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Estonia relies on imports for more than 40% of power in Q1
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (286+ words) Electricity consumption in Estonia reached 2, 568 gigawatt-hours in the first quarter. Since consumption exceeded domestic production, 41 percent " or 1, 064 gigawatt-hours " had to be covered by imports. Estonian power plants generated 1, 504 gigawatt-hours of electricity in the first quarter, a 7 percent year-over-year drop, while…...
Cambridge English exam no longer free of charge in Estonia from summer 2027
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (368+ words) While Estonia's mandatory high school English exam can be replaced with an international one, the Cambridge or CAE exam will no longer be free of charge starting 2027. One of the most popular choices has been to replace the national English…...
Police find balloon carrying contraband cigarettes in Tartu County
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Man embarks on a crusade against operator over an 'unfair' parking fine | News | ERR
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1074+ words) What started as a personal struggle for perceived justice soon revealed a number of surprising facts and questions about the Lithuanian parking operator in Estonia....
Escaping to the woods while pregnant: Forest Brotherhood was about survival | News | ERR
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (214+ words) Helmi Roost, 102 years of age and believed to be the oldest surviving member of the Forest Brothers movement, fled to the woods while pregnant in 1945. For her family, becoming forest brothers was above all a matter of survival, not armed…...
Vulnerable P'rnu man targeted online after false 'pedophile' warnings | News | ERR
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (23+ words) Posts which appeared on social media this week warning of a "pedophile" lurking in P'rnu turned out to be unfounded, P'rnu Postimees reported....
Sex offender naming website creators: We only want to do good | News | ERR
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (475+ words) The creators of an "exposure" website have shed more light on their motivations....
Estonia's overland hydrogen pipeline plan gets Baltic Sea competitor | News | ERR
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (383+ words) While Estonia is planning a large-scale green hydrogen transit corridor, the project has encountered strong competition " companies from several countries, including Finland's Gasgrid, want to build a direct pipeline along the floor of the Baltic Sea from Finland to Germany....
Viral videos help Tallinn hospital nurses draw new recruits | News | ERR
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (53+ words) OR nurses at North Estonia Medical Center (PERH) are drawing followers online with humorous videos offering a glimpse into work at one of the country's largest hospitals....
Estonian experts and politicians against young people's social media ban | News | ERR
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (688+ words) The European Union is moving toward banning social media for children under 16 in an effort to protect them from harmful content and addictive algorithms. While several countries have already begun restricting access, Estonian experts and policymakers do not support a…...