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14.07.2017|Government Office
Estonia becomes a founding member of the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
Helsinki, 14 July 2017 – Today, Secretary of State of the Republic of Estonia Heiki Loot together with the representatives of Norway and Spain signed the Memorandum of Understanding for the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats in Helsinki. With that, Estonia became a founding...
04.07.2017|Government Office
Indrek Sirp appointed as Director of the National Security and Defence Coordination of the Government Office
Indrek Sirp will take up the position of Director of the National Security and Defence Coordination of the Government Office, as of 26 July.
Indrek Sirp is currently serving as Defence Policy Advisor and Defence Attaché at the Estonian Embassy in Washington.
Indrek Sirp joined the Ministry of...
07.04.2017|Government Office
Urmas Seaver to start as the Director of Government Communications on 3 May
Urmas Seaver, the successful candidate of an open competition, will take up his post as the Director of Government Communication on 3 May.
Urmas Seaver has been working as the Communication Manager at the Chancellery of the Riigikogu from the spring of 2014. Additionally, Mr. Seaver has worked as...
07.04.2017|Government Office
The Government Office presents the visual identity of the Estonian EU Council Presidency
Today, the Government Office presented the visual identity and main messages of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, introducing Estonia and the slogan of its Presidency through the concept of balance.
The identity of the Estonian Presidency, ‘Unity through Balance’, is...
06.04.2017|Government Office
Henry Kattago Appointed as Strategy Director of Government Office
Henry Kattago, the former Deputy Strategy Director of the Government Office, will assume the office of Strategy Director from next week.
Henry Kattago has been working as Deputy Strategy Director of the Government Office since the autumn of 2015. His responsibilities have included the compilation...
17.11.2016|Government Office
The Government Approved the Report on the Open Government Partnership
At today’s session, the government approved the Report on the Action Plan of Open Government Partnership (OGP) for 2014–2016.
The Action Plan of OGP for 2014–2016 set out three priorities – an inclusive and open policy-making process, a transparent state budget and financial management, and...
31.10.2016|Government Office
Significant additions made to the e-Consultation System
The Government Office has improved the user-friendliness of the central information channel of the Government – the e-Consultation System – in order to make it easier to use and navigate.
The most significant addition - made to the e-Consultation System at the request of non-governmental...
21.10.2016|Government Office
Open Government Partnership report is up for public consultation
Government Office has submitted Report on the Action Plan of Open Government Partnership (OGP) 2014–2016 for public consultation.
The Action Plan of OGP for 2014–2016 set out three priorities – an inclusive and open policy-making process, a transparent state budget and financial management, and...
23.09.2016|Government Office
Secretary of State and OECD Deputy Secretary-General discussed implementation of Public Governance Reviews
Today, the Estonian Secretary of State Heiki Loot met with Mari Kiviniemi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), to discuss the implementation of recommendations made in OECD Public Governance Reviews.
The OECD has, in its report on Estonia...
21.09.2016|Government Office
Open Government Partnership Report has been completed
Today, the coordinating body for the Open Government Partnership (OGP) reviewed the Report on the Action Plan of OGP for 2014–2016, which will be submitted for public consultation, and thereafter to the Government.
The Action Plan of OGP for 2014–2016 set out three priorities – an inclusive and...