Jan 25, 2012 - Toobal under fire on Rumm letters...
TALLINN - Estonian state leaders condemned the situation in which a Social Democratic Party member’s e-correspondence unlawfully ended up at the headquarters of Estonia’s Center Party, reports National Broadcasting. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves delivered on Jan. 18 an emergency TV address dedicated to the matter; Prime Minister Andrus Ansip and Riigikogu speaker Ene Ergma also exp...
Jan 18, 2012 - Kross extradition request refused...
TALLINN - Estonian Minister of Justice Kristen Michal stated that Estonia will not extradite its citizens to Russia, and that if Russia wishes to question Eerik-Niiles Kross, a former Estonian intelligence coordinator, such procedures can be carried out through Estonia’s Public Prosecutor’s Office, reports National Broadcasting.
“Estonia will not extradite its citizens to ...
Jan 11, 2012 - Gas industry unbundling process begins...
TALLINN - Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Juhan Parts has emphasized that removing the gas pipeline networks from Eesti Gaas’ control could increase customer bills by 0.2 percent at most, reports National Broadcasting. On Jan. 5, the government approved the amendment in the Natural Gas Act which will compel Eesti Gaas to sell its transmission grid by 2015 at the latest.
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Jan 04, 2012 - Drunk drivers targeted...
TALLINN - Estonian police sent or delivered by hand 1,500 Christmas cards designed in dark shades to people who have committed serious traffic violations, in order to force people to face the truth and evaluate their own deeds, reports Delfi. The cards were distributed mainly to speed limit violators and drunk drivers.
“Nearly 100 people died this year in traffic; over 1,500 were inju...
Jan 04, 2012 - Health Board warns on PIP implants...
TALLINN - The Finnish Health authority says it is concerned about women who may have traveled to Estonia for breast augmentation, and in which the PIP brand of implants were used and are suspected of having been marketed under a different name. “We are aware that many women around Europe have gone to Estonia for this [operation],” said Valvira director Jussi Holmalahti, reports AFP....
Dec 22, 2011 - Two-state solutions...
TALLINN - A cooperation conference between Estonia and Latvia took place on Dec. 16 in Tartu, with the Estonian and Latvian prime ministers present, reports LETA. Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip said that the success of both states depends a lot on relations with each other. He said that the cooperation with Estonia’s southern neighbors has been very fruitful, but we cannot stop at w...
Dec 22, 2011 - Paet praises CERF mission...
TALLINN - On Dec. 16 in New York at the donor meeting of the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), which was also attended by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet stated that extremely well coordinated cooperation is required to resolve natural disasters and humanitarian crises that keep growing in scale, reports LETA. “The UN’s Central Emergen...
Dec 14, 2011 - Accord signed reducing red tape...
TALLINN - Prime Minister Andrus Ansip and his Finnish counterpart Jyrki Katainen signed an agreement on Dec. 12 nullifying the requirement to get documents issued by the two countries’ population registers legalized, reports LETA. This will simplify everyday procedures for citizens of both nations in their dealings with the state, making it both quicker and cheaper.
Based on the agree...