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Estonia Industrial Output Growth Slows To 0.9%
RTTNews
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July 4, 2025
Estonia's industrial production growth moderated in May amid a sharp contraction in the mining and quarrying segment, data from Statistics Estonia showed on Friday. The volume of industrial production rose a calendar-adjusted 0.9 percent...
Estonia Gives Green Light To Tallinn Airport Expansion Plans
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 4. In a cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, the Government of Estonia discussed the country's air connectivity strategy and approved key measures to advance the development of Tallinn Airport, Trend...
Estonia turns down airBaltic investment proposal
Ch-Aviation
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July 4, 2025
The government of Estonia declined to buy a minority stake in airBaltic (BT, Riga), after the government of Latvia, the carrier's majority shareholder, sent a formal offer with terms identical to those previously offered to Lufthansa Group. "We...
Estonia’s cyber ambassador on digitalization, punching upwards and outing GRU spies
The Record
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July 4, 2025
Over the best part of the last four years, Tanel Sepp, Estonia’s inaugural ambassador-at-large for cyber diplomacy, has helmed a surprisingly effective diplomatic enterprise. Estonia has an outsized footprint among international efforts to address...
Estonia to host a Ukraine reconstruction conference in 2027
Estonian World
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July 4, 2025
Estonia is planning to host an international conference dedicated to the reconstruction of Ukraine in 2027. On 3 July, the Estonian foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, presented a memorandum on Ukraine’s reconstruction to the government. The...
Estonia to host a global Ukraine reconstruction conference in 2027
ERR
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July 3, 2025
On Thursday, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) presented a memorandum on Ukraine's reconstruction to the cabinet, which will be the basis for Estonia's reconstruction and development cooperation with Ukraine over the...
Sõprus Cinema to show 4 open-air movies a week in Tallinn this summer
ERR
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July 4, 2025
Throughout July and August, there will be four outdoor movie screenings in the central square of Tallinn's Rotermann Quarter. The program begins with the premiere of U.S. filmmaker Mike Flanagan's "Life of Chuck" on July 10. "The film program...
Rise: Moldovan Nationals Recruited by Kremlin Agents to Carry Out Arson Attacks in Estonia
MoldovaLive
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July 4, 2025
Two Moldovan nationals with criminal backgrounds in ATM theft and organized crime in Russia were recruited by Russian secret services to carry out arson attacks in Estonia, according to an investigation published by RISE Moldova. The first...
Estonia to host Ukraine Recovery Conference in 2027 – FM
Interfax Ukraine
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July 3, 2025
The Estonian government has decided that the country will host the Ukraine Recovery Conference in 2027, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said. “I am pleased to announce Estonian Government has today decided that in 2027, Estonia will host the...
Kaimo Kuusk, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia
Ukrinform
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Kaimo Kuusk assumed the role of Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia in September 2024, bringing a wealth of experience from both the diplomatic and intelligence sectors. In 2019-2023, he served in Ukraine as an Ambassador,...
Not electing a mayor could cause Tallinn City Council to disband
ERR
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July 4, 2025
Toomas Kruusimägi, the chair of the Tallinn City Council and a member of the Reform Party, has called an extraordinary council meeting for next Tuesday, July 8, to hold a vote of no confidence in the mayor. The next regular council meeting is...
Estonia says no to airBaltic shares
LSM
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July 3, 2025
The minister pointed out that this decision was made because the change of management at the airline has not yet been completed and its financial situation remains problematic. According to the Estonian infrastructure minister, Estonia has...
Estonia's state app to get identification function from July 7
ERR
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July 3, 2025
Starting July 7, the official Eesti.ee app will finally include a feature that allows users to verify their identity directly via smartphone by submitting the digital data from their ID card or passport within the app. "The solution is voluntary...
Estonia rejects Latvia's proposal to buy 10% stake in airBaltic
ERR
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July 3, 2025
Estonia's government on Thursday rejected an offer from the Latvian Ministry of Transport to purchase a €14 million stake in Latvian airline airBaltic, Minister of Regional Affairs and Infrastructure Kuldar Leis (Reform) said. "We received an...
Ministries not rushing to end Belarusian tourism to Estonia
ERR
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July 4, 2025
It took nearly a month for Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna to respond to a written inquiry from MP Raimond Kaljulaid regarding the continued tourism trips to Tallinn by Belarusian nationals. The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Foreign...
Unity and strength: The history of Estonia's Song Festival
ERR
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July 4, 2025
Laulupidu is not just one of the largest choral events in the world. It's a more than 150-year-old Estonian tradition born out of an aspiration to attain national self-determination after centuries of being ruled over by foreign powers. "It is...
Minister: Estonia cannot adopt unfeasible obligations with new climate targets
ERR
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July 4, 2025
The European Union wants to reduce carbon emissions by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. Estonia agrees with the plan only if the necessary technology exists and interim assessments are realistic, Minister of Energy and the Environment...
Estonia And Israel Take Ties To New Heights With Embassy Launch In Tallinn
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 3. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tzahkna met with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in Tallinn on July 2 as part of Sa'ar's first official visit to Estonia and discussed issues related to...
Russian intelligence instructed Ukrainian restaurant arson, Estonian court says
Euronews
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Published on 03/07/2025 - 5:04 GMT+2•Updated 9:26 Arson attacks on a restaurant and supermarket in Estonia last year were ordered by Russian intelligence, an Estonian court said on Wednesday. The attack was one in a series across Europe, tracked...
Interior minister: Moscow Patriarchate's influence still a threat to Estonia's security
ERR
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July 3, 2025
President Alar Karis's decision not to promulgate the Churches and Congregations Act for a second time inevitably leads to the conclusion that the Head of State considers it to be an unnecessary law, according to Minister of the Interior Igor Taro...