ESTONIAN CABINET FAILS TO AGREE ON CHANGES IN CITIZENSHIP LAW.

The Estonian council of ministers has failed to agree on anew law that would increase the number of individuals who canbe given Estonian citizenship without meeting the language requirement,BNS reported August 3. Such waivers have long been seen as a majorway of reducing tension in Estonia’s northeast, where ethnic Russiansdominate the population.

Latvian Parliament Refuses to Dismiss Bank Governors.