Postimees Digest, Tuesday, April 16
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Aeg will not continue as chief of security police.
Director general of the Security Police Board (KAPO) Raivo Aeg has turned down Minister of Internal Affairs Ken-Marti Vaher's proposal to stay on for one more term in office. Aeg said that while the job hasn't worn him out, he aims to avoid it becoming routine and that he believes he does not have enough energy and new ideas to continue at the helm of the agency. Vaher now has until June 16 to find a new head for KAPO.
Stricter demands for top officials.
The government has sent out for coordination a regulation according to which 95 of the most important public offices will in the future demand more from candidates. Top-ranking executives will be expected to have a master's degree, understand and speak English at C1 level and another foreign language at B2 level and have at least 3 years of experience in running an organization or a structural unit. New requirements will take effect gradually and should be implemented by 2020. One of the reasons for stricter language requirements is Estonia's upcoming EU presidency in 2018. The competency of top officials will be assessed at least once every two years while the State Chancellery will offer executives counseling, trainings mentoring programs and consultations. Language and education requirements will only apply to new executives as people currently in office can serve the remainder of their term based on current regulations.