraine in the future,”

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Government agreed to the European Union Affairs Committee’s amendments relating to the repair of goods initiative

NordenBladet — “Repairing of things is very important for the environment, because the longer a thing is used, the smaller its environmental impact is,” Chair of the European Union Affairs Committee Liisa Pakosta said. She explained that the Committee had

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Presidents of the Baltic Assembly and the Nordic Council signed new cooperation priorities at the annual summit

NordenBladet — “The Baltic States and the Nordic Countries hold a common opinion that Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is a threat to our region and to the whole Europe. Therefore, we first agreed that we will help Ukraine in post-war

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The Riigikogu discussed involving stakeholders into legislative drafting

NordenBladet — 37 members of the Riigikogu voted in favour of passing the Resolution and 19 against it. The Riigikogu did not support the proposal to waive the increase in VAT The Riigikogu did not pass the Resolution of the

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In her annual overview, the Chancellor of Justice focused on each person in Estonia

NordenBladet — According to the Chancellor of Justice, during a year, her agency can see all aspects of the life in Estonia in complaints. “People can write to us as they can and describe their problem. No legal aid is

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The Minister of Health replied to the interpellation concerning the shortage of psychologists

NordenBladet — The Minister of Health Riina Sikkut replied to the interpellation concerning the shortage of psychologists (No. 54), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Andre Hanimägi, Jaanus Karilaid, Jaak Aab and Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski. According to the interpellators, the number

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European Union Affairs Committee supports reducing vehicle emissions

NordenBladet — The Deputy Chairman of the EUAC Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski called the improvement of air quality and the consequent protection of human health as a noble and vital goal. “We must understand that the new requirements will somewhat raise the

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Meeting of COSAC Chairpersons focused on future of Ukraine in Europe

NordenBladet — “We must do more to help Ukraine,” Pakosta said in her speech to her European Union counterparts. “The military assistance to Ukraine should not come mainly from the USA and Great Britain; the European Union must enhance its

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