Opposition falls in line to agree on common goal

Dec 17, 2009
By Ella Karapetyan

TALLINN - Estonia’s parliament backed the 2010 budget in the final reading on Dec. 9, adopting the document with its planned public sector deficit of 2.8 percent of gross domestic product for next year, reports postimees.ee. This leaves Finance Minister Jurgen Ligi upbeat on meeting the euro entry criteria. The 2010 budget passed with 55 votes in favor and 39 votes against in the 101-member house, showing an 89.7 billion kroons (5.7 billion euro) package. “Eurozone accession ...

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