Agenda, 19 – 22 May 2025
Agenda for the 15th Working Week (19 May 2025 – 22 May 2025) of the 5th Session of the Riigikogu Plenary Assembly
Monday, 19 May
1. Interpellation concerning the security of the border region of South-East Estonia (No. 729), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Rain Epler, Evelin Poolamets, Rene Kokk, Arvo Aller, Helle-Moonika Helme and Anti Poolamets on 19 March 2025
Reply by Kristen Michal, Prime Minister
2. Interpellation concerning the future of agriculture in Estonia (No. 730), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Lauri Laats, Vladimir Arhipov, Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart, Andrei Korobeinik and Vadim Belobrovtsev on 19 March 2025
Reply by Kristen Michal, Prime Minister
3. Interpellation concerning the completion of the construction of Via Baltica (No. 734), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Andrei Korobeinik, Vladimir Arhipov, Aleksei Jevgrafov and Lauri Laats on 26 March 2025
Reply by Kristen Michal, Prime Minister
4. Bill on the Ratification of the Instrument for the Amendment of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) (590 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Erkki Keldo, Minister of Economy and Industry
Report by Vilja Toomast, member of the Legal Affairs Committee
5. Bill on Amendments to § 4 of the Consumer Protection Act (624 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Erkki Keldo, Minister of Economy and Industry
Report by Marek Reinaas, Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee
6. Interpellation concerning the use of wagons of foreign countries in Ukraine (No. 740), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Lauri Laats, Aleksandr Tšaplõgin, Andrei Korobeinik, Vadim Belobrovtsev and Aleksei Jevgrafov on 7 April 2025
Reply by Erkki Keldo, Minister of Economy and Industry
7. Interpellation concerning labour productivity, Estonia’s competitiveness, and cheap labour (No. 742), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Jaak Valge and Leo Kunnas on 7 April 2025
Reply by Erkki Keldo, Minister of Economy and Industry
8. Interpellation concerning illegal amendment of the protection procedure for natural objects (No. 738), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Anti Allas, Ester Karuse, Andre Hanimägi and Helmen Kütt on 27 March 2025
Reply by Andres Sutt, Minister of Energy and the Environment
9. Interpellation concerning Elering’s strategy (No. 741), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Lauri Laats, Aleksandr Tšaplõgin, Andrei Korobeinik, Vadim Belobrovtsev, Aleksei Jevgrafov and Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart on 7 April 2025
Reply by Andres Sutt, Minister of Energy and the Environment
10. Interpellation concerning Estonia’s environment policy (No. 743), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Tiit Maran, Madis Kallas, Jaak Aab, Andre Hanimägi, Reili Rand and Riina Sikkut on 7 April 2025
Reply by Andres Sutt, Minister of Energy and the Environment
11. Interpellation concerning electricity generation capacities (No. 746), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Jaak Aab, Andre Hanimägi, Anti Allas, Tiit Maran, Reili Rand, Riina Sikkut, Lauri Läänemets, Züleyxa Izmailova, Tanel Kiik and Madis Kallas on 8 April 2025
Reply by Andres Sutt, Minister of Energy and the Environment
Tuesday, 20 May
1. Bill on Amendments to the Securities Market Act and Amendments to Other Acts arising therefrom (regulation of derivative and repurchase transactions) (633 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Jürgen Ligi, Minister of Finance
Report by Aivar Sõerd, member of the Finance Committee
2. Bill on Amendments to the Payment Institutions and E-money Institutions Act and the Payment and Settlement Systems Act (634 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Jürgen Ligi, Minister of Finance
Report by Mart Võrklaev, member of the Finance Committee
3. Bill on Amendments to the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act (640 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Jürgen Ligi, Minister of Finance
Report by Maris Lauri, member of the Finance Committee
4. Bill on the Ratification of the Agreement between the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of Botswana for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance and its Protocol (641 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Jürgen Ligi, Minister of Finance
Report by Riina Sikkut, member of the Finance Committee
5. Bill on Amendments to the Simplified Business Income Taxation Act, the Security Tax Act and the Income Tax Act (645 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Jürgen Ligi, Minister of Finance
Report by Maris Lauri, member of the Finance Committee
Wednesday, 21 May
1. Bill on Amendments to the Social Benefits for Disabled Persons Act and Amendments to Other Associated Acts (561 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Third reading
2. Bill on Amendments to the Securities Market Act and Amendments to Other Associated Acts (588 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Third reading
3. Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Making a proposal to the Government of the Republic to initiate negotiations in the European Union to repeal the obligation to prepare sustainability reports” (601 OE), submitted by Isamaa Parliamentary Group
First reading (Majority vote of the membership of the Riigikogu)
Report by Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Tõnis Mölder, member of the Economic Affairs Committee
4. Bill on Amendments to the Identity Documents Act and Amendments to Other Associated Acts (572 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Second reading
Report by Kalle Laanet, member of the Constitutional Committee
5. Bill on the Withdrawal from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (642 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Report by Kalev Stoicescu, Chairman of the National Defence Committee
6. Report for 2025 by the Minister of Energy and the Environment on the implementation of the long-term national development strategy “Estonia 2035“
Report by Andres Sutt, Minister of Energy and the Environment
7. Bill on Amendments to the Liquid Fuel Act (622 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Andres Sutt, Minister of Energy and the Environment
Report by Urve Tiidus, member of the Economic Affairs Committee
8. Bill on Amendments to the Accounting Act to reduce bureaucracy (600 SE), initiated by Isamaa Parliamentary Group
First reading
Report by Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Kristina Šmigun-Vähi, member of the Economic Affairs Committee
9. Bill on Amendments to the Environmental Charges Act (615 SE), initiated by the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Group
First reading
Report by Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Yoko Alender, Chairman of the Environment Committee
10. Bill on Amendments to the National Audit Office Act, the Political Parties Act and Other Acts (body to monitor the financing of political parties) (599 SE), initiated by the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Group
First reading
Report by Martin Helme, Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Ando Kiviberg, Chairman of the Constitutional Committee
11. Bill on the Establishment of Tax Peace (607 SE), initiated by Isamaa Parliamentary Group
First reading
Report by Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Annely Akkermann, Chairman of the Finance Committee
12. Bill on Amendments to the Income Tax Act (597 SE), initiated by the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Group
First reading
Report by Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Annely Akkermann, Chairman of the Finance Committee
13. Bill on Amendments to the Value-Added Tax Act (596 SE), initiated by the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Group
First reading
Report by Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Annely Akkermann, Chairman of the Finance Committee
Thursday, 22 May
1. Proposal of the Chancellor of Justice to grant consent to the removal of parliamentary immunity from Member of the Riigikogu Kalle Laanet, and to the continuation of the legal proceedings against him
(Majority of the votes of the members of the Riigikogu)
Report by Ülle Madise, Chancellor of Justice
Report by Kalle Laanet, Member of the Riigikogu
2. Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Amendment of the Resolution of the Riigikogu „Formation of the Estonian Delegation to the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Lithuania“” (646 OE), submitted by the Foreign Affairs Committee
First reading
Report by Ester Karuse, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
On Monday, 19 May, 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, 21 May, from 12 noon to 2 p.m., Question Time takes place.
