The Riigikogu has ratified the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which will give European companies the opportunity to operate under the same competition conditions as Canadian firms. 66 members of the Riigikogu voted in favor of the motion and 1 was against, according to a Riigikogu press release. Chairman of the Foreign Affairs…
The Estonian government at an extraordinary meeting on September 27 approved the 2018 state budget bill, which set out the first ever Estonian state budget to exceed EUR 10 billion. This marks the first full-length budget of the coalition government that took office in November 2016. The activities financed from the budget support the four…
Organizations representing haulers in Estonia have issued a joint statement to two standing committees of the Riigikogu urging them to discuss the situation of the road haulage sector, as the country has lost an estimated EUR 50 million in tax revenue due to higher fuel duties this year. As a result of decisions made by…
Prime Minister Juri Ratas and European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport Violeta Bulc met to discuss how the funding of transport infrastructure might continue in the EU beginning in 2021. “Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has so far been very successful. Without cross-border infrastructure Europe cannot talk about an internal market and fundamental freedoms. Due to…
Reconstruction work at Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport remains on schedule and will have been in large part be completed by October 12, before construction of the airport’s new parking garage begins next year. “Tallinn Airport has reached the fourth interim stage with the currently ongoing air traffic area development project, which is to last until…
The supervisory board and owner of the Estonian state-owned energy group Eesti Energia have given their approval for expanding the company’s electricity retail business to the Finnish and Swedish markets. The company plans to launch retail sales in both countries in the first half of next year. According to Eesti Energia CEO Hando Sutter, a…
The Estonian government adopted amendments to the 2017 state budget on September 21 according to which the day-to-day expenses of ministries and other institutions would change, while the total volume of expenditures and income would remain the same. The government has proposed directing EUR 3 million from the surplus of structural means’ co-financing in providing…