13+ hour, 6+ min ago  (414+ words) The current regime in Moscow aims to restore an empire " more precisely, the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union " but Russia appears to be acting almost deliberately foolishly, damaging relations with countries where it seeks to maintain its influence,…...

11+ hour, 26+ min ago  (264+ words) The Isamaa party is prolonging Wednesday's session of parliament, where several important bills are on the agenda, including prison outsourcing and the consent law. Isamaa chairman Urmas Reinsalu told ERR that the party's strategy is to slow down the session....

10+ hour, 31+ min ago  (405+ words) Tallinn would face serious problems if tens of thousands of people suddenly had to look for shelter, architect Toivo Tammik warns. Tammik said that Estonia's capital does not have enough well prepared places where people could quickly and safely take…...

10+ hour, 1+ min ago  (370+ words) A memorial ceremony took place at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday to mark the 85th anniversary of the USSR's mass deportations, which sent tens of thousands of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians to Siberia and Kazakhstan. The event was held…...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago  (458+ words) Both coalition and opposition politicians have said there are no plans to link the child benefit system in Estonia to income. This follows the publication of a freshly released country report on Estonia from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and…...

10+ hour, 28+ min ago  (540+ words) This week, as part of the Ukraine'Nordic'Baltic summit held in Tallinn, Estonia signed a joint declaration with Ukraine on cooperation but did not sign a drone agreement. Latvia, however, did sign a drone agreement. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was…...

10+ hour, 57+ min ago  (359+ words) The agricultural sector is struggling to fill workplaces both for seasonal berry-picking jobs and for more tech-skilled agricultural work. Berry harvests, and those of most other crops, come later in the summer, usually starting with strawberries; workers from so-called third…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago  (199+ words) On Wednesday, the Riigikogu approved the so'called consent law, which establishes that clear consent is required for sexual relations. A total of 69 members of parliament voted in favor and eight voted against. The explanatory memorandum to the bill notes that…...

11+ hour ago  (326+ words) The Riigikogu on Wednesday approved amendments to the law allowing prisoners from foreign countries to be housed in Estonian prisons. A vote on ratifying a prison agreement with Sweden will also take place during Wednesday's sitting. The amendments were approved…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago  (370+ words) Emerging social media trends are prompting some teenagers to take extreme risks to enhance their appearance, including striking their own faces with hammers or fists in hopes of achieving more "masculine" features, youth advocates warned. Project managers Grete Maria Avent…...