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Estonia not a trademark outside Europe.

A recent survey ordered by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications suggests that foreign investors perceive as problematic Estonia's lack of a long term vision and say that Estonia is completely unknown as a trademark outside Europe. The survey, carried out by consultants Technopolis Group Tallinn OÜ, concludes that Estonia is short 30,000 jobs in processing industry and the tertiary sector and that this shortfall is especially acute in fields yielding more added value. Investors list as Estonia's strengths good IT reputation, language proficiency, economic and political stability, corporate tax policy, advanced technological infrastructure, favorable legal environment and modest red tape. Authors of the survey conclude that the greatest challenge Estonia faces is the question of selling the country's business environment to international enterprise as Estonia's business tourism figures pale in comparison with the Nordics at just 25 percent of all tourism. Head of Enterprise Estonia (EAS) Taavi Laur said that while Estonia has not fared poorly in terms of foreign investments, the question is how to diversify that portfolio.

More than 1,500 people to run in Tallinn.

Five parties and four election coalitions, uniting more than 1,500 people, have set up their candidacy for the upcoming local government councils election in the capital. The longest election list of 457 members belongs to the ruling Center Party, followed by the lists of the Reform Party (400), Pro Patria Res Publica Union (230), the Social Democrat Party (188) and the Conservative People's Party (90). Registered elections coalitions include Free Patriotic Citizen with 93 members, the Nationwide Election Coalition (76), Tallinn's Greens (35) and Rodina with just three members.

Riigikogu dismisses proposal to form gender equality committee.

Votes of the coalition rejected the Social Democrat Party's proposal of establishing a parliamentary gender equality committee yesterday. The proposed committee would have been tasked with parliamentary monitoring and keeping the public informed in terms of efforts to raise awareness. The explanatory memo of the bill reads that the government has not yet complied with its obligation to establish a gender equality council pursuant to the 2004 Gender Equality Act.

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