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No. 22, December 2010

Medical ethics. Parliament of Estonia. Amendment of Estonian Constitution. Turkish Constitution reform. Green economy. Young people´s opinions of labour market. National identity. Revenue base of local governments. Pan-European political parties. Restoration of Estonian state.

Summaries of articles are in English.

Full articles in Estonian

Editor-in-Chief’s Column

  • Landmark

    On 1 January 2011, Estonia will adopt the euro. It is a sign of the development of our economy during the last two decades. Although the efforts made for fulfilment of the formal criteria of the euro deserve recognition, with the benefit of hindsight it can be said that the preparation begun much earlier. Likewise, no politician or government can say that the euro is their merit. It is the Estonian people who deserve credit for that. We are one of the poorest in the “euro club” at present but we can rely on Estonians’ tenacity and diligence – they will do everything to raise their rating. The euro is a landmark which has been achieved with a great effort and from which something new will be born.

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Essay

  • Medicine and limits to human existence

    15 December 2010

    Essay

    RiTo No. 22, 2010

    The main objective of medicine is to stop the suffering of patients or, in certain cases, at least to alleviate it. However, the impact of medicine on the unfolding of a human life manifests itself in a considerably wider perspective than solely by restoring the normalcy of life opportunities of a particular person.

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