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The Liberal reform party (ALDE) won with 25.5% and 2 seats, a positive result after losing out in forming the government coalition.
the Social Democrats surprisingly came 2nd with 23.3% and 2 seats, after a poor showing in the national elections where they were 4th.
The Centre party of Prime Minister Juri Ratas came 3rd with one seat.
The far-right EKRE, who joined the government in March, did badly and won just one seat.
Met with @AndrejBabis today to discuss defence cooperation and building a digital society. Also #MFF with #EUCO coming up this week.
Today´s #ECOFIN agenda: #EconomicGovernance review, #EuropeanSemester, EU #annualbudget. Council will update the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions to increase the transparency of taxation. #Estonia is represented by Ambassador Rein Tammsaar. More: https://t.co/5MxdIY02uD
Economic and Financial Affairs Council #Ecofin will meet today in Brussels. The meeting will be chaired by 🇭🇷 Minister Zdravko Marić.
Live & background info:
https://t.co/Z1hvzwqUxE
Today´s #FAC discussed EU relations with #Africa. Estonia emphasizes the need to find #innovative approaches focusing on mutual opportunities. Putting emphasis on #digital #cooperation with African countries has many benefits, including better opportunities for the African youth.
