Last Friday, Tallinn Administrative Court heard an appeal against Estonian Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture Piret Hartman's (SDE) decision to dismiss Urmas Kirtsi from his role as director general of the agriculture and food...
There are currently 34,000 Ukrainian war refugees living in Estonia. ETV show "AK. Nädal" went to meet some of them to find out how they have adapted to life here and whether they see their future in Estonia or Ukraine.
Estonia's Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is typically discussed in the international context, but PÖFF also provides a unique opportunity to get a broader overview of Estonia's own film world – including its short films, writes...
A new exhibition entitled "Best Before Passed?!" has opened at the Estonian Film Museum in Tallinn. The exhibition explores ways older people have been portrayed in Estonian movies over time and, by extension, how they are thought about...
Aleksandra Ševoldajeva has been appointed as the new head coach of the Estonian women's national football team. Ševoldajeva, who previously coached FC Flora Tallinn women, takes over from Anastassia Morkovkina and Sirje Kapper, who last...
On Monday, Auditor General Janar Holm presented the National Audit Office's annual report to Riigikogu President Lauri Hussar (Eesti 200), focusing on the state budget and the so-called performance-based budget reform. The National Audit...
The three parties of Estonia's current government coalition decided at Monday's coalition council meeting to pursue amending the Constitution in expedited procedure regarding voting rights, said Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform).
In light of a planned legislative amendment, Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering has extended the deadline the frequency reserve procurement announced this summer by three months, to July 14, 2025.
Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform Party) has stated that the constitution should be amended to prevent Russian and Belarusian citizens from voting in local elections a year from now. How can this be achieved within a year,...
The two-headed Social Democratic Party (SDE) seems to be stumped at the crossroads between the East and West, still busy looking inward, while I cannot bring myself to believe that those who carry a Russian passport in their pocket are...
EKRE leader Martin Helme said on Vikerraadio that Donald Trump's peace plan, in his view, involves ceding occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia, which, according to Helme, would ensure that war does not reach Estonia. He further...
While Moldova's pro-Western President Maia Sandu achieved a slightly weaker result in the weekend's presidential election than forecast she still won a second term.
Philippe Jourdan, bishop of the Catholic Church in Estonia, was officially installed Sunday as the first bishop of the recently established Diocese of Tallinn.
The European Union keeps a continually updated list of non-native species identified as posing a risk to the union's native flora and fauna and its balance. At present, around 30 plants and animals are under further consideration for...
Estonia's Auditor General Janar Holm handed over the annual report of the National Audit Office, which focuses on the state budget -- the so-called activity-based state budget reform -- to Speaker of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar on Monday,...
In addition to trout farming, Estonia has potential to develop a separate industry for cultivating edible mussels. A study conducted by Estonian marine scientists on Saaremaa indicates that while the local mussel is smaller than its...
The Transport Administration has closed the major Kanama overpass on the Tallinn Ring Road to traffic due to reconstruction work. Viktor Kisseljov, head of the Transport Administration's northern department, explained the changes to...
For as long as the Riigikogu has recognized the Russian regime a terrorist state, the voting rights of its citizens in Estonian local elections should be suspended, Lavly Perling, former prosecutor general and leader of the Parempoolsed...
Over the past weekend, hundreds of cosplay enthusiasts gathered in the Estonian capital for Burning Pumpkin Fest (BPF), the fall edition of the Asian and youth subcultures festival J-TSOON.
The only way to take away the local elections voting right of third-country citizens is through a constitutional amendment, finds sworn attorney Jüri Raidla, one of the authors of the Estonian Constitution. While theoretically possible,...
Taking their cue from horror movies, museums across Southern Estonia have filled their fall off-season with bone-chilling ghost tours, fright nights and other hair-raising events.
Since the City of Pärnu by agreement covers the local airport's annual losses, there have been calls to reroute funds from maintaining the struggling airport to attracting new flights, "Aktuaalne kaamera" reported.
The Ministry of Education and Research has submitted for approval amendments to a support measure for small local elementary schools, including a €1 million reduction in the measure's budget.
The Coalition Council will meet on Monday to discuss how to revoke voting rights for Russian and Belarusian citizens in local elections. Experts and a majority of politicians support amending the constitution to achieve this, but swift...
Stealing, particularly bicycle thefts, has significantly increased in Tartu and in the surrounding Tartu County, with a 76 percent rise on year to the present, "Aktuaalne kaamera" reported.
Russian army losses have outstripped recruitment replenishment figures, deputy commander of the Estonian Defense Forces's (EDF) head of operations Lieutenant Colonel Toomas Väli said.
Over the last few days before the 2024 United States Presidential election, ERR visited Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, and found a strong divide between urban and rural voters.
While the strong winds and stormy conditions which have been seen in Estonia over the past few days continued into Sunday evening, Monday and the rest of the week will be somewhat calmer.