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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...
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...
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...
Tallinn-based Vok Bikes raises €5 million to replace vans with next-gen electric cargo bikes
EU Startups
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July 2, 2025
Vok Bikes, an Estonian company behind a new generation of four-wheeled electric cargo bikes, has raised €5 million to further expand across Europe and accelerate the shift away from vans in city centres. The Series A funding round is led by SQM...
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...
'Putin needs war to stay in power', Estonia’s PM Kristen Michal tells Euronews
Euronews
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By Shona Murray & Jesse Dimich-Louvet Published on 03/07/2025 - 17:30 GMT+2•Updated 17:32 Estonia’s Prime Minister, Kristen Michal, has told Euronews that if Russia is to end the war in Ukraine, then President Vladimir Putin would have...
Estonia entered the TOP-3 importers of Kazakh rapeseed and caught up with Uzbekistan in purchases of rapeseed meal from Kazakhstan
APK Inform
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EU countries are increasing imports of Kazakh rapeseed and its processed products. For the first time in recent seasons, Estonia entered the TOP-3 buyers of Kazakh rapeseed, second only to Latvia and Poland. According to APK-Inform, citing...
Portuguese Air Force patrols the Baltic skies from Estonia
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
Portuguese fighter pilots securing Baltic skies from an airbase in Estonia. Synopsis The Portuguese Air Force is securing the skies over and around Estonia as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. Fighter pilots and aircrew arrived at Ämari...
Storm and strong wind warning issued across Estonia on Thursday
ERR
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July 3, 2025
A "dangerous" level two weather alert has been issued across northern Estonia by the Environment Agency as storms and strong winds are forecast later on Thursday. Strong winds are expected this afternoon with gusts of up to 18 m/s on the west...
Entrepreneur withdraws Tallinn mayoral bid before local elections
ERR
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July 3, 2025
Entrepreneur Urmas Sõõrumaa has decided to withdraw a bid for mayor of Tallinn ahead of the local elections, but will still run in the elections on the Reform Party's list. "Urmas Sõõrumaa informed our Tallinn faction and leadership of this...
Prime minister: Reform distrusts Tallinn mayor and will move to opposition
ERR
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July 3, 2025
This is the first time Michal has commented on the situation in Tallinn. "I understand our Tallinn branch's decision that if you want to seek a mandate, you have to do it through elections. Whatever form cooperation [with the Center Party] might...
Latvia offers stake in airBaltic to Estonia, matching terms offered to Lufthansa
AeroTime News
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July 3, 2025
It has been reported that the Estonian government will begin discussions on a proposal from Latvia’s Ministry of Transport to acquire a financial stake in the airline airBaltic. The talks, due to begin on July 3, 2025, have been arranged following...
Israel to open an embassy in Estonia, deepening security and digital ties
Estonian World
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July 3, 2025
In a move rich with diplomatic symbolism and strategic intent, Israel has announced plans to open an embassy in Tallinn – a significant milestone in the relationship between the two democracies on Europe’s eastern edge and the Middle East. The...
Latvia offers “airBaltic” shares to Estonia and Lithuania on equal terms with Lufthansa
Baltic News Network
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July 3, 2025
Latvia has offered Estonia and Lithuania the opportunity to purchase shares in its national airline airBaltic under the same terms as the German carrier Lufthansa, Latvian Minister of Transport Atis Švinka told Estonian public broadcaster ETV....
Isamaa chairman: Estonia needs to know what data was collected in bank secrets breach
ERR
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July 3, 2025
Isamaa chair Urmas Reinsalu says the government must immediately clarify who is responsible for the situation that has allowed bank secrecy to be accessed through the enforcement register without a legal basis, as well as what data has been...
Gallery: Song and Dance Festival flag raising ceremony held in Tallinn
ERR
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July 3, 2025
At 7 a.m. on Thursday morning, the Estonian blue-black-white flag was raised at Pikk Hermann Tower to mark the start of the Song and Dance Festival. The festival flame also arrived at Toompea in the morning. The flag-raising ceremony was attended...
Moldovans sentenced in Estonia for arson attack on Ukrainian restaurant ordered by Russia
IPN
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July 3, 2025
0 An Estonian court has found two Moldovans guilty of setting fire to a Ukrainian restaurant in Tallinn. The arson on January 31 was ordered by Russian secret services, reports IPN. The two Moldovans were allegedly recruited in a Russian prison by...
School day to start at 9 a.m. or later in Estonia from next September
ERR
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July 3, 2025
The Estonian government has approved new changes to the regulations on schools and the educational environment. The most significant change is that from September 2026, the school day will generally start at 9 a.m. or later. Minister of Education...