Sick pay in full and from day one of a period of illness is essential in curbing the spread of the coronavirus, Social Democratic Party (SDE) MP Jevgeni Ossinovski says
The new restrictions proposed by the government will not help relieve the pressure on hospitals, opposition MP Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) said on Tuesday. He thinks the government needs to be honest with society about the next steps needing to be taken.
Sunday's local elections were a lackluster affair for nearly all the leaders of Estonia's major political parties, running as 'flagship' vote-attracting candidates but in many cases polling lower than less well-known figures. The one exception was Eesti 200 chief, Kristina Kallas; while Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) leader Martin Helme was the most-voted-for candidate from his party, his overall vote count was nothing special in the context of the electoral district he ran in.
President Alar Karis promulgated three laws Monday, one of which is a controversial piece of legislation which will facilitate state support for burning woody biomass at power plants in the eastern city of Narva, and which had been inherited from Kersti Kaljulaid's presidency.
The government needs to be clearer in its communication around coronavirus, vaccination and restrictions, members of opposition parties EKRE and the Social Democrats (SDE) said on Thursday.