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Oxan Energy Presses Ahead with 900 MW Offshore Wind Farm in Estonia
Offshore Wind
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June 26, 2025
Estonia’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) has launched the superficies licence proceedings and environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the Saare 1 offshore wind farm, developed by Oxan Energy. Following the launch...
Estonian intelligence: Russia not capable of operational breakthrough on any front; Ukrainian armed forces able to control pressure
Interfax Ukraine
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June 21, 2025
Russia's summer offensive, which has been going on for two months, has essentially become bogged down in the stubborn defense of the Ukrainians and has turned into a tactical-level combat operation, which prompts Russia to resort to massive...
Editorials: Tallinn's political crisis will return Center Party to power
ERR
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June 27, 2025
Friday's newspaper editorials suggest that the roots of Tallinn's power struggle lie in the Reform Party's poor ratings and the capital's fragmented coalition. It is also believed that the Center Party and it's chairman, Mihhail Kõlvart, will be...
Duo Ruut brings Estonian to Glastonbury stage with Guardian-praised album
Estonian World
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June 25, 2025
Estonian contemporary-folk duo Duo Ruut – who this week makes history as the first act to perform in Estonian at Glastonbury – have earned a major international accolade: Ilmateade, their latest album, has been named Folk Album of the Month by The...
UK tourists with burgundy passport given Spain warning over '10 year rule'
Chronicle Live
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July 9, 2025
12:01, 09 Jul 2025Updated 12:01, 09 Jul 2025 Millions of Brits will be heading off to Spain this year, drawn by the allure of balmy temperatures and pristine coastlines. Nevertheless, a travel guru is cautioning UK holidaymakers against making a...
Estonia begins building bunkers and anti-tank ditches along border with Russia
The Odessa Journal
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Estonian authorities have begun construction on the first segment of the Baltic Defense Zone — a fortified line along the border with Russia, according to ERR. By the fall of 2025, Estonia's Defense Forces, in collaboration with the National...
What governments can learn from Estonia’s genomic health revolution
Open Access Government
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June 26, 2025
Estonia is the first country in the world to integrate genomic data into everyday healthcare at scale, not as a pilot but as a national policy. Genetic screening for breast cancer and using DNA to guide medication prescription choices are already...
Estonia Has Started Building Dozens Of Bunkers On The Border With Russia
Charter 97
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Tallinn is preparing for aggression. Estonian authorities have started building the first section of the Baltic Defense Zone - a defense line on the border with Russia, writes ERR. By the fall of 2025, the country's Defense Forces in cooperation...
Pärtel-Peeter Pere: Tallinn city government has missed the mark
ERR
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June 26, 2025
We see no way to support the supplementary budget if it does not include the elimination of kindergarten fees. This is about choices — and this is ours, writes Pärtel-Peeter Pere, head of the Reform Party's Tallinn chapter and deputy mayor, in a...
Estonia has begun construction of the Baltic Defense Line on the border with Russia
Babel
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The Estonian Defense Forces, together with the State Defense Investment Center, have begun construction of the Baltic Defense Line on the countryʼs southeastern border with Russia. Anti-tank ditches are currently being dug there. By the end of the...
Martin Helme: No point for EKRE to go after power in Tallinn before elections
ERR
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June 26, 2025
Chair of the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE), Martin Helme, predicts that political instability will continue in Tallinn over the coming months. However, he does not see joining a coalition just a few months before the elections as...
Double counting making it difficult to pin down bear numbers in Estonia
ERR
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June 26, 2025
Both the Environment Agency and hunters agree that there are many bears in Estonia. However, the Estonian Hunters' Society admits that determining an exact number is complicated due to the risk of double-counting. The Environment Agency is...
Prison rental agreement with Sweden lands hefty bonuses for Estonian officials
ERR
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June 26, 2025
The Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs has decided to grant a one-time performance bonus to officials who contributed to the negotiation process of the prison rental agreement between Estonia and Sweden. By order of Secretary General Tiina...
Tartu City Council weighs prison rental plan signed by Estonia and Sweden
ERR
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June 20, 2025
On Wednesday, the justice ministers of Estonia and Sweden signed a five-year lease agreement allowing Sweden to house up to 600 inmates at Tartu Prison. However, members of the Tartu City Council say they still need more specific answers regarding...
Image of the day: Estonia’s coastal spa town Haapsalu
Muser Press
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June 26, 2025
Haapsalu, a picturesque coastal town on Estonia’s western shore, lies just over an hour’s drive from the capital, Tallinn. Nicknamed the Venice of Northern Europe, this small, romantic resort town has been renowned for its mud baths since the...
Entrepreneur Urmas Sõõrumaa: I was offered Tallinn mayor role
ERR
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June 26, 2025
Entrepreneur Urmas Sõõrumaa has confirmed to ERR that the Reform Party offered him the role of Tallinn Mayor on Wednesday evening. According to the offer, Sõõrumaa would have replaced Jevgeni Ossinovski as mayor, with the rest of the coalition in...
Estonia Prepares To Operate Electricity Grid Independently
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. The Government of the Republic of Estonia has approved an amendment to the national regulation that defines the conditions for providing island operation capability services, Trend reports....
Estonian Intelligence predicts drop in Russian drone attacks on Ukraine
Ukrainska Pravda
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Stock photo: Getty Images Estonian intelligence has suggested that Russian drone attacks on Ukraine may decrease due to the escalating situation in the Middle East. Source: Colonel Ants Kiviselg, Head of the Intelligence Centre of the Estonian...
Reform Party: We can't move forward with current Tallinn mayor
ERR
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June 26, 2025
Tallinn Deputy Mayor Pärtel-Peeter Pere (Reform) has formally told the city's coalition partners that his party no longer supports Mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) remaining in office. "We can no longer move forward with the current mayor, or...
Estonian women's épée team miss out on European champs medal in dying seconds
ERR
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June 20, 2025
The Estonian women's épée foursome ended up outside of the medals at the European Championships in Genoa, Italy, in agonizing fashion, losing by just one point in extra time, 27-26, to the host nation. Estonia had reached the semi-finals, losing...