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Ilves returns 10% of support to Enterprise Estonia
Ilves has paid back the required amount, EAS said on
Wednesday.
Ilves informed EAS in writing about his wish not to use the
farm developed with the help of EAS support for its intended purpose after Jan.
1, 2017. EAS filed the claim on the basis of a decision of its management board
from March 30, 2012 to partially reclaim the subsidy. In the said decision it
had been taken into consideration that the Arma farm belonging to OU Ermamaa has paid host to numerous
foreign guests and unofficial guests during the tenure of Ilves as president.
"Our claim was based on the decision of the management
board of EAS made earlier and took account of the reasons why the use of the
Arma farm as a tourist facility was restricted in 2007-2016," EAS Board
Chairman Hanno Tomberg said.
OU Ermamaa
received 190,392 euros from EU structural funds via EAS in 2006 to develop the
Arma farm. The owner and official representative of OU Ermamaa, Toomas Hendrik
Ilves, notified EAS on Oct. 10 of his intention to not continue observing
the business plan of Ermamaa. He paid
back the required amount of money on Wednesday.