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Posts from ‘September, 2008’

Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Widespread espionage feared in the Baltics…

The source told TBT that the Russian secret service had tentacles everywhere. The former civil servant was unable to confirm whether there were any other moles in the Baltic security forces n...

Wed, 24 Sep 2008, The truth about the great property swindle…

"Churchill OU has not received any payments from any clients. We haven't taken any money directly from clients. I kept a good set of accounts in Estonia, and they will show that no client money ...

Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Cornerstone ceremony closes Victory Monument debate …

"There is no reason for us to deliberate if it was the artists, the engineers or the government who got the upper hand. I'm glad that we're laying the cornerstone for the monument to the victo...

Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Taking action: Churchill’s victims collaborate …

None has actually been completed, and most have not yet started 's at least one never even got planning permission." "Churchill has changed its company identity twice, but the same individuals hav...

Thu, 18 Sep 2008, EU may issue fine for trash problem…

Carl says that the amount of illegally dumped trash might be so large because there are not enough waste disposal sites, and he asked the Ministry of the Environment for a report on the nation's...

Thu, 18 Sep 2008, Budget plans ‘will wreck’ …

I'm convinced that the money doesn't help 20 percent of the children 's they need lot more than 300 kroons per month, but the taxpayers' possibilities are limited," Ansip said, answering questions...

Wed, 10 Sep 2008, ‘We are not crooks’…

"I have not asked for a bribe either directly or via someone, neither for myself nor for People's Union. I have not made any favorable decision with regard to Parn's companies," Reiljan told t...

Wed, 10 Sep 2008, Corruption charges rock Tallinn city government …

The documents include agreements that prevent employees from holding positions as board members within private companies, although many of the accused assert that they were unaware of their violat...



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.