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  • Russian Gas: Pipelines, Politics and Money 12 Nov 2009 17:40 GMT
    ... November 2 with the Danish head of government, Mr. Putin issued a sharp warning that ... Northern Europe under the Baltic Sea. But Estonian Defense Minister Jaak Aviksoo accuses Moscow of playing politics. "The decision to have the Nord Stream ...

  • UPDATE 1-Estonia economic fall slows in the third quarter 12 Nov 2009 13:56 GMT
    ... David Mardiste TALLINN, Nov 12, (Reuters) - Estonia's economy contracted 15.3 percent year-on-year in the ... SEEN TO OFFER HOPE The Estonian finance ministry see the slow increase in exports supporting ... domestic demand as unemployment grows and the government slashes spending to keep the budget deficit ...

  • Prime Minister Ansip: Copenhagen climate agreement to have a positive effect on economy as well 12 Nov 2009 04:36 GMT
    ... in cooperation with the Danish Embassy and Parliament, at the Riigikogu. “In 2009, an estimated ... be spent to support wind energy in Estonia,” he said. Ansip recalled that a large ... he stressed. According to the head of government, it is important to remember that the ...

  • Estonian government to increase dividends to be taken by 1.6 bln kroons 12 Nov 2009 09:51 GMT
    ... The Government is to decide on Thursday whether a ... dividends amount is proposed to be increased. Minister of economic affairs and communications proposed in ...

  • PROFILE: Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Latvia's leading lady 12 Nov 2009 11:12 GMT
    ... 1937, Vike-Freiberga saw her life affected by geopolitics from the beginning. Her family fled the ... fan, but other members of his coalition government clashed with her while she was in ... Treaty Organization in Riga. At that forum, Estonia's president, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, and Lithuania's first ...

  • The 100 million dollar question 12 Nov 2009 09:31 GMT
    ... completely ignoring many domestic problems. Former Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli said it was infuriating that ... said it was infuriating that the Georgian Government chooses to spend twice as much on ... by Georgian sociologists with the support of Estonian NGOs. According to its results, less than ...

  • Prisoner voting ban 'flouts rule of law' 12 Nov 2009 10:59 GMT
    ... of Human Rights ruled that the UK government's automatic blanket ban on sentenced prisoners voting ... thus removing the decision from the party political process. I recommended this in my replies ... that only Armenia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Luxemburg, Romania and of the 51 ...

  • EU given strict deadlines to reduce deficits 12 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... feels the demands are unrealistic. The French government had anticipated bringing its public deficit down ... hit 12.7 percent in 2009. Dutch Finance Minister Wouter Bos has called the 2013 deadline ... seven member states - Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Luxembourg and Sweden - have respected ...

  • Ilves: 2010 state budget must lead Estonia to the euro by 2011 11 Nov 2009 11:11 GMT
    ... analytics Ilves: 2010 state budget must lead Estonia to the euro by 2011 Estonia’s President ... adopting the euro. “I hope that the Government and the Parliament will not fail to ... particular cost-cutting measures are still subject to political debates, but finding additional revenue has not ...

  • EU to name first permanent president on 19 November 11 Nov 2009 09:02 GMT
    ... little acquiring the trappings of a genuine political union. The three positions in question are ... and Hungary. Finland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Estonia and Latvia support Poland and Lithuania, with ... by the confrontational politics of the Kaczynski government in 2006 and 2007. With just one ...

  • Ilves and Ansip met with President of Montenegro 11 Nov 2009 13:10 GMT
    ... “Estonia supports giving to Montenegro the NATO Membership ... Plan during the meeting of the alliance’s ministers of foreign affairs that will take place ... – we value and recognise your strong political willingness and clear actions in your country’s Euro-Atlantic ...

  • Post-communism chills 11 Nov 2009 06:16 GMT
    ... cold war was the defining intellectual and political struggle of our lifetimes. With the collapse ... in Ukraine and 13.2 per cent in Estonia - depression numbers - to 7.8 per ... of reforms. As the EBRD report notes, “government changes since early 2008 have either led ...

  • Cheap cigarettes to become a thing of the EU's past 11 Nov 2009 10:18 GMT
    ... following an agreement between European Union finance ministers on Tuesday. Smokers in many northern and ... rate for top-sliced tax on cigarettes, the government take usually funneled into national health expenditure, ... smokes until 1 January, 2018, in Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania. ...

  • Europe sets down firm deficit deadlines 11 Nov 2009 18:32 GMT
    ... January forecasts means the European council of ministers will be asked next month to endorse ... so the commission will ask heads of government next month to back recommendations for more ... seven EU members -- Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Luxembourg and Sweden -- have respected ...

  • Finland, Sweden, Denmark mind their interests in Nord Stream - Estonia 9 Nov 2009 10:52 GMT
    ... mind their interests in Nord Stream - Estonia TALLINN. Nov 9 (Interfax) - Estonian relations ... we think they proceeded from economic and political interests," Paet said. Estonia was ignored in ... their economic zones on Thursday. The Danish government did the same on October 20. Estonia ...


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