Posts from ‘February, 2006’
Wed, 22 Feb 2006, MPs want to discuss troops before break…
"Naturally, this would be quite understandable. It is a firm conviction of the People's Union that the infantry platoon should be home by Christmas and no new platoon should be dispatched to Iraq,...
Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Ilves: EU needs common foreign policy…
"This is one reason why we need a constitutional treaty that would focus our foreign policy," he said. As examples, Ilves named approaches to Russian politics and response to the Danish cartoon ro...
Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Reiljan free of blame for oil spill…
At least 51 votes were needed for the motion to be carried in the 101-seat chamber.The opposition is blaming Reiljan, a member of the People's Union, for failing to meet his duties as environment ...
Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Moscow sends mixed signals on relations with Baltics…
She said that, based on her own observations, the naturalization process in Latvia is progressing at a brisk pace. She quoted a statistic that 48 percent of Latvian conscripts are Russian-speakers...
Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Cause of crash nearly certain…
Experts explained that, after breaking off, the two large pieces of the servo layer blocked one of the ports by which the device is operated. This, in turn, caused the servo to break down complete...
Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Finland opens doors to migrant workers…
Labor Minister Tarja Filatov said that withdrawing barriers for Eastern European migrant workers would help Finnish authorities cope with businesses using so-called "posted" workers who are paid l...
Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Opposition faults Reiljan for inadequate response to oil-spill …
"We expect Ansip to do it by [Feb. 20]," Taavi Veskimagi, chairman of Res Publica, told the Baltic News Service. "If he does not satisfy this demand, we will initiate a vote of no confidence in Re...
Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Bizarre forgery case comes to suspicious close…
Although Bystrov has long been suspect for misusing his driver's license for the test, police and the Prosecutor's Office neither filed charges against him nor sent his case to court. "Police were...
