MPs are discussing speeding up the construction of nationally important buildings and may permit the Cultural Endowment to fund three buildings at once rather than two due to higher than forcast tax receipts.
Aadu Must, MP from the opposition Center Party, was re-elected chief of the Riigikogu's culture committee over former education minister Liina Kersna (Reform), after two rounds of voting failed to elect the latter, despite her appointment to the post being included in the recently-signed Reform/Isamaa/SDE coalition agreement.
The last meeting of the Riigikogu before Christmas will take place remotely. This means that the traditionally sarcastic Santa Claus Riigikogu visit will also not take place face-to-face.
The Reform Party faction on Wednesday asked for the Riigikogu sitting on Thursday to be held remotely but refused to say why some of their members cannot participate.
Following a lengthy discussion, Vice President of the Riigikogu Helir-Valdor Seeder put the matter up to a vote where it succeeded.
President of the Riigikogu Henn Põlluaas told ERR that as far as he knows, this means Vice President of the Riigikogu Siim Kallas will be the only one meeting Santa on Thursday.