Browsing: Bill 570 SE

Source: Peter Anderson, Seattle USA On April 9, the Riigikogu (the Estonian Parliament) passed on the third and final reading the “Amendments to the Churches and Congregations Act” (Bill 570 SE) by a vote of 60 to 13.  https://www.riigikogu.ee/en/press-releases/plenary-assembly/the-riigikogu-adopted-amendments-to-the-churches-and-congregations-act/   The version of the Bill that was passed on April 9 is the same as the version that was submitted to the plenary session of the Riigikogu by its Legal Affair Committee for the third reading.  I discussed this version in my newsletter of 30 March 2025.  I have attached again this version (including a Google English translation of the entire Bill)…

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