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Back to homepageStoicescu and Mihkelson are discussing strengthening European security in Madrid
NordenBladet — Stoicescu said that the increase in defence spending and investments in the EU Member States should be much more prominent. Among other things, the production capacities of the defence industry need to be increased significantly to strengthen European
Read MoreHussar attends the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Dublin
NordenBladet — Hussar said that, at the Conference, the presidents of the PACE parliaments planned to discuss how to continue providing the necessary support to Ukraine in Russia’s ongoing war of aggression and how the national parliaments could contribute to
Read MoreHussar spoke of m-voting and lowering the voting age at speakers’ conference
NordenBladet — Hussar said in his speech at the Conference that free and fair elections formed the basis of representative democracy. He pointed out that Estonia had considered it necessary to make participation in elections simpler and to introduce novel
Read MoreThe Riigikogu concluded the first reading of one Bill
NordenBladet — The Bill on Amendments to § 3 of the Social Tax Act (260 SE), initiated by the Social Affairs Committee, passed the first reading in the Riigikogu. It will give employers the possibility to pay voluntary sickness benefit
Read MoreThe Foreign Affairs Committee recommends using historic name Königsberg instead of Kaliningrad
NordenBladet — Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson said that the Committee had found that using the Soviet-era name Kaliningrad in the Estonian language should be discontinued and the historic name Königsberg should be used instead. Members of
Read MoreEstonian and Finnish defence committees: capability of defence industries has to be increased significantly
NordenBladet — Chairman of the National Defence Committee Kalev Stoicescu said that Finland’s accession to NATO had provided the opportunity to have closer defence cooperation and to strengthen the deterrence and defence posture in the whole Baltic Sea region. In
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreRiigikogu 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
Read MoreEuropean 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,”
Read MoreGovernment 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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