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Estonia and Hungary share similar positions on energy security issues

By Giovanni Angioni on Wednesday, July 9 2008, 11:20 - Estonian foreign policy

Tallinn, Stenbock House, 10 July 2008 – At today’s meeting between Prime Minister Andrus Ansip and the Foreign Minister of Hungary, Kinga Goncz, energy economy and security were the main topics discussed.
The Prime Minister noted that Estonia supports the goals of the European Union Climate and Energy Package, but also considers the safeguarding of energy security on such isolated energy islands as the Baltic States to be very important.

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Tallinn is ranked first in terms of free WiFi coverage

By Giovanni Angioni on Wednesday, July 9 2008, 10:15 - Daily Tallinn

The U.S. TV channel Discovery Tech listed ten best WiFi cities all over the world and Tallinn ranks first among them, writes EPL Online

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2008

Short reflections about the crisis

By Giovanni Angioni on Tuesday, July 8 2008, 17:29 - Estonian economy

"Do you feel the crisis?"

While smoking a cigarette outside the poshy C'est la Vie, one of those places where you go more to be seen than to enjoy their meal, a friend of mine posed me this question.

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Domestic inflationary pressures on a downward trend

By Giovanni Angioni on Tuesday, July 8 2008, 14:26 - Estonian economy

Martin Lindpere, Eesti Pank, economist

According to the data of the Statistics Estonia, the cost of the Estonian CPI basket increased by 0.6% in June 2008, keeping the year-on-year price growth still above the 11% level.

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2008

Entrepreneurship, consistency and a global view bring success

By Giovanni Angioni on Monday, July 7 2008, 23:00 - Estonian economy

Prime Minister Andrus Ansip met with the leaders of Skype Eesti, with whom the role of innovation in the globalising economy was discussed. The readiness of the Estonian business environment for the formation and development of products aimed at the world market was talked about. In addition to legislation and the tax system, the bringing of highly qualified experts to Estonia and the motivating of them to live and work here were also discussed.

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