NordenBladet — The Government approved two financial allocations from the Government’s reserve as meeting decisions.
Firstly, it was decided to allocate 50,000 euros from the Government’s reserve to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide assistance to the Czech Republic.
Based on the data of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control from 3 November, the Czech Republic ranks second in Europe in terms of the 14-day infection rate of COVID-19, after Belgium. The 14-day infection rate per 100,000 inhabitants is 1586.3 in the Czech Republic. This level of spread of the virus places an exceptionally heavy burden on the local healthcare system and the state has made several requests for assistance to alleviate the issue. Although Estonia’s capacity and capabilities to provide assistance that would exactly match the assistance required by the Czech Republic are highly limited, Estonia considers it vital to offer its support to the Czech Republic as a matter of urgency in resolving a very complex and difficult crisis situation.
Secondly, the decision was made to allocate 100,000 euros from the Government’s reserve to the Ministry of Justice in 2020 to cover the costs of supporting the provision of legal advice.
Source: Estonian Government