7+ hour, 40+ min ago   (286+ words) According to the charges, the crime was committed by a group of people who travelled to Estonia from Bulgaria for precisely that purpose, Eesti Ekspress writes. Two Romanian men have appeared in Tartu County Court accused of taking hostages and…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (292+ words) An Estonian‑owned shopping mall in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia was severely hit and practically destroyed by a Russian air strike Monday, Postimees reported. The City Mall in Zaporizhzhia is owned by Arricano Real Estate, whose largest shareholder is…...

13+ hour, 3+ min ago   (566+ words) The Education Ministry told unions it has no room in the state budget for a teacher pay raise, saying any increase would require cuts elsewhere. The Education Workers' Union warned that teachers are prepared to stage work stoppages. In the…...

7+ hour, 24+ min ago   (305+ words) The government wants to reduce next year's budget deficit from 4.4 percent to 4 percent of GDP. According to Prime Minister Kristen Michal, there is no room for additional spending in the budget. Eesti 200 Chair and Education Minister Kristina Kallas said expectations…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (276+ words) This week, a large crisis exercise called Ars Longa is taking place in Tallinn, during which the Art Museum of Estonia and the National Heritage Board practice evacuating the country's most valuable museum objects. Crisis expert Linda Lainvoo said that…...

6+ hour, 53+ min ago   (554+ words) A new €800,000 state program to support Ida‑Viru women's entry into the labor market will spend over €615,000 on salaries and other staff-related costs, documents show. The large personnel costs are justified by intensive one‑on‑one counseling and the need…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1444+ words) Strengthening Estonia's defense capabilities is commendable, but we must now turn our attention to the powers the prime minister is prepared to grant the next defense minister to achieve that goal, write Meelis Kiili, Vello Loemaa, Riho Ühtegi, Margus Koplimägi,…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (432+ words) At its Thursday session, the government dismissed Ministry of Defense permanent secretary Kaimo Kuusk from his position. The corresponding proposal was submitted by Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur. Kuusk's departure from office was prompted by the imminent change of minister. Namely,…...

8+ hour, 34+ min ago   (313+ words) Traditional monitoring methods are insufficient to manage invasive species that threaten Estonia's native crayfish. However, eDNA, or environmental DNA, can help detect these species quickly and effectively, according to a doctoral thesis defended at the Estonian University of Life Sciences....

10+ hour, 4+ min ago   (247+ words) Old fishing nets from Saaremaa are finding a new use in Ukraine, where they are being deployed as makeshift protection against Russian drones. Sending used fishing nets to Ukraine is nothing new for Estonia, but initially, the nets were made…...