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INTERVIEW ⟩ Dmytro Kuleba: we need both presidential and parliamentary elections

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba believes the country should not wait until the end of the war to hold elections, because an exce…

Estonian ForMin refutes Russia’s allegations of damage to war graves

The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday delivered a démarche to the chargé d’affaires of Russia in connection with the baseless all…

Bird non-disturbance period source of clashes in Estonia as well as other countries

Forestry tycoons have complained that Estonia is the only country in the North-East or even the whole of Europe that mandates a bird non-disturb…

Girls of the «Estonian school» defying poverty and fear of explosion

Taliban fighters came by once and asked what the school was teaching, took a brief look around and left without saying another word, Jamila Haki…

The crew of the expedition honoured the memory of those killed in the Estonia disaster with a moment of silence

This morning at 6 o'clock the crew of the expedition organized by SA Mare Liberum gathered on the deck for a moment of silence in memory of the…

Today SA Mare Liberum starts an expedition to the wreck of Estonia

The research group SA Mare Liberum created at the initiative of the relatives of those killed in the Estoniadisaster today will set off from the…

Helenius to head Eesti 200 economic program

Finnish-Swedish businessman Joakim Helenius went into politics last August after becoming one of the leading figures of the Parempoolsed (Right-…

Estonian businessman Linnamäe prepared to give up pharmacies, to submit claim to state

Margus Linnamäe, owner of pharmaceutical wholesaler and retailer Magnum, upon entry into force of the pharmacy reform is to hand over the Apothe…

Kaljulaid takes key position in SDE

Raimond Kaljulaid, who joined the Social Democrat Party (SDE) just two months ago, was elected head of the party in Tallinn yesterday, receiving…

Audit: state unable to organize language training

People who have lived in Estonia for years but still cannot speak the official language are often accused of laziness and lack of interest. A re…

Detained Estonian captain: Why do they need me here?

An Estonian fishing boat captain detained in a Kaliningrad hotel cannot understand why the Russian border guard is keeping him after the company…

New ID-card fault could have been intentional

Manufacturer of Estonian ID-cards Gemalto ignored security requirements, find experts who proved the latest security fault. To avoid long queues…