The Center Party held a council meeting on Sunday to talk about the incoming coalition s priorities and approve its new ministerial candidates.
Minister of Social Affairs Tanel Kiik and Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Taavi Aas will keep their positions transferring from the outgoing government.
The position of internal affairs minister will go to the Police and Border Guard Board s (PPA) Northern Prefect Kristian Jaani.
Estonian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Eva-Maria Liimets will become foreign affairs minister.
The Ministry of Culture will answer to current Minister of Public Administration Anneli Ott, while chairman of the Riigikogu Social Affairs Committee Tõnis Mölder will become environment minister.
Estonian residents trust Minister of Social Affairs Tanel Kiik (Center) most of any politician, followed by MEP Marina Kaljurand (SDE) and President Kersti Kaljulaid, a survey conducted by pollster Kantar Emor shows.
According to the politician trust survey, Kiik is trusted by 49 percent of all Estonian residents with 61 percent of Estonians saying they trust the social minister. Kiik s trust is highest among those aged 65 and up.
Kantar Emor leading expert Aivar Voog said: Kiik as social minister is a politician who has gotten extensive media coverage. Despite his young age, his balanced and calming style fits well into the current crisis situation and has reached the top of the politician trust survey.
ERR News looks back at 2020 which was, if nothing else, an eventful year.
As no one needs reminding, 2020 was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and its knock-on effects on everyday life and the economy, several EKRE-led scandals and the upcoming marriage referendum.
But other, more positive events also occurred, such as Estonia taking up its first non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
The ERR News team has looked back over the top stories of 2020.
January
The year started with Estonia formally commencing its two-year stint as a non-permanent member on the UN Security Council (UNSC).
Estonia had been awarded the post in June the previous year, and joined Niger, Tunisia, Vietnam and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as non-permanent members for 2020-2021.
Partial remote learning to continue in Harju and Ida-Viru counties
30. December 2020, 6:42 PM
Partial remote learning to continue in Harju and Ida-Viru counties
Minister of Education and Research Jaak Aab (Center) has made a proposal to the COVID-19 scientific council and the government to return to contact study in most Estonian schools after the Christmas break. PHOTO: Tairo Lutter
Minister of Education and Research Jaak Aab (Center) has made a proposal to the COVID-19 scientific council and the government to return to contact study in most Estonian schools after the Christmas break. Exceptions will be left in place for Harju and Ida-Viru schools where only grades 1-4 and graduating classes will be allowed to return to school.
Larger budget of Horizon Europe provides additional opportunities for Estonian researchers 2020-12-22 BNS/TBT Staff
TALLINN – In 2021, the new period of the European Union’s research and innovation framework program Horizon Europe begins with a 30 percent larger budge, with the program mostly focusing on the innovation and the implementation of research in the society. The program Horizon Europe is the world’s largest and most ambitious research and innovation program. Combined with the growth of government investments to research and innovation activities to 1 percent of the GDP, it provides additional opportunities for developing new solu.
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