Estonian performance artist Maria Metsalu is set to unveil a new iteration of her ongoing work Kultuur" in London this month. The performance in London, begins in the street, where people will witness the artist's interactions with a...
The Competition Authority has given the go ahead for the acquisition of Estonia Farmid, one of Estonia's largest agricultural companies, by Joakim Helenius' company Trigon Capital.
Kiviõli Chemical Plant (Kiviõli Keemiatööstus), which is part of the Alexela Group, asked the Estonian Ministry of Climate for a time extension last year in order to comply with environmental requirements, promising to close down the...
On Tuesday, during a joint seminar in The Hague, the defense ministers of the three Baltic countries and the Netherlands discussed NATO's forward defense concept, preparations for the upcoming summit in The Hague, the Russian threat, and...
On Tuesday, January 14, Ukraine's first comprehensive human rights center was opened in the city of Zhytomyr by Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) and Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets. Estonia...
According to the latest advice from the Estonian National Institute for Health Development (TAI), honey is not recommended, potatoes should be eaten after peeling them and there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. According to the...
The Tax and Customs Board will focus on the declaration of income from securities and investment transactions this year, as both the number of such transactions and the use of investment accounts have grown significantly in recent years.
The apartment association of Ahtri 6a opposes Tallinn's plan to allow the construction of an 11-story building on the current bus parking lot at Hobujaama. According to the existing detailed plan, only an eight-story building is...
The eight Nordic and Baltic countries (NB8) have tasked former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with preparing an independent report to enhance Nordic-Baltic security and defense cooperation.
Estonia's Defense Forces (EDF) are one of several countries testing the potential usefulness of portable hydrogen fuel cell generators on the battlefield. Safer and less noisy than their diesel equivalents, the devices can charge drone...
Two warships from NATO member states have arrived in the Gulf of Finland to protect the underwater infrastructure passing through the area as part of the alliance's Baltic Sentry initiative.
There is no fundamental disagreement within the government on the issue of offshore wind farms, which will be discussed again this Thursday. However, it would be reasonable to first complete the construction of onshore wind farms before...
To enhance the state's connection with developments in state-owned companies, one option being considered is granting the responsible minister the right to appoint their representative to the company's supervisory board, Finance Minister...
Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi (Reform) has proposed halving the 10-year waiting period for rejoining the second pillar of the Estonian pension system, questioning the necessity of the current rules, and advocating for more flexibility in...
Outgoing State Secretary Taimar Peterkop tells ERR in an interview that the government should move away from the crisis-driven governance model that has become the norm, where decisions are made hastily and with limited information....
A new book by Ukrainian artist and educator Hanna Davidova aims to help start conversations with children about the war in Ukraine, as well as the challenges of adapting to somewhere new. ERR News' Michael Cole spoke to Davidova about...
Top official Keit Kasemets, in the process of transitioning away from the role of Climate Ministry Secretary General—the non-political counterpart to the climate minister—and towards State Secretary, the head of the government office,...
Clear requirements for protecting Estonia's electricity supply have only been established around one piece of important infrastructure, National Audit Office (NAO) found in a recent report.
Estonian national basketball team player Matthias Tass' home club Oostende (Belgium) lost their second game of their Basketball Champions League play-in phase at home, going down at home to French side Nanterre, 76-67.
A sign language choir cannot perform at the Song and Dance Festival this year as there is no time to develop special facilities the event's foundation told the Chancellor of Justice.
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and the Estonian Center for International Development on Tuesday opened two family-style small group homes in Zhytomyr for displaced Ukrainian foster families.
Estonian college basketball star Henri Veesaar set a National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) personal scoring record in his team's clash at Baylor, ranked 25th nationally, coming off the bench to be the game's top scorer with 19...
Moscow has banned Estonian official Minna Liina Lind from entering the Russian Federation after her work to block Russian officials from traveling to Europe, it was reported this week.
Two group homes for foster families funded by Estonia were officially opened on Tuesday in Ukraine (January 14) by Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) and Ukrainain First Lady Olena Zelenska.
Estonian rally duo Urvo Männama and Risto Lepik (Overdrive) finished in 18th place on the ninth stage of the ongoing Dakar Rally, which meant they dropped one position overall, to 12th.
An increasing number of times, none of the Police and Border Guard Board's three helicopters are able to take off due to technical issues. Only one of the helicopters is equipped with a de-icing system and even that has been...
Estonian citizens and residents continue to find Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur the most trustworthy of the current crop of government ministers, followed by Prime Minister Kristen Michal, a recent survey found.
While there have been no big changes at the top of the ratings of Estonia's major political parties in the first couple of weeks of 2025, support for the coalition Eesti 200 party has dropped once again to an all-time low, from the...
Baltic Sea leaders meeting in Helsinki on Tuesday launched NATO's Baltic Sentry mission to protect critical maritime infrastructure, with enhanced cooperation, new tech, and increased defense spending amid rising threats from Russia.
Abandoned cars and overused parking spaces have created environmental hazards, legal hurdles, and rising tensions among local authorities and those crossing the border at the southeastern Estonian Koidula checkpoint, "Aktuaalne kaamera"...
The private company Fermi Energia on Tuesday submitted an application to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to initiate a national designated spatial plan for a nuclear power plant with an electrical capacity of 600...
The mild and windy weather this winter has created a situation whereby electricity exchange prices remain close to the minimum at night, while daytime prices are set by individual generation units.
According to reports in the Irish media, Estonian men's national team midfielder Markus Poom is set to leave Shamrock Rovers following the completion of his loan from Flora Tallinn. Poom's last goal for the club came against Chelsea in...
The City of Tallinn is planning to close off the right turn toward Kadriorg for motor traffic as part of the broader reconstruction of the Narva maantee junction. The official in charge of the project stressed that this is currently only...
The use of Tallinn's night bus services, which, since January 2024, have been operating year-round, has remained stable. The most popular routes are those heading from the city center to the Mustamäe and Lasnamäe districts.
In a country where overconsumption of alcohol is a problem, veteran politician Hanno Pevkur and rapper Rainer Olbri, stage name Metsakutsu, discuss what life in Estonia is like for them as nondrinkers.
U.S. musician Zola Jesus is set to perform two concerts at churches in Estonia this May. The first show will be at Tallinn's St. Nicholas Church (Niguliste Kirik) followed by a performance at St. Johns' Church (Jaani kirik) in Tartu the...
The 2025 Pärnu Music Festival is set to pay tribute to Arvo Pärt on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The festival will take place this July for the fifteenth time in Estonia's Summer Capital.
At 9 a.m. on Tuesday, water levels in Tartu's Emajõgi River were measured at 204cm. The sidewalk underneath the city's Kroonuaia bridge was under water, while ice on the river is also contributing to the increasing level of the water.
As global uncertainty had skyrocketed by the start of 2025, one would expect national leaders to provide reassuring statements about our common goals. In Estonia, however, President Alar Karis declared at the end of last year that we...
The January 6 launch of the new Tallinn-Riga-Vilnius route marks the return of passenger rail service connecting the Baltics. While the full journey — with transfers at Valga and Riga — takes over ten hours, Estonia, Latvia and...
Estonian basketball player Henri Drell delivered an impressive shooting performance in helping his team, Rip City Remix, to a 128:114 win on the road in an NBA G League clash against the Iowa Wolves.
Tallinn faces challenges in transitioning to Estonian-language education, particularly in the fourth grade, with teacher preparedness, methodology, and funding being key concerns as the city moves to integrate non-native speakers.
An audit has revealed that the City of Tallinn has set unrealistic goals for snow removal and has been unable to ensure that contractors have fulfilled their contractual obligations. The contracts, which are unfavorable to the city,...
Estonia has appointed former president Toomas Hendrik Ilves as a high-level rapporteur, who will have the responsibility of drafting a report outlining the future direction of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS).
One of Estonia's largest forest management companies, Södra Forest Estonia, owned by Swedish shareholders, has decided to sell nearly 153,000 hectares of land it owns in Estonia and Latvia. According to the State Forest Management Center...
NATO will launch a new military monitoring mission in the Baltic Sea to increase the protection of undersea infrastructure, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday (January 14) in Helsinki.
Fermi Energia submitted an application to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications on Tuesday to initiate a national designated spatial plan for the construction of a 600-megawatt nuclear power plant.
Senior Prosecutor Eliisa Sommer from the Western District Prosecutor's Office demanded a four-year prison sentence on Tuesday for Kairi Kuusemaa, who is accused of killing her newborn child and desecrating the body.