საქართველო არის ერთერთი თუ არა, ყველაზე პროგრესული ქვეყანა ევროპის სამეზობლოში
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Georgia is One of the Most Progressive Neighborhood Countries; if Not the Most
NINO SHARASHIDZE
სტონეთის პარლამენტის წევრი, მარიანნე მიკკო გვესაუბრა რიიგიკოგუს (ესტ.: Riigikogu - ესტონეთის რესპუბლიკის უმაღლესი საკანონმდებლო ორგანო) საზედამხედველო ფუნქციაზე, რომელსაც ის წარმატებად მიიჩნევს და - მთავრობის ანგარიშვალდებულების გზებზე. მან, ასევე, ისაუბრა მის წარმატებულ, პოლიტიკურ კარიერაზე ესტონეთსა და ევროპაში.
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this interview with MP Marianne Mikko, she shared insights into parliamentary oversight function in Estonia, the Riigikogu as a success story and talks about ways to hold government’s accountable. She did not fail to also talk about her success in the world of politics within Estonia and in Europe. How do you assess the Parliamentary oversight function in Estonia? -Estonia is a parliamentary republic. Therefore, the Parliament and its decisions are very important for the country. Huge development has taken place since the restoration of her independence. Members of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) today are certainly more professional as politicians than in the beginning of the 1990s, when there was much enthusiasm, but less policy-making skills in the Western sense. When you ask if the parliament has strength and is independent, then the answer is firm “yes”. On the other hand, a parliament is the reflection of election results. Those who got a better result, form the majority. In other words, it is not a tragedy in Estonia when a coalition party becomes an opposition party, and vice versa. It is very therapeutic for democracy. What are the measures that you take to hold the government to account on behalf of the people? -The best example is our European Union Affairs Committee. All ministers going to Brussels to participate in the sittings of the Council of the European Union must give a report about their platforms to this Committee, which is in a way like a mini-Ri-
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