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Estonian hospitality association calls out minister's industry success claims
ERR
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August 8, 2025
Hotel and restaurant operators in Estonia are frustrated with a recent claim by Minister of the Economy and Industry Erkki Keldo (Reform) that, based on summer statistics, the sector is making progress. According to the Estonian Hotel and...
Estonia to build €1.9 million apartment block for IDPs in Ukraine
ERR
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August 8, 2025
An apartment block for internally displaced Ukrainian's (IDPs) will be funded and built by Estonia in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region and completed by spring 2026. A €1.9 milion contract was signed this week by the Estonian Center for International...
Estonia's alcohol consumption edges down, but concerns remain
ERR
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August 8, 2025
Last year, alcohol use among Estonian residents declined — but only by 1.8 percent. Despite the decline, people remain worried about serious social problems caused by alcohol use, a study by the Estonian Institute of Economic Research (EKI) found....
Estonia adopts new cell broadcast emergency alert system
ERR
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August 8, 2025
A new €3.7 million cell broadcast–based emergency alert system will be completed and introduced in Estonia by 2027. It will be faster and more flexible than SMS notifications, ministers say. Testing has shown that Estonia's current SMS-based...
Estonia expels hundreds since January, including 23 Uzbek nationals.
Kun.uz
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August 8, 2025
Since the beginning of 2025, a total of 366 people – including 23 citizens of Uzbekistan – have been expelled from Estonia under orders to leave the country, according to data from the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board, cited by ERR. The...
Estonian experts cautious about impending Trump-Putin meeting
ERR
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August 8, 2025
While optimistic messages were heard from both the United States and Russia following Wednesday's three-hour meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, Estonian experts remain...
Estonian defense official: Russia advancing in Ukraine despite everything
ERR
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August 8, 2025
Gert Kaju, director of the Defense Readiness Department at the Ministry of Defense, said that, more broadly, the first week of August has been shaped most by the anticipation of talks in Moscow triggered by an ultimatum from U.S. President Donald...
New Export Plan Aims To Put Estonian Businesses On Map And Make Waves In Global Arena
MENAFN
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August 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 8. Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Erkki Keldo today presented the government's economic cabinet with the Team Estonia export action plan, aimed at boosting the country's...
Eleven Ring Winners Crowned at Historic WSOPC Tallinn
Poker News
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It’s been just under a week since the latest WSOP Circuit stop wrapped up in Tallinn, where eleven rings were awarded during a packed schedule in the beautiful Estonian capital. The headline act came courtesy of Sweden’s Jenny Westerlund, who made...
Scottish giants Rangers FC reportedly interested in Estonian 'keeper Karl Hein
ERR
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August 8, 2025
Among the transfer rumors ahead of the start of the major European football leagues' seasons is one concerning Estonian national goalkeeper Karl Jakob Hein, who has now been linked with a move to Rangers F.C. of the Scottish Premier League....
Estonia Is Offering Digital Nomad Visa For Less Than Rs 13,000; Know Details Inside
Times Now
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August 8, 2025
Safe, clean and it boasts of a high standard of living. We're talking about Estonia, a popular country in Europe. Chances are once you visit Estonia, you will want to stay there for a while. Well, good news! Now the country is offering a digital...
Tallinn mayor: Alcohol stores should be removed from sight, not alcoholics
ERR
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August 8, 2025
In summer weather, the gatherings of drunks on the capital's streets and benches are a symptom of a broader problem with alcohol consumption in Estonian society, Tallinn Mayor and former Minister of Social Affairs Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) has...
Estonia sees foreign tourism boost
ERR
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August 8, 2025
The number of foreign tourists visiting Estonia has been higher in the first half of 2025 than in the same period in 2024, data from Statistics Estonia shows. In June, the latest data available, there were 2 percent more foreign tourists on month...
Estonian pig farmer wants African swine fever samples tested at foreign lab
ERR
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August 8, 2025
Nearly 4,500 domestic pigs suspected of African swine fever (ASF) virus infection at a Viljandi County farm will be culled Saturday — just before the end of the virus' incubation period — despite 30 additional samples taken after the initial...
Estonia Advances Maritime Digitalization With Second Stage Of EMDE Dev't
MENAFN
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August 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 8. The Estonian Transport Administration has announced a new development tender for the second stage of EMDE 2.0 (Electronic Maritime Information System), Trend reports. The goal is to create a...
Philippe Jourdan: A historic moment for Estonia and the Catholic Church
ERR
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August 8, 2025
The beatification of the holy martyr Archbishop Eduard Profittlich, S.J., is a historic moment for Estonia and the Catholic Church, writes Bishop Philippe Jourdan. "You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy." (Leviticus 19:2) "[God] chose...
Cross-border bus routes between Estonia and Latvia prove popular
ERR
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August 8, 2025
Cross-border bus routes between Estonia and Latvia introduced last month were used by more than 2,000 passengers in July. Officials say this shows the routes are needed. In July, cross-border public transport routes between Estonia and Latvia were...
Alar Karis | My Music: 'Wherever you go, even if people don’t know where Estonia is, they definitely know Arvo Pärt'
Gramophone
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The President of Estonia on discovering opera, Arvo Pärt, and his country’s musical life Thanks for exploring the Gramophone website. Sign up for a free account today to enjoy the following benefits: Free access to 3 subscriber-only articles per...
Estonia completes CAESAR 6×6 SPH procurement
Janes
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EDF conscripts conducted their first live-fire exercises with CAESAR SPHs in March using the domestically produced Tooru fire-control system. (EDF) The Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) has received six more CAESAR Mk I 6×6 155 mm self-propelled...
Estonian model for a British digital ID scheme
The Times
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Sir, Edward Lucas writes that digital IDs would save us all time and money (comment, Aug 7), citing Estonia’s digital citizenship system. I am puzzled by his statement that: “You can make a payment, form a company, sign a contract, authorise a...