Tag: Parliament of Estonia
Peeter Laurits wins the Baltic Assembly Prize in the Arts
NordenBladet — Biotopia is a series of conferences and art events initiated by Laurits in 2021 with the aim of creating symbiotic contacts between...
NATO Parliamentary Assembly gathers for its annual session in Copenhagen
NordenBladet — “Keeping in mind the future of NATO, the most important topic for us is naturally the comprehensive strengthening of NATO’s collective defence,...
Hussar to Latvian Speaker: We also have to pay attention to Tartu-Riga rail connection
NordenBladet — At the meeting in the Riigikogu, the Speakers stated that Estonia and Latvia had very much in common, and cooperation between the...
Hussar is meeting the new Speaker of Latvian parliament Daiga Mieriņa
NordenBladet — The two colleagues are meeting today at 10.15 in the Riigikogu, followed by a formal lunch.
“The cooperation between Estonia and Latvia is...
The European Union Affairs Committee got an overview of the green claims initiative
NordenBladet — Chair of the European Union Affairs Committee Liisa Pakosta said that the Committee had gotten a good overview of the amendments proposed...
Stoicescu 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...
Hussar 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...
Hussar 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...
The 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...
The 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...