At today’s sitting of the Riigikogu, the new Government led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas assumed office by taking the oath of office.

The Government includes Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Rural Affairs Urmas Kruuse, Minister of Finance Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, Minister of Social Protection Signe Riisalo, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Kristjan Järvan, Minister of Education and Research Tõnis Lukas, Minister of Justice Lea Danilson-Järg, Minister of Public Administration Riina Solman, Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of the Environment Madis Kallas, Minister of Culture Piret Hartman, Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Riina Sikkut, Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets and Minister of Health and Labour Peep Peterson.

The Riigikogu passed an Act

The Act on Amendments to the Law of Ship Flag and Registers of Ships Act and the Maritime Safety Act (571 SE), initiated by the Government, creates a legal basis for the adoption of the Ships Information System. The aim of the IT-development will be to update the inspection of ships and issuing of certificate, which up to now has greatly been based on paper documents, and to consolidate the existing registers containing data on ships.

The new information system will be interfaced with different parties via X-Road in order to ensure up-to-date data, cross-use and exchange of information as well as modern e-services for ships. The aim of the amendment is to contribute to the increase of the competitiveness of the Estonian shipping sector.

During the debate, Annely Akkermann (Reform Party) took the floor.

61 members of the Riigikogu voted for the Act and one was against.

Photos (Author: Erik Peinar, Chancellery of the Riigikogu)

Verbatim record of the sitting (in Estonian)

The video recording of the sitting can be viewed on the Riigikogu YouTube channel.
(Please note that the recording will be uploaded with a delay.)

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