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ETA news summary May 10, 2002

On his 74th birthday, president Arnold Ruutel will aloow access to greetings book in which the puiblic can wish him well during a four hour period at the presidential palace.

Hundreds of veterans who fought with the red army during WWII placed a wreath at a memorial in Tallinn yesterday.

The parliament did not pass the development plans of Estonian Radio and Estonian TV and will put the questions back on its agenda Tuesday.

The constitutional committee of the parliament will put for a final vote the legislation on elections which will limit the candidates list from each party to 23.

The interior ministry has finalized legislation on private investigators, which should have been presented by the government to the parliament 5 years ago according to a parliamentary decision then.

State prosecutors have extended for 70 days the police investigation of a case involving the death of 70 people cause by methanol poisining. Autopsy reports for all victims have not been presented.

Sahlene, the Estonian singer at the Eurovision competition said yesterday that her favourite song is the British entry and leas favourite the Greek entry.

Eesti Paevaleht writes that Channel 2 and TV3 are airing fewer self-produced programs than required.

According to Postimees, Hansabank chairman Indrek Nievelt's tax arrears of 2.5 million crowns were caused by a profitable sale of shares.

Aripeav states that the Strategic Initiatives Centre, lead by ex-prime ministerial counsel Linnar Viik, will start consulting with businesses on finding new business trategies. Fees are expected in the hundreds of thousands of crowns.

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