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Tallinn property owners fined for unauthorized construction along lakeshore
ERR
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August 19, 2025
Several property owners along Tallinn's Lake Harku have been fined for unauthorized work within a building exclusion zone, where the shorefront makes up a public part of Haabersti District's green network. One such owner, seeking a quiet,...
Tallinn city government issues detailed plan for Juhkentali barracks development
ERR
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August 19, 2025
The City of Tallinn is redeveloping the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) barracks plot in central Tallinn, to include several new buildings while preserving older, historic buildings. The site, located south of the city center and in a bend made up...
PPA patrol removes placard with anti-Israel slogan from Tallinn house
ERR
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August 19, 2025
A Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) patrol was dispatched to a residence in the Kalamaja district of Tallinn on Tuesday, to remove a placard bearing an anti-Israel slogan, which included and obscenity, and which was hanging from a second-floor...
Top Latvian and Lithuanian movies to be shown free in Tallinn for Baltic Film Days
ERR
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August 19, 2025
The 9th annual Baltic Film Days festival is set to take place on August 26 and 27 in Tallinn. Some of the most important Latvian and Lithuanian movies of recent times as well as a selection of short films will be shown for free with English and...
Retirement age in Estonia to rise to 65 years and one month for 2027
ERR
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August 19, 2025
The official retirement age in Estonia in 2027 is set at 65 years and one month, the finance ministry has said, following changes in the basis on which the age is calculated. The old-age pension age will hinge on the average expected life...
Pigs at center of ASF protests in Estonia still not culled despite go-ahead
ERR
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August 19, 2025
Nearly a week after the latest protests and despite authorities' approval, thousands of African swine fever-positive pigs at Nurme Farm in Viljandi County still remain unculled, as the Agricultural and Food Board (PTA) focuses on higher-priority...
Estonia Quits With Operation Inherent Resolve, Staying With Its NATO Mission In Iraq
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 19. Estonian Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur visited Iraq this week, where he met with Iraqi Defense Minister and President and Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, as well as commanders of...
Estonia to buy drones for hunters to curb swine fever
Baltic News Network
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August 19, 2025
In Estonia, the government will purchase 10 drones equipped with thermal cameras to help hunters find wild boars near enclosures where the infection has broken out, writes ERR News. Pig farmers, in turn, will receive support to resume operations....
Estonia to buy hunters thermal imaging drones to rein in ASF outbreak
ERR
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August 19, 2025
To curb the spread of African swine fever, the state will purchase 10 drones equipped with thermal cameras for hunters to better locate wild boar in fields near outbreak sites. Pig farmers will also receive support to temporarily put disused farms...
What to eat in the Estonian capital, Tallinn
AOL
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A new generation of well-travelled chefs is adding international flavours to Estonian cuisine, which traditionally blends Russian, German and Nordic influences. Photograph by Kate PrihodkoThis article was produced by National Geographic Traveller...
Estonia axing reverse auctions has not seen offshore wind developers pull the plug
ERR
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August 19, 2025
Since the state abandoned its plan to support offshore wind farms through an underbidding scheme, foreign investors may be less inclined to pursue renewable energy projects in Estonia, potentially slowing the rollout of planned developments....
Leaving agency head proposes ways to exit Estonia's healthcare funding crisis
ERR
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August 19, 2025
In recent weeks, the Health Insurance Fund (Tervisekassa) has been in the spotlight over its summer retreat and new office space. But at the same time, a bigger issue looms: how to cope with a situation where social tax revenues are no longer...
E-residents of Estonia contributed twice the expected revenue to the state in the first half of the year
The Baltic Times
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The direct economic impact of the Estonian e-Residency programme to the state was €68 million in the first six months of 2025, nearly double the target amount. Additionally, according to a recent study, e-resident entrepreneurs spend more than €15...
Florian Fleischer Concerts in Tallinn and Riga
The Baltic Times
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Florian Fleischer und das Gelbe vom Ei is a dynamic international jazz quintet led by Berlin guitarist and composer Florian Fleischer. With musicians hailing from Mexico, Spain, Germany, and Latvia, the band brings a rare blend of cultures,...
Tallinn Fringe Festival gets underway with events throughout the city
ERR
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August 18, 2025
On Monday, August 18, the Tallinn Fringe Festival gets underway in the Estonian capital. The festival features a program packed with theater, stand-up comedy, music, circus, and dance performances and runs until September 18. The festival is...
Estonia's winters increasingly mild in the wake of westerly winds
ERR
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August 18, 2025
Nothing good ever comes from the east, at least not in the winter months. A recent study now shows that Estonia is seeing fewer and fewer crisp, freezing winters brought by easterly winds. Instead, mild weather carried in by westerlies is becoming...
Estonia's home loans volume hits record in June
ERR
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August 18, 2025
Banks reported record-high mortgage lending volumes in June, driven by falling Euribor rates, anticipation of a VAT hike and a still-strong labor market. At the same time, new developments made up a smaller share of transactions than ever before....
Estonia's choice: Accept 79 refugees, send experts to southern Europe or pay fine
ERR
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August 18, 2025
EU member states last year agreed on a new migration package under which the European Commission plans to redistribute up to 30,000 refugees, principally from the Middle East and North Africa and who have applied for international protection,...
Estonia must choose between accepting asylum seekers or paying a fine
Baltic News Network
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August 18, 2025
Like Lithuania, Estonia is faced with a choice – to accept 79 asylum seekers, send experts to work in southern European countries or pay a solidarity payment of 1.7 million euros, writes ERR News. In 2024, European Union countries agreed on a new...
ASF Estonia: Recent outbreak wave costs 10% of its pigs
Pig Progress
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August 18, 2025
Estonia has been taking urgent steps to combat the worst epidemic of African Swine Fever (ASF) in years, which has incurred record losses to the pig industry. Around 25,000 pigs, or 10% of the total population in Estonia, have died, directly or...