Estonia’s prime minister has handed in his resignation to the Baltic country’s president after a corruption scandal investigated by the police and prosecutors in his Center Party led to key party officials resigning
Follow RT on Jonny Tickle The Estonian prime minister has slammed suggestions from opposition MPs that a referendum should be held over the Baltic state s accession to Russia. The idea was proposed as a protest against a law prohibiting same-sex marriage.
Writing on Facebook, centrist Prime Minister Juri Ratas explained that the country s constitution states
“Estonia is an independent and sovereign democratic republic,” and condemned the proposal from center-left Reform Party MPs Urmas Kruuse, Ants Laaneots and Juri Jaanson.
Ratas statement follows a joke suggestion for a referendum question from the opposition: ‘Would it be better to live in the Republic of Estonia if the country was part of Russia?’
Luxembourg PM isolates after EU summit with Macron Published on Share
Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel went into self-isolation Thursday pending results of a Covid-19 test after attending a summit last week with EU leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron.
The French leader has tested positive for the virus and several EU politicians have announced they are taking tests or quarantining, but Bettel linked his move directly to the December 10-11 overnight meeting in Brussels.
“Following our participation in the European Council (summit), I have decided as a precautionary measure to put myself into self-quarantine until I receive my test result,” Bettel tweeted.
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Luxembourg s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel went into self-isolation Thursday pending results of a Covid-19 test after attending a summit last week with EU leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron.
The French leader has tested positive for the virus and several EU politicians have announced they are taking tests or quarantining, but Bettel linked his move directly to the December 10-11 overnight meeting in Brussels. Following our participation in the European Council (summit), I have decided as a precautionary measure to put myself into self-quarantine until I receive my test result, Bettel tweeted. I have no symptoms and continue to fully carry out my duties and functions.
COVID-19: Luxembourg PM in isolation after EU summit with Macron
Published 17 December 2020
Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel went into self-isolation Thursday pending results of a Covid-19 test after attending a summit last week with EU leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron.
The French leader has tested positive for the virus and several EU politicians have announced they are taking tests or quarantining, but Bettel linked his move directly to the December 10-11 overnight meeting in Brussels.
“Following our participation in the European Council (summit), I have decided as a precautionary measure to put myself into self-quarantine until I receive my test result,” Bettel tweeted.