Most of Estonia's seven MEPs were non-committal about the prosepct of finance minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus (Reform) becoming Estonia's next representative at the European Court of Auditors (ECA), replacing Juhan Parts, whose term finishes at the end of this year.
Measures aimed at mitigating rising energy prices, if applied to businesses as well as domestic consumers, will need to be supported by the state taking out loans, the Social Democratic Party (SDE) says.
Coalition Isamaa party leader Helir-Valdor Seeder said on the Vikerraadio "Reporteritund" program that their aim is to have the universal energy service also cover companies.
Two bills aimed at reforming the electricity market passed their first Riigikogu reading Wednesday evening in a special session convened for the purpose. The bills, should they enter law, have both the long-term goal of moving towards renewables electricity only, and aim to resolve the immediate issue of soaring electricity prices, by providing a universal, guaranteed service.