{"id":8007,"date":"2026-04-27T11:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/?page_id=8007"},"modified":"2026-09-10T15:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:08:34","slug":"public-sittings-of-the-committees-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/en\/news-and-publications\/live-broadcast\/public-sittings-of-the-committees-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Public sittings of the Committees and events"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"my-8 lg:my-12\">\n      <live-stream-title title=\"Live broadcast\"><\/live-stream-title>\n  \n      <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-[1fr_384px] gap-4\">\n      <div class=\"min-w-0\">\n        <live-stream-player\n          m3u8=\"https:\/\/router.euddn.net\/862366dd346d6b6392d5231546f3d179\/smil:rk_live_2.smil\/playlist.m3u8?c=8005\"\n          mpd=\"https:\/\/router.euddn.net\/862366dd346d6b6392d5231546f3d179\/smil:rk_live_2.smil\/manifest.mpd?c=8005\"\n          :channel-index=\"1\"\n          :api-gating-enabled=\"false\"\n        ><\/live-stream-player>\n      <\/div>\n\n              <aside class=\"flex flex-col gap-4\">\n                      <div class=\"text-content\">\n              <h4>On this page, live broadcasts of the public meetings of committees and the important events held in the Conference Hall of the Riigikogu can be viewed.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"live-video-item-col\">\n<div class=\"text-helper\">\n<div class=\"text-helper\">\n<p>When issues that are of greater interest to the public are discussed, the committees hold public sittings or parliamentary hearings, where the positions of the stakeholders and specialists are explained. 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