Estonia set to join OECD

TALLINN — In addition to the eurozone, Estonia now appears set to be the first Baltic state to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría said Wednesday that [private_supervisor] Estonia may join the organization in spring.

Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet and Gurria signed the privileges and immunities agreement between Estonia and the OECD on Wednesday. The agreement stands on the organization’s customs, ensuring the independence of its analysis. The agreement also has to be ratified in the Estonian Parliament.

Paet said that OECD is the top center economic analysis and societal development, and Estonia will have a chance to be part of this world-class expert information network and contribute to it with its experiences.

Estonia received an invitation to start accession negotiations from the OECD in 2007.

“Estonia shares the value of the organization’s purposes, such as economic growth, the growth of living standards, contributing to the development of world trade,  and thinks the same way as other member states,” Paet told media.

The OECD is international economic organization established in 1961 by the Convention on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Its predecessor was the OEEC, the Organization for European Economic Cooperation established in 1948 to administer the Marshall Plan aid from the U.S. to reconstruct Europe after World War II. The OECD has currently 30 member states.

[/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]Estonia may join the organization in spring.

Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet and Gurria signed the privileges and immunities agreement between Estonia and the OECD on Wednesday. The agreement stands on the organization’s customs, ensuring the independence of its analysis. The agreement also has to be ratified in the Estonian Parliament.

Paet said that OECD is the top center economic analysis and societal development, and Estonia will have a chance to be part of this world-class expert information network and contribute to it with its experiences.

Estonia received an invitation to start accession negotiations from the OECD in 2007.

“Estonia shares the value of the organization’s purposes, such as economic growth, the growth of living standards, contributing to the development of world trade, and thinks the same way as other member states,” Paet told media.

The OECD is international economic organization established in 1961 by the Convention on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Its predecessor was the OEEC, the Organization for European Economic Cooperation established in 1948 to administer the Marshall Plan aid from the U.S. to reconstruct Europe after World War II. The OECD has currently 30 member states.[/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]Estonia may join the organization in spring.

Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet and Gurria signed the privileges and immunities agreement between Estonia and the OECD on Wednesday. The agreement stands on the organization’s customs, ensuring the independence of its analysis. The agreement also has to be ratified in the Estonian Parliament.

Paet said that OECD is the top center economic analysis and societal development, and Estonia will have a chance to be part of this world-class expert information network and contribute to it with its experiences.

Estonia received an invitation to start accession negotiations from the OECD in 2007.

“Estonia shares the value of the organization’s purposes, such as economic growth, the growth of living standards, contributing to the development of world trade, and thinks the same way as other member states,” Paet told media.

The OECD is international economic organization established in 1961 by the Convention on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Its predecessor was the OEEC, the Organization for European Economic Cooperation established in 1948 to administer the Marshall Plan aid from the U.S. to reconstruct Europe after World War II. The OECD has currently 30 member states.[/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]Estonia may join the organization in spring.

Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet and Gurria signed the privileges and immunities agreement between Estonia and the OECD on Wednesday. The agreement stands on the organization’s customs, ensuring the independence of its analysis. The agreement also has to be ratified in the Estonian Parliament.

Paet said that OECD is the top center economic analysis and societal development, and Estonia will have a chance to be part of this world-class expert information network and contribute to it with its experiences.

Estonia received an invitation to start accession negotiations from the OECD in 2007.

“Estonia shares the value of the organization’s purposes, such as economic growth, the growth of living standards, contributing to the development of world trade, and thinks the same way as other member states,” Paet told media.

The OECD is international economic organization established in 1961 by the Convention on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Its predecessor was the OEEC, the Organization for European Economic Cooperation established in 1948 to administer the Marshall Plan aid from the U.S. to reconstruct Europe after World War II. The OECD has currently 30 member states.[/private_subscription 1 year]

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