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Riigikogu > Riigikogu > Committees > Foreign Affairs Committee (75 words) |
 | The Foreign Affairs Committee is one of the eleven standing committees of the Riigikogu. |
| The Foreign Affairs Committee participates in shaping of the Republic of Estonia foreign policy and working out of the positions on foreign relations, as well as exercises supervision over the implementation of the foreign policy activities of the Government. |
| The Foreign Affairs Committee conducts the legislative proceeding of draft legislation pertaining to: |
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Politics | MPs rebuke Falconer over whistleblower (607 words) |
| However the committee accepted that he had not intended to penalise her for giving evidence to the Commons constitutional affairs committee and recommended no further action should be taken against him. |
| The case was referred to the standards and privileges committee earlier this year after the constitutional affairs committee complained that Ms Weleminsky's suspension from the Cafcass board constituted a "prima facie breach of (parliamentary) privilege". |
| In its report today, the standards and privileges committee said a letter sent by Lord Falconer on December 11 suspending Ms Weleminsky had given the "unfortunate impression" that she was being punished for giving evidence to the constitutional affairs committee. |
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