Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Chairperson of the Reform Party, lost her nerve on Thursday. The Reform Party obviously opposed from the start the bill of raising children’s support, which the Center Party has unexpectedly bought out, and the party had also agreed the day before to tell the Centrists clearly that moving on with the bill would mean the breaking up of the coalition.
The Center Party wants to break up the current coalition and form a new government with EKRE, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) said at a press conference on Thursday, suggesting this is the motive behind a new bill for €300 million increase in family benefits. She said a vote of no-confidence should be held but her preference is that the coalition continues.
The number of civil servants working in Estonia increased by 53 last year, bringing the total number of people working for public authorities and local governments in 2021 to 28,424. Civil service jobs accounted for 2.9 percent of the country's total workforce.
Long-term accommodation for Ukrainian refugees is being mapped by the government and agencies as more people will leave temporary accommodation, such as hotels, in the coming weeks.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications has been tasked with making sure the city of Paldiski has the capacity to receive liquified natural gas (LNG) in the fall of 2022. Negotiations for a regional terminal need to continue with Latvia and Finland.