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Clashes between politics and law: environmental case
The British energy minister supported toughening EU emissions targets. However, the Confederation of British Industries, CBI warned that it would entail “huge costs” and “potentially damage” businesses and economy. Some leading European industrialists do not support increasing emissions targets; it is going to be a problem for a growing Baltic industry too.
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Construction input prices in Lithuania dropped by 3.9% in June y-o-y
Statistics Lithuania informs that construction input prices in June 2010, compared to May, grew by 0.4%. Over the year (June 2010, compared to June 2009), construction input prices dropped by 3.9%.
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Central and Eastern European countries hold joint China Investment Forum at EXPO 2010
Nine Central and Eastern European countries joined forces at EXPO 2010 and held a joint marketing seminar called China Investment Forum to promote mutual investments between China and Central and Eastern European countries, Enterprise Estonia (EAS) reports.
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Riigikogu decided to agree with President’s notes on the law on monopolies
The Riigikogu Committee on Constitutional Affairs decided not to have the law on imposing control over monopolies’ pricing policies adopted anew and to start changing the law, writes LETA/EPL Online.
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Riga and Tashkent mayors discussed economic cooperation possibilities
During a visit to the Uzbek capital city of Tashkent yesterday, Riga Mayor Nils Usakovs (Harmony Center) met with Tashkent Mayor Abdukahar Tuhtayev, during which the two sides discussed economic cooperation possibilities, LETA was informed by Usakovs' press secretary Anna Kononova.
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Ligi: economic growth in Estonia will be 1% in 2010
Estonian Minister of finance Jürgen Ligi predicted on Thursday on the basis of the collected tax revenue that Estonia’s economy would be growing by 1% in 2010, writes LETA/Äripäev.ee.
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