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The Speaker of the Riigikogu Henn Põlluaas (EKRE) does not think it is necessary to send members of the Riigikogu to remote working for the last two working days even if 12 members cannot participate because they were in contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus. The board will discuss the matter on Wednesday (December 16).
On December 14, a joint meeting between the Cultural and the Economic Affairs Committee took place and one participant tested positive for coronavirus positive the next day.
However, Põlluaas said that it s not sure if the 12 members have to stay in self-isolation because the probability of catching the infected is quite low. The meeting was held in a big conference hall, everybody sat socially distanced wearing masks and the person with coronavirus positive sat even further away.
Minister of Education and Research Jaak Aab (Center) and Minister of Foreign Trade and IT Raul Siem (EKRE) are quarantining after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus.
Aab will take a test as soon as possible and remain in quarantine for at least seven days, the Ministry of Education and Research said on Tuesday. His meetings scheduled for this week will take place virtually.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs confirmed to ERR on Tuesday evening that Siem has also said he will also self-isolate.
Several members of the Riigikogu and the Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser were also present at the joint sitting of the Culture Committee and the Economic Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu on Monday (December 14).
Universal Credit £1,000 per year uplift should be permanent says House of Lords committee
House of Lords committee said ending the boost would cause a living standards crisis
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A House of Lords committee is urging the Government to make a temporary £1,000 per year boost given to Universal Credit claimants permanent.
Israel
By Yoni Weiss
YERUSHALAYIM -
The empty departure hall at Ben Gurion International Airport. (Flash90)
The Knesset plenum on Monday gave final approval to the Aviation Services Bill. Under the amendment, beginning Tuesday, airlines will be obligated to refund cash to travel agents or customers within 30 days of a canceled flight. A travel agent who receives the money will have to deliver it to the customer within 15 business days.
Economic Affairs Committee Chairman MK Rabbi Yaakov Margi (Shas) presented the bill and said, “We fought in the committee to reduce the harm caused to [ticket buyers] to the minimum required. Many months have passed since the outbreak of the [corona] crisis. Some of the airlines have already received some sort of government assistance, and there is no justification to postpone the payment of the refund to 90 days [from the date of a flight’s cancellation].”