Agenda, 2 – 5 June 2025
Agenda for the 16th Working Week (2 June 2025 – 5 June 2025) of the 5th Session of the Riigikogu Plenary Assembly
Monday, 2 June
1. Bill on the State’s Supplementary Budget for 2025 (651 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Jürgen Ligi, Minister of Finance
Report by Diana Ingerainen, member of the Finance Committee
2. Interpellation concerning the Pihlakodu care home case and the activities of the prosecutor’s office (No. 748), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Züleyxa Izmailova, Riina Sikkut, Anti Allas, Jaak Aab, Ester Karuse, Lauri Läänemets, Heljo Pikhof, Andre Hanimägi, Tiit Maran, Helmen Kütt, Tanel Kiik, Reili Rand and Raimond Kaljulaid on 14 April 2025
Reply by Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs
3. Interpellation concerning the impacts and regulations of wind energy development in Estonia (No. 749), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Evelin Poolamets, Arvo Aller, Helle-Moonika Helme, Rene Kokk and Rain Epler on 14 April 2025
Reply by Andres Sutt, Minister of Energy and the Environment
4. 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
5. Interpellation concerning the qualification requirements for youth workers (No. 745), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Reili Rand, Riina Sikkut, Jaak Aab, Heljo Pikhof, Lauri Läänemets and Züleyxa Izmailova on 8 April 2025
Reply by Kristina Kallas, Minister of Education and Research
6. Interpellation concerning school network (No. 760), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Tõnis Lukas, Helir-Valdor Seeder, Andres Metsoja, Riina Solman and Priit Sibul on 23 April 2025
Reply by Kristina Kallas, Minister of Education and Research
7. Interpellation concerning the shrinking of the area ofuse of the Estonian language as an academic language and the quality of university education (No. 764), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Jaak Valge and Leo Kunnas on 5 May 2025
Reply by Kristina Kallas, Minister of Education and Research
8. Interpellation concerning the Pihlakodu care home case and the safety of care homes (No. 750), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Tanel Kiik, Riina Sikkut, Züleyxa Izmailova, Anti Allas, Lauri Läänemets, Jaak Aab, Ester Karuse, Heljo Pikhof, Andre Hanimägi, Tiit Maran, Helmen Kütt and Reili Rand on 14 April 2025
Reply by Karmen Joller, Minister of Social Affairs
9. Interpellation concerning the sustainability and accessibility of the healthcare system (No. 759), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Lauri Laats, Vladimir Arhipov, Aleksei Jevgrafov, Andrei Korobeinik, Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart and Aleksandr Tšaplõgin on 23 April 2025
Reply by Karmen Joller, Minister of Social Affairs
10. Interpellation concerning the establishment of Tallinn Hospital (No. 762), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Tanel Kiik, Lauri Läänemets, Ester Karuse, Reili Rand, and Andre Hanimägi on 24 April 2025
Reply by Karmen Joller, Minister of Social Affairs
11. Interpellation concerning the changes in the payment of beekeeping subsidy to small beekeepers in 2025 (No. 761), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Evelin Poolamets, Rene Kokk, Siim Pohlak, Martin Helme, Mart Helme, Anti Poolamets and Arvo Aller on 23 April 2025
Reply by Hendrik Johannes Terras, Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture
12. Interpellation concerning whether only big beekeepers are engaged in food security (No. 767), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Peeter Ernits and Kersti Sarapuu on 7 May 2025
Reply by Hendrik Johannes Terras, Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture
13. Interpellation concerning critical banking services disappearing from county centres (No. 773), submitted by Members of the Riigikogu Ester Karuse, Tanel Kiik, Andre Hanimägi, Anti Allas, Reili Rand, Heljo Pikhof and Jaak Aab on 13 May 2025
Reply by Hendrik Johannes Terras, Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture
Tuesday, 3 June
1. Report for 2025 by Minister of Infrastructure on the implementation of the long-term national development strategy “Estonia 2035”
Report by Kuldar Leis, Minister of Infrastructure
Wednesday, 4 June
1. Bill on Amendments to the Identity Documents Act and Amendments to Other Associated Acts (572 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Third reading (Majority vote of the membership of the Riigikogu)
2. 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
Second reading
Report by Kalev Stoicescu, Chairman of the National Defence Committee
3. Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Making a proposal to the Government of the Republic to initiate a Bill to amend the Traffic Act to give local governments the right to restrict or prohibit the use of rental personal light electric vehicles and mini mopeds” (618 OE), submitted by Isamaa Parliamentary Group
First reading (Majority vote of the members of the Riigikogu)
Report by Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Urve Tiidus, member of the Economic Affairs Committee
4. Bill on Amendments to the Atmospheric Air Protection Act (393 SE), initiated by the Environment Committee
Second reading
Report by Yoko Alender, Chairman of the Environment Committee
5. 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
6. Bill on Amendments to the Industrial Emissions Act (628 SE), initiated by Isamaa Parliamentary Group
First reading
Report by Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Jüri Jaanson, member of the Environment Committee
7. 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
8. Bill on Amendments to the Public Health Act (617 SE), initiated by Member of the Riigikogu Kalle Grünthal
First reading
Report by Kalle Grünthal, Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Mihkel Lees, member of the Social Affairs Committee
9. Bill on the Repeal of the Increases in the Excise Duties on Energy Carriers (627 SE), initiated by Isamaa Parliamentary Group
First reading
Report by Member of the Riigikogu
Report by representative of the Finance Committee
10. Bill on Amendments to the Traffic Act (regulation of personal light electric vehicles and mini-mopeds) (614 SE), initiated by Member of the Riigikogu Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
First reading
Report by Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart, Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Urve Tiidus, member of the Economic Affairs Committee
11. Bill on Amendments to the Traffic Act (616 SE), initiated by the Social Democratic Party Parliamentary Group and Members of the Riigikogu Andre Hanimägi, Jaak Aab, Tanel Kiik and Ester Karuse
First reading
Report by Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Urve Tiidus, member of the Economic Affairs Committee
Thursday, 5 June
1. Deliberation of the matter of significant national importance “How to increase productivity in the Estonian economy?” initiated by the Economic Affairs Committee
Report by Marek Reinaas, Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee
Report by Urmas Varblane, member of the Expert Panel on Competitiveness; Professor of International Business, School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu; Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences
Report by Raivo Vasnu, Member of the Management Board, Viru Chemistry Group Ltd
On Monday, 2 June, 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, 4 June, from 12 noon to 2 p.m., Question Time takes place.
