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Isamaa 'recommends' YouTuber calling for violence not run on its Tartu election list
ERR
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September 13, 2025
Kris Kärner, 28, who had made calls for the execution by firing squad of members of the left-of-center Social Democratic Party (SDE), as reported by Tartu Postimees, has left the conservative Isamaa of his own choice. However, since the electoral...
Shmyhal visits innovative Ukrainian defense enterprise with international partners
Ukrinform
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Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, together with international partners, visited one of Ukraine’s innovative defense enterprises. According to Ukrinform, Shmyhal shared this in a Facebook post. The Defense Minister noted that the delegation included...
Estonia's Tuul sells scooter rental business to Latvian company
ERR
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September 12, 2025
Estonian electric scooter operator Tuul has sold its hardware and intellectual property to the Latvian company Ride and is shutting down its rental service. Tuul Mobility OÜ, founded in 2020, had been running at a loss for years. The parties are...
Hundreds in Estonia need new limbs every year, says prosthetist
ERR
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September 13, 2025
Hundreds of people in Estonia lose limbs each year, facing life-altering changes. Hand amputations most often result from workplace accidents, while leg amputations are usually linked to diabetes and vascular disease. Men are more likely to lose...
Entrepreneurs take ministry to court over whether their bank accounts were accessed
ERR
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September 12, 2025
At the beginning of July, a review by the Office of the Chancellor of Justice revealed that through the enforcement register, some state agencies had access to bank account statements, even though the law provides no clear legal basis for this....
Estonia collects €912 million more taxes than last year
ERR
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September 12, 2025
Estonia's state budget took in €8.8 billion in taxes in the first seven months of 2025, up €912 million from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance said. Tax receipts rose on the back of labor taxes, rate changes and major transactions before and...
Estonian FA chief: Kicking Russia out of UEFA would be a strange thing to do
ERR
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September 12, 2025
In a long interview given to "Pealtnägija," Pohlak, who was re-elected for a sixth consecutive term as EJL chief in June this year, not long after he was elected a UEFA executive board member, adds that he is an "extreme" pacifist, condemning all...
Estonian MPs urge US Congress to continue funding Baltic Security Initiative
ERR
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September 12, 2025
Estonian MPs have joined nearly 40 Baltic lawmakers in a joint appeal to the United States Congress, urging continued funding for the Baltic Security Initiative. Recent media reports have stated the fund will be phased out. The letter was...
Lithuania And Estonia Partially Closed The Sky For The Exercise Of Belarus And Russia
Charter 97
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The military maneuvers "West-2025" started today. Lithuania and Estonia have partially closed the skies for the duration of Russia and Belarus' Zapad-2025 military exercises, reports ERR. The proposal was made by the Estonian Defense Forces and...
Business News | YuppTV Secures Digital Telecast Rights for Asia Cup 2025
Latestly
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September 12, 2025
PRNewswire Atlanta [US], September 12: Cricket fans in Continental Europe and South East Asia will witness the best of cricketing action as YuppTV has acquired the digital broadcasting rights for the Asia Cup 2025. The live streaming platform is...
More children born in rural areas than cities in Estonia
ERR
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September 12, 2025
More children are born in rural Estonia than in cities, but starting a family is hard everywhere, says a Tallinn University researcher, who points to housing loan policy. The Ministry of Social Affairs has completed a new study exploring how to...
Elron to add satellite communications to Tartu-Riga train
ERR
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September 12, 2025
Elron has launched a tender to equip six trains serving the Tartu-Riga line with satellite communication devices, to be installed late this year or early next. Elron has announced a tender to purchase satellite Wi-Fi data connection equipment to...
EDF wants Tartu-Helsinki flights despite Eastern Estonia flight restrictions
ERR
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September 12, 2025
The Estonian Defense Forces says it will work to keep Tartu–Helsinki flights running despite new nighttime airspace limits that cover the city and the rest of Eastern Estonia. Flights on the Helsinki–Tartu–Helsinki route were canceled overnight...
Sales volumes surge in wake of Estonia's gasoline price war
ERR
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September 12, 2025
A price war among major retailers in early September drove down fuel prices, prompting people to buy more and fill up larger amounts, though sellers won't share exact figures. The price war that began on September 1 with Neste's fuel price cut has...
Estonia plans to introduce penalties for spreading terrorist propaganda
Baltic News Network
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September 11, 2025
The Estonian Interior Ministry wants to make the distribution of terrorist propaganda punishable by law, and this would include obtaining any material that is considered propaganda, if it is not related to educational purposes, writes ERR News. It...
Business news live: Klarna see same growth ‘in 4 hours to Wise in 4 years’, UK inflation expected to stay at 3.8%
The Independent (U.S.)
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September 11, 2025
Pharma giant ditches £1bn London research hub and says UK ‘is not internationally competitive’ A major global pharmaceutical firm said its decision to back out of a £1bn research hub partway through construction is because the UK is “not...
Estonia, Saudi Arabia sign key cooperation accord
Gulf Industry Magazine
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Estonia and Saudi Arabia have concluded a landmark General Agreement for Cooperation, marking a new chapter in relations between the two countries. The agreement paves the way for deeper collaboration in digital government, trade, green energy,...
Planning advances as Tallinn edges toward new film studio complex
ERR
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September 11, 2025
Tallinn is moving forward with plans for a new film studio complex in Põhja-Tallinn, with construction procurements set to be announced shortly. The Tallinn Urban Planning Department has initiated a detailed plan for the properties at Paljassaare...
FG, Estonian Stakeholders Set to Unveil $400m Agric Initiative in LGAs
This Day
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September 12, 2025
Arthur Eriye The federal government, in collaboration with stakeholder groups from Nigeria and Estonia, has finalised plans to raise $400 million in capital funding from Europe to create agricultural commodity value chain projects and data hubs...
Estonia's self-sufficiency in pork production to fall to 39 percent in 2026
ERR
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September 10, 2025
Estonia's self-sufficiency in pork production is expected to fall from 72 percent to just 39 percent next year as a result of the recent African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. The gaps in store shelves will need to filled by imported meat for at...