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Justice Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta (Eesti 200) has proposed allowing buildings bearing occupation symbols erected between 1940 and 1991 to be removed from state heritage protection.

Estonia's 2027 budget will reduce the deficit while investing in defense, economic growth, technology, infrastructure and health, Prime Minister Kristen Michal said in a political statement.

The merger of the Coop and Prisma retail chains reached a milestone in Tallinn on Tuesday when Sikupilli Prisma became Coop Peremarket, the first Prisma hypermarket to join Coop's store network.

Estonia's Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires on Monday to condemn the arson attack on defense company Milrem Robotics.

Publishing house Tänapäev's editor-in-chief told ERR that original manuscripts written with AI remain rare, but the technology has already made its way into translation and illustration.

Average pay rose at every Estonian ministry over the past year, with the largest increases at the regional affairs and culture ministries.

Opposition Isamaa leader Urmas Reinsalu called the coalition's 2027 budget a continuation of chaos.

Estonia's Supreme Court has ruled that indefinitely publishing certain expunged drug and arson convictions is unconstitutional, meaning the Riigikogu will have to revisit the legislation.

Prime Minister Kristen Michal says Estonia is watching its neighbors' fuel tax cuts but cannot afford further relief while trying to reduce its budget deficit.

Of Estonia's government ministers, residents trust new Defense Minister Martin Herem by far the most, followed at a considerable distance by Culture Minister Heidy Purga and Social Affairs Minister Karmen Joller.

Estonian tech billionaire Jaan Tallinn had long warned of the risks of rapid Artificial Intelligence (AI) development, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The arson attack on the Milrem building was the first successful attack in Estonia this year carried out on behalf of Russian special services, Internal Security Service (ISS) chief Margo Palloson has said.

Migratory pressure is putting such a burden on the Estonian court system that it has been delaying other proceedings.

Ukraine faces a difficult winter as Russian air attacks intensify and shortages of Patriot interceptor missiles leave it struggling to protect civilian infrastructure, Marko Mihkelson tells ERR in an interview.

Defense Minister Martin Herem (Reform) welcomed the European Union's €6.6 billion aid package to Ukraine, calling it "a powerful step forward" in aid.

Social Democratic Party Deputy Chair Riina Sikkut said abolishing Estonia's income "tax hump" was the root of the budget's problems, tying the government's hands.

Based on ISS intelligence, there are grounds to state with full confidence that the arson attack on the Milrem building in Tallinn on August 15 was an act of sabotage commissioned by Russian special services, the government said in a press release.

Elron's September schedule change cut Southern Estonia's morning rail link to Tallinn, with Elva passengers facing a 45-minute Tartu transfer and a journey of nearly four hours.

President-elect Ülle Madise wants the National Defense Council to meet more regularly, raising questions about how she will use the presidency's largely symbolic role in defense policy.

The government plans to allocate far less state funding to specialized care in the coming years than the sector sought.

For nearly a decade, Estonian schools have been using the Time Travel method to bring history to life.

ERR and private media outlets in Estonia have called for a reversal of the ban on foreign-language dubbing.

Monday marked 32 years since the sinking of the Estonia ferry.

University of Tartu doctoral student Merilin Jürjo studied what happens in our minds during a theater performance and why some productions resonate with us while others do not.

Doctors and nurses warn that the disease spreads easily and urge those infected to complete treatment.

The Estonian Actors' Union is concerned that proposed EU changes to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) would make it easier for AI to use actors' voices and likenesses.

Estonia's women's team finished 42nd and the men's team 66th as the 46th Chess Olympiad concluded in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sunday.

The completion of some road maintenance projects due for 2027 will be delayed, Infrastructure Minister Kuldar Leis (Reform) said.

Under an agreement reached years ago, the state is to spend at least 1 percent of GDP on research and development.

A conference center at Tallinn's Linnahall could bring visitors during the low season and help hotels and restaurants operate year-round, writes Harles Tammeleht.

The FIM SidecarCross & QuadCross and of Nations round in Dardon-Gueugnon, France, ended in a major setback for Estonia as the team was stripped of third place.

Next year's state budget projects €20.2 billion in spending and €19.4 billion in revenue.

In recent years, the number of students who find going to school extremely frightening or unpleasant has grown.

Ukraine's successful offensive near Lyman has achieved an operational breakthrough that could be repeated elsewhere, Maj.

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent meeting did little to advance the Ukraine peace process, Foreign Minister Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said.

A court has found a pro-Kremlin propagandist guilty of crimes against Estonia's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Prices for nearly all types of heating will rise as the heating season gets underway.

From Thursday, mobile customers in Estonia will be able switch to a rival operator's network if their own is damaged during a crisis situation.

Child protection services in Rae Municipality, just outside Tallinn, are under pressure from the number of cases of migrants who are minors authorities are having to process.

In September, the Ministry of the Interior began publishing, as open data, the names, birth and death dates, and personal identification codes of deceased persons.

A CV.ee survey shows that the strict line between working time and personal time has long blurred in many workplaces.

Enthusiast Nikolai Mordan's recent interest has been building Lego versions of well‑known Tallinn buildings.

Until now, the meetings of the National Defense Council have taken place ad hoc at the president's invitation, but the next Estonian president, Ülle Madise, wants to make the institution's work systematic, said future presidential adviser Taimar Peterkop.

Philologist Mart Meri says the themes of "Silverwhite" stayed with his father, Lennart Meri, until the end of his life, surfacing even in his presidential speeches.

The snowball of speculation about an imminent Russian attack on Europe is gathering pace.

Tattoo artist and researcher of Estonian tattoo culture Oskar Poll told ETV that while tattoos during the Soviet era often featured maritime motifs and women, the range of subjects has since expanded considerably.

Estonia's competitiveness must largely rely on capable, educated people, but that idea is under pressure as the education system's capacity fails to keep pace with demand, writes Mikk Kasesalk.

The Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS) is running several major procurements to market Estonia abroad, including up to €1 million for promoting the e‑residency program and up to €3 million for tourism business marketing.

The opposition wants voters under no circumstances to forget what happened in the previous elections — namely broken promises and the hiding of their real political intentions, notes Martin Mölder.

Pärnu street artist Kristjan Tamm, known as Kryptik, says young artists today have more legal chances to learn street art than when he first started more than 20 years ago.