ETA news summary May 8, 2002
The government crisiséemergency services committee convening today will have on its agenda the security arrangements for the Eurovision sing competition.
The childrens' fund of the Cilinc of the University of Tartutoday initiates its national charity fund raising drive to raise 700,000 crowns for purchasing a specialized breathing and aenesthesiology apparatus for pediatric heart surgery.
According to prime minister Siim Kallas the planned program of the governing coalition has fulfilled most of its objectives and although some goals have taken longer than anticipated, Kallas doesn't see any major problems.
The former chairman of the parliamentary revenue committee, Kalle Jurgenson, said that the government proposal for additional budgetary allocations could have been twice the proposed amount. He added that governing coalition could present a proposal for an additional increase in the fall.
The opposition Moderate Peoples Party has accused the governing Centre and Reform parties of clinging to power.
The Pro Patria party suggests that the two party coalition is more interested maintaining power and election victory, but not in advancing the interests of the people and country.
As of yesterday state prosecutors and the police have received statements from 40 people claiming their names have been placed into political party membership lists without their consent.
Parliament completed the first reading of a bill making amendments to legislation on land reform. The changes affect the privatization of agriculture and timber land and gives the right to use agriculture land for certain specific ends.
According to prime minsiter Siim Kallas the police operations involved in capturing serial killers still on the loose have been effectively executed.
The government has decided not to support legislation proposed by Tiit Toomsalu and Jevgeni Tomberg which would allow the re-nationalization of previously privatized apartments.
Justice minister Mart Rask says that corrections legislation differentiates between addicts and narcotics dealers who receive harsher punishments.
The two week "clean roads" campaign which involved 1800 volunteers completed 1100 kilometers of road cleaning.
ETA news summary May 8, 2002
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