New Advisor for President-Elect, Tallinn Coalition Shifts, Wage Costs Rise
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Vladimir Svet has been appointed as a domestic policy advisor to Chancellor of Justice and President-elect Ülle Madise. This significant appointment comes as the Centre Party appears to be outmaneuvering the Isamaa party within the Tallinn ruling coalition, indicating shifts in local political power.
Economically, concerns are mounting over the rapid increase in state wage costs. Meanwhile, a sensitive social issue has surfaced with a psychologist commenting on a sex offender employed as a forester, suggesting he should continue his work.
Other domestic news includes a plane reporting brake problems on approach to Tallinn Airport, an ongoing dispute characterized by 'systematic disregard' regarding the Estonia building expansion, and the arrest of a Bolt driver suspected of human smuggling.