Agenda for the 10th Working Week (1 April 2024 – 4 April 2024) of the 3rd Session of the Riigikogu Plenary Assembly

Monday, 1 April

1. Interpellation concerning the destruction of mainstays of the state (No. 523), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Mart Maastik, Riina Solman, Priit Sibul, Andres Metsoja, Urmas Reinsalu, Tõnis Lukas, Varro Vooglaid, Rain Epler, Ants Frosch, Helle-Moonika Helme and Leo Kunnas on 22 May 2023
Reply by Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister

2. Interpellation concerning the updating of the Rail Baltic county-wide spatial plan in the south of Pärnu County (No. 530), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Andres Metsoja and Andrei Korobeinik on 7 June 2023
Reply by Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister

3. Interpellation concerning the consequences of the reduction of family allowances (No. 561), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Siim Pohlak, Rene Kokk, Henn Põlluaas, Jaak Valge, Kalle Grünthal and Kert Kingo on 19 June 2023
Reply by Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister

4. Interpellation concerning salary not reaching teachers (No. 601), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart, Aleksei Jevgrafov, Andrei Korobeinik and Vadim Belobrovtsev on 8 February 2024
Reply by Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister

5. Interpellation concerning the plans of the Government of the Republic to increase immigration (No. 614), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Mart Maastik and Riina Solman on 20 February 2024
Reply by Lauri Läänemets, Minister of the Interior

6. Interpellation concerning mass immigration (No. 617), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Anti Poolamets, Ants Frosch, Helle-Moonika Helme, Mart Helme, Martin Helme and Evelin Poolamets on 5 March 2024
Reply by Lauri Läänemets, Minister of the Interior

7. Interpellation concerning Ukrainian men of mobilisation age in Estonia (No. 619), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Anti Poolamets, Ants Frosch, Helle-Moonika Helme, Mart Helme, Martin Helme, Evelin Poolamets, Rain Epler, Henn Põlluaas and Rene Kokk on 6 March 2024
Reply by Lauri Läänemets, Minister of the Interior

8. Interpellation concerning the abuse of power by the Police and Border Guard Board in connection with wrongful suppression of the expression of freedom of speech and opinion (No. 620), submitted by Member of the Riigikogu Varro Vooglaid on 7 March 2024
Reply by Lauri Läänemets, Minister of the Interior

Tuesday, 2 April

1. Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Making a Proposal to the Government of the Republic to abandon the establishment of a car tax and to withdraw the Motor Vehicle Tax Bill from the proceedings of the Riigikogu” (374 OE), submitted by Isamaa Parliamentary Group
First reading (Majority vote of the membership of the Riigikogu)
Report by Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Jevgeni Ossinovski, member of the Finance Committee

2. Bill on Amendments to the Food Act (378 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Madis Kallas, Minister of Regional Affairs
Report by Urmas Kruuse, Chairman of the Rural Affairs Committee

Wednesday, 3 April

1. Bill on the Ratification of the Convention between the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance and the Protocol thereto (368 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Second reading
Report by Marek Reinaas, member of the Finance Committee

2. Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Making a proposal to the Government of the Republic to enhance the exercise of supervisory control over the Prosecutor’s Office” (280 OE), submitted by the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Group
First reading (Majority vote of the membership of the Riigikogu)
Report by Kert Kingo, Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Valdo Randpere, member of the Legal Affairs Committee

3. Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Making a proposal to the Government of the Republic to prepare and restore militarised border guard as a separate institution” (274 OE), submitted by the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Group
First reading (Majority vote of the membership of the Riigikogu)
Report by Alar Laneman, Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Kristo Enn Vaga, member of the National Defence Committee

4. Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Making a Proposal to the Government of the Republic to amend the Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act” (279 OE), submitted by the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Group
First reading (Majority vote of the membership of the Riigikogu)
Report by Jaak Valge, Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Heljo Pikhof, Chairman of the Cultural Affairs Committee

5. Bill on Amendments to the Preschool Child Care Institutions Act, the Vocational Educational Institutions Act and the Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act (231 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Second reading
Report by Liina Kersna, member of the Cultural Affairs Committee

6. Bill on Amendments to the Electronic Communications Act and the Nature Conservation Act (392 SE), initiated by the National Defence Committee
Second reading
Report by Igor Taro, Chairman of the Environment Committee

7. Bill on Amendments to the Tax Information Exchange Act, the Taxation Act and the Income Tax Act (379 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Second reading
Report by Aivar Sõerd, member of the Finance Committee

8. Bill on Amendments to the Income Tax Act (337 SE), initiated by the Finance Committee
Second reading
Report by Annely Akkermann, Chairman of the Finance Committee

9. Bill on Amendments to the State Budget for 2024 Act (389 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Mart Võrklaev, Minister of Finance
Report by Marek Reinaas, member of the Finance Committee

10. Bill on Amendments to the Police and Border Guard Act (370 SE), initiated by Member of the Riigikogu Kalle Grünthal
First reading
Report by Kalle Grünthal, Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Anti Haugas, member of the Legal Affairs Committee

11. Bill on Amendments to the Security Authorities Act (330 SE), initiated by the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Group
First reading
Report by Ants Frosch, Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Hendrik Johannes Terras, Chairman of the Constitutional Committee

Thursday, 4 April

1. Election of the Board of the Riigikogu

On Monday, 1 April, after all items on the agenda have been discussed, the time for unscheduled statements begins, to continue until no further requests for the floor are made, but no longer than until 12 midnight.

On Wednesday, 3 April, from 12 noon to 2 p.m., Question Time takes place.