{
  "id": 8021246,
  "title": "Minister's past roles prompt scrutiny of startup funding decisions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ministers-past-roles-prompt-scrutiny-of-startup-funding-decisions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T11:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ERR News Estonia",
    "slug": "err-news-estonia",
    "url": "https://news.err.ee/1610140687/minister-s-past-roles-prompt-scrutiny-of-startup-funding-decisions"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Liina Vahtras, who has just become minister of economic affairs and industry, previously served on the management board of the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS) and also sat on the board of Rochna Invest OÜ — a company whose portfolio startups received a total of €1.25 million in support from EIS during the same period. Prime Minister Kristen Michal said Vahtras acted in accordance…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}