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SDE MP wants Ratas' explanations over loan provided to Porto Franco project

2020-07-31
BNS/TBT Staff

TALLINN – Opposition Social Democratic Party (SDE) MP Raimond Kaljulaid has sent a written interpellation to Prime Minister Juri Ratas over the government's decision to provide a credit to the Porto Franco property development project in the passenger port area of Ta...

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