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Security expert Rainer Saks told Vikerraadio that Ukraine has, for the first time, gained the ability to influence the course of negotiations to end the war in its dealings with both the United States and Russia.

The Tallinn School of Music and Ballet (MUBA) is seeking €379,702 in additional funding from the Ministry of Education and Research to cover a budget shortfall and complete this year's studies without interruption.

More and more energy communities are emerging in Estonia, following the example of Western Europe.

Housing prices rose six percent year on year, Statistics Estonia data show, with market players saying prices and buyer interest are picking up after a downturn.

On 23 September, the portrait bust "Monument to Books Worn to Shreds" was brought directly from the foundry to the inner courtyard of the Estonian National Library.

Estonia's first resident ambassador to Azerbaijan, Tiina Nirk, presented her credentials to President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said.

A Pärnu man has died after a Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) officer deployed his service weapon against him.

MP Liina Kersna (Reform Party) says the upcoming elections will be held with current Prime Minister Kristen Michal at the helm, and that a strong result for the party would be at least 20 seats.

Estonia has no future alternative comparable to nuclear power, which would also provide a security guarantee, two nuclear physicists told ERR.

According to President Alar Karis, the world is currently at a turning point where the existing international order no longer fully functions, but a new one has yet to emerge.

Let's turn the fear temperature down, because we have no signs indicating that Russia currently intends to militarily attack any NATO ally, writes Tarmo Miilits.

The Baltic states have submitted a joint letter to the European Commission requesting €500 million in additional European Union funding to develop counter-drone capabilities.

Estonia has imposed its own domestic sanctions on two Russian oligarchs removed from a European Union blacklist this week.

A 1.4 magnitude earth tremor was recorded on Sunday, Maaleht reported, the second to be recorded in the region this year.

Swedish offenders transferred to Tartu Prison have complained to Swedish media through their relatives about living conditions, including the soup served for dinner and having to eat from metal bowls, Postimees writes.

Many Saaremaa residents — as well as the Saaremaa municipal government — do not support Elering's plan to build a 330 kV Estonia–Latvia overhead power line across Saaremaa.

Interior Minister Igor Taro (Eesti 200) says illegal immigration into Estonia has grown.

Archaeologists excavating the site of Tartu's planned Siuru cultural center have uncovered centuries-old drainage channels in remarkably good condition.

On June 8, a political ad posted on EKRE Vice Chair Mart Helme's Facebook page used Alo Mattiisen's song "Isamaa ilu hoieldes" without permission, prompting a damages claim.

The budget deficit stood at 1.6 percent of GDP over the past four quarters, while public debt stood at 26.1 percent, Statistics Estonia said.

If we have generators and drinking water supplies for power outages, Estonia should also have an ax with which to cut dangerous AI out of critical infrastructure, writes Hans Väre.

If the state tries to save money in healthcare by stretching waiting lists and cutting services, someone will eventually pay with their life.

Teachers, cultural workers, rescuers and police will receive modest pay rises next year, Education Minister Kristina Kallas (Eesti 200) said as union talks resumed Wednesday.

Gloria Palace opened in Tallinn in 1926 as a luxury movie theater promising an unprecedented experience.

Estonia is spending €100 million a year on defense products for Ukraine, but the companies receiving the funding and the basis for selecting them remain unclear.

Estonia and Canada convened the first Canada-Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) ministerial meeting in New York Tuesday, bringing together foreign ministers from eight countries.

In his response to the opposition, Kristen Michal writes that he learned of the problems with the artillery shell procurements from a National Audit Office report and then asked national defense heads to brief the Cabinet.

Under a draft prepared at the Ministry of Social Affairs, many people registered with the Unemployment Insurance Fund will no longer be required to attend counseling once a month, while young jobseekers and those with reduced work ability will face more f…

Last Friday morning, the Emergency Response Center was once again notified that a fox was running around the third floor of the parking garage at the Viru shopping center in Tallinn.

Too often, working long hours alongside studies — or deciding not to enroll in university at all — is a rational and sometimes the only possible choice for staying afloat, writes Aune Valk.

France should explain itself after it pushed for the lifting of EU sanctions on Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Tuesday.

Estonia issued €373 million in short-term bonds on Tuesday, with six- and 12-month maturities yielding an average 2.91 percent and 3.209 percent, respectively.

In the latest poll, 22.8 percent of respondents backed Isamaa and 22 percent supported the Center Party, a Norstat survey shows.

Recent media reports suggesting an imminent Russian attack on NATO and the Baltic states are unfounded, Foreign Ministry Secretary General Jonatan Vseviov said.

Estonian Academy of Arts professor and architectural historian Mart Kalm told ERR that the era of building triumphal arches is over and that the U.S. president's desire to build one offers a glimpse into his aspirations.

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Estonian national team player and NBA star Henri Veesaar's 2026-2027 season is over before it started, due to injury.

The United States will deploy a new military contingent to Estonia in the near future, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Tuesday.

In his commentary series, Harri Tiido examines an idealistic vision of the future.

Estonia will be represented at the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale by the project "Pereprojekteerimine" ("Family Design"), created by Andreas Krigoltoi, Xenia A.

This year's Tallinn Fringe Festival (TFF) closed Friday, with its 10th anniversary edition drawing record numbers of venues, nationalities, artists and ticket sales.

Around 15,000 education workers took part in Tuesday's nationwide warning strike, according to data received so far by the Estonian Educational Personnel Union (EHL).

There is no reason to remove Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the EU sanctions list, as France, Luxembourg and Slovakia had sought, MFA Deputy Secretary General Kerli Veski told ERR.

Do we explain tax risks clearly enough to e‑residents, or do we only whisper about taxes because the topic is too complicated, asks Linell Raud.

Pantokraator has released a new album, "William Shakespeare's Sonnets," whose roots go back to 1984–1989, though shaping it into its current form took the band the past eleven years.

Police identified nine electric scooters that did not meet legal requirements and nearly 40 young riders without helmets during an operation near schools in Rae Municipality.

British boy band legends Take That are to appear in Estonia next summer as part of their "Dreamers" European tour, the group's first appearance here in over a decade.

Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said there are no Russian troops behind Estonia's borders and warned that talk of war is being used to spread fear.

Public broadcaster ERR's soon-to-be-vacated TV house is set to be redeveloped as part of a new, multi-use central Tallinn quarter.

For security reasons, the defense minister will not disclose which Estonian companies have received financial support to aid Ukraine.