Opposition Social Democratic Party (SDE) MP Lauri Läänemets stepped down as deputy chairman of the constitutional committee of the Riigikogu on Friday to remove Anti Poolamets (EKRE) from the committee chairman post. New chairmen will likely be elected on Monday.
The Riigikogu constitutional affairs committee decided on Wednesday that the 9,400 amendments to the marriage referendum bill will not be discussed in full. While the Rules of Procedure and Internal Rules Act allows for each proposal to be presented, the committee decided to allow for five minutes each for presenters instead.
The boss of Revolution Bars today blasted the Government s scandalous treatment of bars and nightclubs during the pandemic, accusing it of deliberately sacrificing businesses and people s livelihoods .
Chief executive Rob Pitcher said state support for bars which have seen their trade decimated during the crisis is totally inadequate and called grants of £1,000 per wet-led pub or bar derisory and insulting .
The group, which runs 74 bars in the UK, told investors it is down around £8.5million a month for the past six months from the same period last year after reporting a nearly 50 per cent fall in sales from 2019.
Since reopening bars from July 6, it said it had been weighed down by restrictions including local lockdowns, the second national shutdown, table service and the 10pm curfew.
Allowing people to gather in “unregulated” homes over Christmas but banning mixing in pubs is “making a mockery” of the industry, a top figure has said.
Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) told MPs that “the ban on actual household mixing inside our venues within the tiering system is absolutely devastating for the pub sector”.
Speaking to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Ms McClarkin said bringing people together is “absolutely what we do”.
“We are a community centre, a community hub and we’ve invested millions to make us Covid-secure.”
She went on: “It is actually making a mockery by banning us from allowing people to mix and meet together when the Government has now introduced a Christmas plan that allows them to do that in private, unregulated and unsafe settings where all bets are off.”
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