Ansip told reporters that the senior coalition partner also reassured him that key promises made by the Reformists, such as decreasing income-tax rates and keeping the parental allowance intact, would be kept.According to reports, Ansip caved in after being reassured that the prime minister would not dismiss another minister without first discussing it with coalition partners.Ansip and other Reform Party members were irate that Parts, from Res Publica, had fired Kristiina Ojuland without consulting them. Ojuland is a talented politician and, having served as foreign minister during Estonia’s accession to NATO and the European Union, is well-respected abroad. Confronted with the Reformists’ indignation and Ojuland’s refusal to hand in her resignation, Parts stuck to his guns and appealed to President Ruutel, who backed the prime minister.I…
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ESTONIA is a state in Northern Europe which has borders with Latvia and Russia. Across the Baltic Sea lies Finland in the north and Sweden in the west.
Estonia covers around 45 thousands square kilometers. The Estonians are part of Finnic people. The only official language in Estonia is Estonian, which has too much in common with Finnish language. Estonia as a state is a parliamentary republic with internal division of 15 regions. The largest city and the capital as well is Tallinn. Estonia is one of the least-populous countries of the European Union - its population is less than 1.5 million. Various international ogranizations highly ranked Estonia regarding press, democracy and political freedom.
