Legal provisions for agenda initiatives at national level
Estonia
Answer
Yes
Source
Response to Memoranda andRequests for Explanations and Submission of Collective Addresses Act: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/507042014003/consolide
The right for petitions is guaranteed by the Constitution of theRepublic of Estonia (p. 46): https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/530102013003/consolide
In 2001, the Government of Estoniaopened a direct democracy portal called TOM i.e., T?na Otsustan Mina (inEnglish, Today I Decide) to enable people to submit agenda initiatives (ideasetc to either introduce a new law/regulation or propose amendments to theexisting legislation). In 2008, TOM was closed as a separate portal and wasthen integrated to the all governmental participation portal www.osale.ee (currently under the section 'ideed'). The portal was and still is managed by the State Chancelleryof Estonia who forwards the presented ideas to the relevantinstitution for consideration. The institution is obliged to officiallyrespond to the the presented idea and it is made public. There is no separatelaw regulating agenda initiatives in Estonia; it is regulated by the Responseto Memoranda and Requests for Explanations and Submission of CollectiveAddresses Act (the same Act regulates also petitions): https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/507042014003/consolide
Comment
Even though theConstitution of the Republic of Estonia gives the right for petitions, it wasnot regulated by a law until 2014. As a result of a policy crowdsourcinginitiative Rahvakogu (People's Assembly), the relevant amendmentwas introduced to the Response to Memoranda and Requests for Explanationsand Submission of Collective Addresses Act.
