Eesti in brief 
TBT#620 [ Aug 27, 2008 ]
Estonia has condemned the Russian decision to reco...

Red Cross impostors may be investigated 
TBT#620 [ Aug 27, 2008 ]
TALLINN -  The Ministry of Defense may invest...

Green Party sued by PR firm 
TBT#620 [ Aug 27, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Public relations firm R & R Suhtekor...

British ‘conman’ runs off, owing millions 
TBT#620 [ Aug 27, 2008 ]
TALLINN - A British real estate developer has disa...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#619 [ Aug 20, 2008 ]
The Tallinn City Council has put forward a concept...

Illegal prescription drug smuggling on the rise  
TBT#619 [ Aug 20, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The Estonian Tax and Customs Board recen...

By Marge Tubalkain-Trell 
TBT#619 [ Aug 20, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Former Estonian prime minister Mart Laar...

Kanter takes gold in Olympic discus throw  
TBT#619 [ Aug 20, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Estonia went wild when Gerd Kanter claim...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#618 [ Aug 13, 2008 ]
The opposition Centrist faction in Parliament has ...

Cash for a rich teddy bear  
TBT#618 [ Aug 13, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The Tallinn Children’s Hospital Foundati...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#617 [ Aug 06, 2008 ]
Estonain politicians are happy at the results of t...

Meet the child kidnappers… the parents  
TBT#617 [ Aug 06, 2008 ]
TALLINN - International kidnapping by estranged pa...

Inmate dies in ‘hunger strike prison’  
TBT#617 [ Aug 06, 2008 ]
TALLINN - A detainee has died in Tallinn Prison, t...

Tallink workers strike over low pay  
TBT#617 [ Aug 06, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Employees of Tallink, Estonia’s largest ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#616 [ Jul 30, 2008 ]
During the past five years drug abuse has increase...

Ministry admits misuse of EU funds 
TBT#616 [ Jul 30, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Estonia misused European Union support f...

Inmates refuse food service by ‘sex offender’  
TBT#616 [ Jul 30, 2008 ]
TALLINN - More than one hundred inmates at Tallinn...

Tourist chiefs cautious at joining Third World travelers club 
TBT#616 [ Jul 30, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn tourism officials gave mixed rea...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#615 [ Jul 23, 2008 ]
Ardo Kalle, the Estonian sailor who was kidnapped ...

Army of mandarins  
TBT#615 [ Jul 23, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The number of public servants has increa...

‘Stay away from Tallinn,’ brokers tell investors 
TBT#615 [ Jul 23, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The real estate crisis hit a new low as ...

Ilves’ Russia treaty proposal shot down by former PMs 
TBT#615 [ Jul 23, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The preamble to the Estonian-Russian bor...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#614 [ Jul 16, 2008 ]
A recent survey showed that Lithuania is more attr...

Ministry incompetence mismanages Euro money 
TBT#614 [ Jul 16, 2008 ]
TALLINN -  Estonia may leave 1.5 billion kroo...

Public officials ‘abuse’ their positions 
TBT#614 [ Jul 16, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The litany of alleged  corruption b...

Nuke power to re-energize the nation 
TBT#614 [ Jul 16, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Experts from the Estonian Ministry of Ec...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#613 [ Jul 09, 2008 ]
On July 8 the plenary of the European Parliament p...

OSCE accepted resolution on cyber-security 
TBT#613 [ Jul 09, 2008 ]
TALLINN - A cyber-security resolution from the Est...

Report calls out underachieving minister 
TBT#613 [ Jul 09, 2008 ]
TALLINN - A new annual report from Estonia’s State...

Scientists stumble upon new material 
TBT#613 [ Jul 09, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The by-product of a failed experiment ha...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#612 [ Jul 02, 2008 ]
 All crew members of the vessel Lehmann Timbe...

Left-wing parties form an alliance across the ethnic divide 
TBT#612 [ Jul 02, 2008 ]
TALLINN - It is a common belief that ethnic Estoni...

Germans to defend airspace 
TBT#612 [ Jul 02, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Germany took over guarding the airspace ...

Enraged Ilves storms out of meeting 
TBT#612 [ Jul 02, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Toomas Hendrik Ilves and the Estonian de...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#611 [ Jun 18, 2008 ]
There are 273 new HIV positive people, 157 men and...

Drug dealers get hefty sentence 
TBT#611 [ Jun 18, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The Harju County Court has handed down l...

MPs call for minister’s resignation 
TBT#611 [ Jun 18, 2008 ]
TALLINN - More than a third of the nation’s parlia...

U.S. report slams Estonia on sex trafficking 
TBT#611 [ Jun 18, 2008 ]
TALLINN - A recent U.S. report has found that huma...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#610 [ Jun 11, 2008 ]
Marina Kaljurand, the Estonian ambassador to Russi...

City defies church on holy sites 
TBT#610 [ Jun 11, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The Tallinn city government has sparked ...

Courts ‘are unconstitutional’ 
TBT#610 [ Jun 11, 2008 ]
TALLINN - A parliamentary debate has revealed that...

Amnesty lambasts Estonia on human rights 
TBT#610 [ Jun 11, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Amnesty International has blasted the go...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#609 [ Jun 04, 2008 ]
The Tallinn city government is setting up the new ...

EU cash could stop flowing 
TBT#609 [ Jun 04, 2008 ]
TALLINN  - The government has admitted that i...

Guns and drugs gang busted 
TBT#609 [ Jun 04, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Police have arrested seven men on suspic...

Pirates hold Estonian seaman captive 
TBT#609 [ Jun 04, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Pirates have hijacked a cargo ship near ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#608 [ May 28, 2008 ]
The government adopted a new cyber strategy from 2...

SAS cancels Tallinn flight line 
TBT#608 [ May 28, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Scandinavian Airlines announced that the...

Soldier in Afghanistan dies in accident 
TBT#608 [ May 28, 2008 ]
TALLINN - In an eerie parallel to recent events th...

Education minister acknowledges child abuse 
TBT#608 [ May 28, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Education and Science Minister Tonis Luk...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#607 [ May 21, 2008 ]
Ambassador to China Andres Unga gave blood on May ...

Farmers leave the fields 
TBT#607 [ May 21, 2008 ]
TALLINN - A recent survey by the University of Lif...

Bear market on the Tallinn exchange 
TBT#607 [ May 21, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The Tallinn stock exchange has fallen tw...

Baltics seek representation in Russia 
TBT#607 [ May 21, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Ethnic Russians in the European Union ha...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#606 [ May 14, 2008 ]
Border guards have detained five Colombians and fo...

Cyber defense center gets green light 
TBT#606 [ May 14, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The agreement on establishing the new NA...

20,000 people ‘could lose homes’ 
TBT#606 [ May 14, 2008 ]
TALLINN - A leading economist has predicted that a...

Surprise visit reveals abuse at school 
TBT#606 [ May 14, 2008 ]
TALLINN - A surprise visit to a correctional facil...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#605 [ May 07, 2008 ]
As opposed to last year, Prime Minister Andrus Ans...

Con-artists target banks 
TBT#605 [ May 07, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Internet con-artists phishing for person...

Cleaning up with GPS technology 
TBT#605 [ May 07, 2008 ]
TALLINN - One of the most impressive feats of gras...

Hotels feel the pinch 
TBT#605 [ May 07, 2008 ]
Tallinn  - Managers of some of the country’s ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#604 [ May 01, 2008 ]
Night Vigil picketed Tallinn’s City Hall area with...

Public shuns politicos 
TBT#604 [ May 01, 2008 ]
The popularity of politicians sunk to an all time ...

Germany extends block on workers 
TBT#604 [ May 01, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The German government has decided to ext...

Debt collectors turning to illegal methods 
TBT#604 [ May 01, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Debt collection agencies have started to...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#603 [ Apr 23, 2008 ]
Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus will be awarde...

A quiet anniversary for the Bronze riots 
TBT#603 [ Apr 23, 2008 ]
TALLINN - This time last year the world looked on ...

Property comes back into vogue 
TBT#603 [ Apr 23, 2008 ]
TALLINN - There are clear signs that the months of...

Ansip: ‘Crisis? What crisis?’ 
TBT#603 [ Apr 23, 2008 ]
TALLINN - In attempt to boost confidence, Prime Mi...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#602 [ Apr 16, 2008 ]
Parliament is set to discuss a law of equal treatm...

Drastic forest reform in the works 
TBT#602 [ Apr 16, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The Environment Ministry and State Fores...

Personal debt begins to bite 
TBT#602 [ Apr 16, 2008 ]
Tallinn - The  fallout over the credit crunch...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#601 [ Apr 09, 2008 ]
Tallink has a new ferry – Superstar. The ship will...

Unemployment on the rise 
TBT#601 [ Apr 09, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The unemployment rate in Estonia has rea...

Populists coming back 
TBT#601 [ Apr 09, 2008 ]
TALLINN  - The latest round of opinion polls ...

Islam makes inroads in Estonia 
TBT#601 [ Apr 09, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Islam is taking off in Estonia. The Kora...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#600 [ Apr 03, 2008 ]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Urmas Paet, ...

Digital TV takes the country by storm 
TBT#600 [ Apr 03, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Estonia is experiencing a television exp...

Another soldier is seriously wounded 
TBT#600 [ Apr 03, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The casualty rate of Estonian men in Afg...

Citizenship loses favor with stateless 
TBT#600 [ Apr 03, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Fresh evidence of the growing antagonism...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#599 [ Mar 26, 2008 ]
The nation is to thank Denmark for its support in ...

Leaders will not attend Beijing Olympics, yet are careful not to be part of boycott 
TBT#599 [ Mar 26, 2008 ]
Tallinn - President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Prime...

Baltic teachers support Lithuanian strike 
TBT#599 [ Mar 26, 2008 ]
TALLINN/RIGA - The row over teachers’ salaries has...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#598 [ Mar 19, 2008 ]
Prime Minister Andrus Ansip expressed support for ...

Laws relaxed for Non-EU nationals 
TBT#598 [ Mar 19, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The Interior Ministry announced this wee...

Ilves and Medvedev to ‘meet’ 
TBT#598 [ Mar 19, 2008 ]
TALLINN - President Toomas Hendrik Ilves may hold ...

No respite yet for the stateless 
TBT#598 [ Mar 19, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The minister for population Urve Palo, w...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#597 [ Mar 12, 2008 ]
The chief of the armed forces, Lt Gen Ants Laaneot...

Laissez-faire man with an Estonian accent 
TBT#597 [ Mar 12, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Former Prime Minister Mart Laar was awar...

As Riigikogu’s rating plummets, Laar proposes reform 
TBT#597 [ Mar 12, 2008 ]
TALLINN - To save the Riigikogu’s reputation legis...

British stags desert Tallinn 
TBT#597 [ Mar 12, 2008 ]
Tallinn - It was only a year ago that you couldn’t...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#596 [ Mar 05, 2008 ]
The Academy of Arts threw their weight behind the ...

More aid to be sent to Afghanistan 
TBT#596 [ Mar 05, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Foreign Minister Urmas Paet promised tha...

Medvedev fails to impress 
TBT#596 [ Mar 05, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s  reaction to the election...

Politician pay increase dismays media 
TBT#596 [ Mar 05, 2008 ]
TALLINN - In an increasingly bitter battle, the 10...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#595 [ Feb 27, 2008 ]
Estonia celebrated its 90th anniversary of indepen...

Olympic candidate in brothel row 
TBT#595 [ Feb 27, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Controversy and drama arose in the Eston...

Foreign policy heads south 
TBT#595 [ Feb 27, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Much to Russia’s disappointment, Foreign...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#594 [ Feb 20, 2008 ]
The government is expected to formally recognize K...

Playing with granite fire 
TBT#594 [ Feb 20, 2008 ]
TALLINN - In Narva, a Soviet-era statue dedicated ...

Estonia geared to release the cyber-hounds 
TBT#594 [ Feb 20, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Civilian and military officials in Eston...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#593 [ Feb 13, 2008 ]
U.S. Homeland Security Department Assistant Secret...

OECD visit excites membership prospects 
TBT#593 [ Feb 13, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Estonia was given fresh encouragement in...

Proposed restrictions hope to sober up nation 
TBT#593 [ Feb 13, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The possibility of imposing a nationwide...

Tallinn plans fake neon ‘treasure island’ 
TBT#593 [ Feb 13, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Estonia has over 1,500 islands. But for ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#592 [ Feb 06, 2008 ]
The hard-hit controversial labor contract bill too...

Unions to discuss disputed labor bill 
TBT#592 [ Feb 06, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The Confederation of Estonian Trade Unio...

Making friends far and small 
TBT#592 [ Feb 06, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Estonia has been brushing up on its geog...

Nashi up to usual antics again 
TBT#592 [ Feb 06, 2008 ]
TALLINN - A pro-Kremlin youth group has decided to...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#591 [ Jan 30, 2008 ]
The Harju county district court fined 20-year old ...

Savisaar – TV star 
TBT#591 [ Jan 30, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The Tallinn City Government has made the...

Copterline to return to the skies 
TBT#591 [ Jan 30, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Good news has come for high-flying busin...

Draft employment bill riles unions, politicians 
TBT#591 [ Jan 30, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Members of the Confederation of Estonian...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#590 [ Jan 23, 2008 ]
Employees of Estonian Air have threatened to hold ...

Cops to patrol in sheep’s clothing 
TBT#590 [ Jan 23, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s Eastern Police Prefecture has ...

Savisaar fumes over media slip-up 
TBT#590 [ Jan 23, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn Mayor Edgar Savisaar has slammed...

Kiisler to take over Regional Affairs post 
TBT#590 [ Jan 23, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Siim-Valmar Kiisler has been slated to f...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#589 [ Jan 16, 2008 ]
The trial of four men accused of organizing last A...

New light shed on Estonia disaster 
TBT#589 [ Jan 16, 2008 ]
TALLINN - A team of German scientists has come out...

Delfi falls victim to cyber attacks 
TBT#589 [ Jan 16, 2008 ]
TALLINN - The multilingual Internet news portal De...

Meningitis outbreak hits Parnu school 
TBT#589 [ Jan 16, 2008 ]
TALLINN - A 15-year-old girl has died of meningiti...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#588 [ Jan 09, 2008 ]
An activist from the pro-Kremlin youth movement Na...

Memorial held for Jaan Kross 
TBT#588 [ Jan 09, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s statesmen and cultural figures...

Police hope to speak louder, carry bigger stick 
TBT#588 [ Jan 09, 2008 ]
TALLINN - On Jan. 7 a proposed set of amendments t...

Number of Russian visitors slumps 
TBT#588 [ Jan 09, 2008 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s travel industry got a large st...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#587 [ Dec 19, 2007 ]
Estonia is going to donate one million U.S. dollar...

Rescue workers’ strike ‘unlikely’ 
TBT#587 [ Dec 19, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Despite a recent announcement made by th...

MPs vote law auditor out of office 
TBT#587 [ Dec 19, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Lawmakers failed to support a new term f...

Goodbye borders! 
TBT#587 [ Dec 19, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Border controls between the Baltic count...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#586 [ Dec 12, 2007 ]
Security Police are keeping an eye on secret unarm...

Finns push to ban Subutex 
TBT#586 [ Dec 12, 2007 ]
Finnish experts are insisting that Estonia end ove...

Bus drivers swerve to avert strike 
TBT#586 [ Dec 12, 2007 ]
TALLINN - An 11th hour compromise deal hammered to...

Minister, Russian railway chief hold informal chat 
TBT#586 [ Dec 12, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Russia’s railroad chief held informal ta...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#585 [ Dec 05, 2007 ]
Six people were killed early on Dec. 4 when a fire...

TV plan sparks marathon city council session 
TBT#585 [ Dec 05, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn’s most recent bi-weekly city cou...

Bus drivers gearing up for Dec. 11 strike 
TBT#585 [ Dec 05, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonian bus drivers are preparing a Dec...

Leaders irked, not shocked, by Russian election 
TBT#585 [ Dec 05, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Baltic politicians expressed disappointm...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#584 [ Nov 28, 2007 ]
Estonia leads the EU in the use of amphetamines by...

Estonia’s HIV rates worst in Europe - report 
TBT#584 [ Nov 28, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia has the fastest rate of new HIV ...

First serious rift appears in coalition 
TBT#584 [ Nov 28, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The first serious rift has appeared in t...

Web rumor sparks weekend currency panic 
TBT#584 [ Nov 28, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Currency exchange points in Tallinn and ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#583 [ Nov 21, 2007 ]
At Amari air base on Nov. 20 military, police and ...

Minister proposes ‘language beauty contest’ 
TBT#583 [ Nov 21, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Giving a new twist to the seemingly endl...

Visions of Tallinn’s future – English language included 
TBT#583 [ Nov 21, 2007 ]
TALLINN - A conference on the future of Tallinn, f...

Night Watch riot suspects released 
TBT#583 [ Nov 21, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Two of the four men accused of mastermin...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#582 [ Nov 14, 2007 ]
A 22-year-old Estonian man has been placed in cust...

Demographic dream: 1.5 million Estonians 
TBT#582 [ Nov 14, 2007 ]
TALLINN - A government minister has expressed hope...

University’s Russian plan draws fire 
TBT#582 [ Nov 14, 2007 ]
TALLINN - After drawing heavy criticism from Eston...

Russia blames Baltics for its CFE pullout 
TBT#582 [ Nov 14, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Russia has cited what it terms a militar...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#581 [ Nov 07, 2007 ]
The National Defense Committee gave its backing on...

Medical workers say strike possible 
TBT#581 [ Nov 07, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Two Estonian medical workers’ associatio...

Ansip downplays Russian sub spat 
TBT#581 [ Nov 07, 2007 ]
TALLINN - A Russian submarine that recently went u...

Narva’s water declared ‘unsafe’ 
TBT#581 [ Nov 07, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s Health Protection Inspectorate...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#580 [ Oct 31, 2007 ]
A crew performing road construction between Tallin...

Baltic nations challenge pipeline 
TBT#580 [ Oct 31, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Baltic opposition to the Nord Stream pip...

Ansip dogged by communist past 
TBT#580 [ Oct 31, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip has...

Bus bribery accusations against governor 
TBT#580 [ Oct 31, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Accusations of bribery against one of Es...

Second Newcastle disease outbreak suspected 
TBT#579 [ Oct 24, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Wild pigeons could be responsible for sp...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#579 [ Oct 24, 2007 ]
An Estonian soldier in southern Afghanistan was in...

Politicians debate dual currency system  
TBT#579 [ Oct 24, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonian politicians have begun debating...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#578 [ Oct 17, 2007 ]
The national football team hung on to a thin stran...

Where is Ryanair? 
TBT#578 [ Oct 17, 2007 ]
TALLINN - At the start of the year Edgar Savisaar,...

EU money means no euro 
TBT#578 [ Oct 17, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia will receive a massive injection...

Land swap corruption, bribery scandal widens 
TBT#578 [ Oct 17, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Two former Estonian government ministers...

Blind driver behind bars 
TBT#577 [ Oct 10, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Tartu’s infamous serial blind driver has...

Wembley to host football showdown 
TBT#577 [ Oct 10, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The Estonian national football team will...

Campaign against PACE president gains speed 
TBT#577 [ Oct 10, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonian politicians have stepped up the...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#576 [ Oct 03, 2007 ]
The last of three Estonian soldiers treated in Eng...

Insults fly over human rights reports 
TBT#576 [ Oct 03, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s language and citizenship issue...

Thumbs up for mobile voting 
TBT#576 [ Oct 03, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The country that hosted the world’s firs...

A painting, or a wall to hang it on? 
TBT#576 [ Oct 03, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The Baltic art market hit a peak when a ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#575 [ Sep 26, 2007 ]
Estonia quietly marked the passing of a renamed hi...

Tallinn’s planning problems revealed 
TBT#575 [ Sep 26, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn City Council’s chief architect h...

Presidents’ green rhetoric at U.N. questioned 
TBT#575 [ Sep 26, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The three presidents of the Baltic state...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#574 [ Sep 19, 2007 ]
Plans to open a NATO cyber defense center of excel...

FBI takes over Tallinn hotel 
TBT#574 [ Sep 19, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Some of the world’s top law enforcement ...

Alcohol ban to be repealed 
TBT#574 [ Sep 19, 2007 ]
TALLLINN - Tallinn’s liquor sellers must be fed up...

Tartu faces number crunch 
TBT#574 [ Sep 19, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The bustling university city of Tartu fa...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#573 [ Sep 12, 2007 ]
The avant-garde “Autumn Ball” has won the Orizzont...

Escaped polar bear killed at zoo 
TBT#573 [ Sep 12, 2007 ]
TALLINN - A polar bear that escaped its enclosure ...

Prank or terrorism? Aaviksoo calls for cyber crime definition 
TBT#573 [ Sep 12, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s defense minister has backed aw...

Estonians need a lesson too, claims think tank 
TBT#573 [ Sep 12, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonians should be taught to be less ho...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#572 [ Sep 05, 2007 ]
More than one in ten Estonians are now employed in...

Karis takes over at Tartu 
TBT#572 [ Sep 05, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Tartu University greeted the start of th...

Monument gets go-ahead 
TBT#572 [ Sep 05, 2007 ]
TALLINN - A design for Estonia’s long-awaited Free...

Tallinn ‘not ready’ to be culture capital 
TBT#572 [ Sep 05, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn’s progress to becoming the Europ...

Russian students face new Estonian-language classes 
TBT#572 [ Sep 05, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Russian-speaking students returned to sc...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#571 [ Aug 29, 2007 ]
Gerd Kanter won the gold medal in discus at the At...

Estonia no longer a cheap labor stop – Parts 
TBT#571 [ Aug 29, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Four foreign-owned businesses have close...

National carrier’s future up in the air 
TBT#571 [ Aug 29, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Speculation over the future of Estonian ...

Alcohol-free Sept. 1 sobers Lithuanians 
TBT#571 [ Aug 29, 2007 ]
VILNIUS - Lithuanians face a one-day, nationwide b...

Meri’s cousin charged with genocide 
TBT#571 [ Aug 29, 2007 ]
TALLINN - They were two cousins who stood on oppos...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#570 [ Aug 22, 2007 ]
An elite group of rich Estonians who make up only...

Skype scrape shows company’s global reach 
TBT#570 [ Aug 22, 2007 ]
TALLINN -  The reach of the Skype Internet ...

Conference to debate lengthening odds on Estonia’s economic future 
TBT#570 [ Aug 22, 2007 ]
TALLINN - It seems each month brings news of fac...

President of EU Parliament visits Narva, praises language reforms 
TBT#570 [ Aug 22, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The President of the European Parliamen...

New Freedom Monument unveiled 
TBT#570 [ Aug 22, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Just days after Estonia unveiled the ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#569 [ Aug 15, 2007 ]
Organizers of the Tallinn Pride gay parade said th...

Crash victims’ 37 seconds of terror 
TBT#569 [ Aug 15, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The victims of the 2005 Copterline helic...

Blind man caught drunk driving again 
TBT#569 [ Aug 15, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Tartu’s blind driver can’t see a problem...

Military games draw fresh accusations 
TBT#569 [ Aug 15, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia has again come under fire in the...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#568 [ Aug 08, 2007 ]
A farm in south Estonia culled more than 5,000 hen...

Police stop blind and drunk driver 
TBT#568 [ Aug 08, 2007 ]
TALLINN - It’s often said that some inebriated peo...

Gay marchers hope for peaceful parade 
TBT#568 [ Aug 08, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Organizers of the 2007 Tallinn Pride gay...

50 Cent concert promoter chased for 50 grand 
TBT#568 [ Aug 08, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The Estonian promoter of the recent 50 C...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#567 [ Aug 01, 2007 ]
Tallinn’s new alcohol sale restrictions came into ...

Veterans’ meeting angers Russia 
TBT#567 [ Aug 01, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Russia has again accused Estonia of fost...

Local sleuth’s research kick-starts war crimes case 
TBT#567 [ Aug 01, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Security police have launched an investi...

Cruise ship passengers hit by Legionnaires’ disease 
TBT#567 [ Aug 01, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Seven passengers on board a cruise ship ...

Borders to fall by Christmas 
TBT#567 [ Aug 01, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The Baltic nations are on track to be ad...

Police crack down on drunk drivers 
TBT#566 [ Jul 25, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Serious drunk driving is set to become a...

Foreign students could face language tests for visas 
TBT#566 [ Jul 25, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Foreign students will soon face tougher ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#566 [ Jul 25, 2007 ]
The government said it would pay 350,000 kroons to...

Estonia must cut Russian oil ties: Economic Minister 
TBT#566 [ Jul 25, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia must wean itself off its relianc...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#565 [ Jul 18, 2007 ]
Estonia’s richest suburb, the beachside enclave of...

The Great Race 
TBT#565 [ Jul 18, 2007 ]
If you see a hitchhiker on Estonian roads in the c...

Tallinn puts the brakes on free hybrid parking 
TBT#565 [ Jul 18, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Hybrid car owners will no longer receive...

Ilves not invited to Finno-Ugric party 
TBT#565 [ Jul 18, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonians were angered by being excluded...

Estonia told to improve inhumane jails 
TBT#565 [ Jul 18, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia has been told to change its citi...

Cyber attacks lead to war of words 
TBT#564 [ Jul 11, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Tensions between Estonia and Russia show...

Estonia told to reform citizenship laws 
TBT#564 [ Jul 11, 2007 ]
STRASBOURG - A memorandum on Estonia by the Counci...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#564 [ Jul 11, 2007 ]
Estonians won first and second place at the annual...

Resident shaken by random identity check 
TBT#564 [ Jul 11, 2007 ]
TALLINN - A Tallinn resident was left shaken after...

Criticism over justice minister’s Hitler party 
TBT#564 [ Jul 11, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonian Justice Minister Rein Lang has ...

Estonia’s sewers fall afoul of Brussels 
TBT#564 [ Jul 11, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia is facing a billion-kroon (64 mi...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#563 [ Jul 04, 2007 ]
A funeral for the two Estonian soldiers killed in ...

Happy Skins jazz up dull laptops 
TBT#563 [ Jul 04, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Laptop computers have become part of the...

Riot posterboy jailed for two months 
TBT#563 [ Jul 04, 2007 ]
TALLINN - He was a gleeful looter who became the f...

80,000 singers pack festival grounds  
TBT#563 [ Jul 04, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s proud tradition of song festiv...

Soldiers' remains finally laid to rest 
TBT#562 [ Jun 27, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Eight coffins containing the remains ...

Activists seek to name and shame police 
TBT#562 [ Jun 27, 2007 ]
TALLINN – A pro-Russian pressure group says it int...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#562 [ Jun 27, 2007 ]
Estonia’s addiction to mobile phones was confirmed...

Booze ban back on 
TBT#562 [ Jun 27, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn’s on again, off again alcohol re...

Ilves, Bush discuss security and visas 
TBT#562 [ Jun 27, 2007 ]
WASHINGTON - During a meeting with Estonian Presid...

Two Estonians killed in Afghanistan 
TBT#562 [ Jun 27, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Two Estonian soldiers were killed in a m...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#561 [ Jun 20, 2007 ]
Estonia’s road death toll has reached 73 in the ...

Mayors discuss Tallinn-Helsinki tunnel 
TBT#561 [ Jun 20, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The mayors of Tallinn and Helsinki wan...

Parliament approves vice tax hikes 
TBT#561 [ Jun 20, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The Parliament has passed a raft of ta...

Estonia doubles foreign worker quota 
TBT#561 [ Jun 20, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The process of bringing foreign worker...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#560 [ Jun 13, 2007 ]
Estonian Air has introduced a new aircraft to its ...

Terrace terror: Embassies complain about outdoor diners, labeling them a ‘threat’  
TBT#560 [ Jun 13, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The Old Town’s outdoor terraces are a de...

Historic London building to be reassembled in central Tallinn 
TBT#560 [ Jun 13, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Like a giant Lego set, a historic London...

Russian schools face new language requirements 
TBT#560 [ Jun 13, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Russian schools will now be required to ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#559 [ Jun 06, 2007 ]
Smokers were ordered to extinguish their cigarette...

Kremlin didn’t start cyberwar: expert 
TBT#559 [ Jun 06, 2007 ]
TALLINN - An online security expert has said the R...

Summer booze ban may not be legal 
TBT#559 [ Jun 06, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Drinkers in Tallinn were hit by an unexp...

Football fever hits Tallinn 
TBT#559 [ Jun 06, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia has enjoyed some illustrious vis...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#558 [ May 30, 2007 ]
Compensating for damage incurred during the April ...

Moscow again blames Estonia for Ganin’s death 
TBT#558 [ May 30, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Russia launched renewed accusations on M...

Smoking ban goes into effect June 5 
TBT#558 [ May 30, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s restaurant and bar denizens ar...

Lang: protesters had wanted to topple state 
TBT#558 [ May 30, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Justice Minister Rein Lang said that ant...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#557 [ May 23, 2007 ]
Andrei Kalugin, an activist from Russia’s pro-Krem...

Investigation into fun fair blaze continues 
TBT#557 [ May 23, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Police and technical experts are continu...

Police report lashes out at nefarious ties between Russia and Estonian residents 
TBT#557 [ May 23, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The Security Police poured oil into the ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#556 [ May 16, 2007 ]
In answer to Estonia’s decision to remove the Bron...

Cyber attacks still stinging Estonia 
TBT#556 [ May 16, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Hopes that the large-scale assault on Es...

Long-awaited synagogue opens in Tallinn 
TBT#556 [ May 16, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Israeli Vice-Premier Shimon Peres, the c...

EU behind Estonia on eve of Russia summit  
TBT#556 [ May 16, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Russia’s concerted diplomatic efforts ov...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#555 [ May 09, 2007 ]
Central criminal police have detained and released...

Who is the Bronze Soldier? 
TBT#555 [ May 09, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Much has been written about what is argu...

Specialists trying to ID war dead 
TBT#555 [ May 09, 2007 ]
TALLINN - As politicians grapple with the diplomat...

Ansip lays flowers at Bronze Soldier, while government seeks to bridge gap in society 
TBT#555 [ May 09, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Throughout the week government officials...

In the thick of the downtown rioting 
TBT#554 [ May 02, 2007 ]
Australian-Estonian Rudi Tuisk was one of the many...

Crisis briefs 
TBT#554 [ May 02, 2007 ]
The Estonian ambassador in Moscow Marina Kaljurand...

Anger and uncertainty reign among Estonia’s Russians 
TBT#554 [ May 02, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Now that the sun has risen on the damage...

Anatomy of a riot 
TBT#554 [ May 02, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The events began on April 26, when the D...

Aftermath: Estonia reeling from deadly riots 
TBT#554 [ May 02, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Relative calm has returned to Estonia in...

Russian relations hit new low 
TBT#554 [ May 02, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The intense diplomatic rift over the rel...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#553 [ Apr 25, 2007 ]
Only 23 percent of young men eligible for compulso...

Film banned but not canned 
TBT#553 [ Apr 25, 2007 ]
TALLINN - In the space of a week, a Tallinn filmma...

Keep the soldier: Estonian professors 
TBT#553 [ Apr 25, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Following a week of moves and counter-mo...

Baltic politicians praise Yeltsin’s legacy 
TBT#553 [ Apr 25, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin d...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#552 [ Apr 18, 2007 ]
The number of new HIV cases in Estonia has remaine...

Swedish poker players find refuge in Tallinn  
TBT#552 [ Apr 18, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn is already known as a destinatio...

Smokers and drinkers brace for vice excise 
TBT#552 [ Apr 18, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Drinkers and smokers in Estonia are faci...

Corporate tax fixes revealed 
TBT#552 [ Apr 18, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s new corporate tax system will ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#551 [ Apr 04, 2007 ]
An Estonian man has been charged with beating a wa...

Chocolate bear better than no bear 
TBT#551 [ Apr 04, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The residents of Ruhnu will be given a 3...

New coalition ready to lead Estonia 
TBT#551 [ Apr 04, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip mad...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#550 [ Mar 28, 2007 ]
Police said an officer was forced to use pepper sp...

War criminal loses appeal to halt deportation 
TBT#550 [ Mar 28, 2007 ]
TALLINN - One of the last living war criminals of ...

Keep trams, axe cheap tourism, planners urge 
TBT#550 [ Mar 28, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn has been urged to establish an u...

Savisaar headed back to City Hall 
TBT#550 [ Mar 28, 2007 ]
TALLINN - With the Center Party relegated to the ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#549 [ Mar 21, 2007 ]
Police have arrested two people suspected of stock...

Estonia urged to weigh in on whaling 
TBT#549 [ Mar 21, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Although whales are a rarity in the Balt...

Laar eyes Paet’s ministerial post  
TBT#549 [ Mar 21, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The first major concession in Estonia’s ...

Visa waiver a step closer 
TBT#549 [ Mar 21, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Baltic travelers moved a step closer to ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#548 [ Mar 14, 2007 ]
The Tallink-owned Silja ship Serenade narrowly ave...

Last chance for ice fishing 
TBT#548 [ Mar 14, 2007 ]
Ice fishermen dangle lines through holes on the sl...

Conference marks a year without Meri 
TBT#548 [ Mar 14, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonians will mark the first anniversar...

Ansip steers four parties to coalition, leaves out Centrists 
TBT#548 [ Mar 14, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The Center Party is likely to be left la...

Don’t devalue the kroon: Eesti Bank 
TBT#548 [ Mar 14, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The Bank of Estonia has rejected calls t...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#547 [ Mar 07, 2007 ]
Estonia continues to register one of the highest H...

Card readers the only challenge in e-election 
TBT#547 [ Mar 07, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The eyes of the world turned to Estonia ...

Italian job lands gang of Estonian jewel robbers in jail 
TBT#547 [ Mar 07, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Their charge sheet reads like a film scr...

Reformists pull off surprise victory, consider dumping Centrists 
TBT#547 [ Mar 07, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonians voted to push ahead with tax r...

British Council departs the Baltics 
TBT#546 [ Feb 28, 2007 ]
TALLIN - After nearly 14 years in the Baltics, the...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#546 [ Feb 28, 2007 ]
A scuffle broke out in Tonismagi park as members o...

Experts warn of credit crisis 
TBT#546 [ Feb 28, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Economists have warned that Estonia is h...

Savisaar looms as likely election victor 
TBT#546 [ Feb 28, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonians will wait in line and online t...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#545 [ Feb 21, 2007 ]
Estonian Parliamentarians have voted to mark Sept....

Estonians put money before health 
TBT#545 [ Feb 21, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonians are more concerned about purch...

Analyst: Soldier fails to sway election 
TBT#545 [ Feb 21, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Toomas Hendrik Ilves was forced to make ...

Experts: Estonia to become haven for shady corporations 
TBT#545 [ Feb 21, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia risks becoming a haven for disre...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#544 [ Feb 14, 2007 ]
Estonian composer Arvo Part was named the winner o...

Saaremaa bridge-tunnel under the microscope 
TBT#544 [ Feb 14, 2007 ]
TALLINN - For years, residents of Saaremaa island ...

Disruptions ahead as Tallinn doubles airport capacity 
TBT#544 [ Feb 14, 2007 ]
TALLINN - TALLINN Airport will undergo a major ove...

Leaders deny bending to Amnesty tongue-clicking 
TBT#544 [ Feb 14, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Two months after rejecting a highly crit...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#543 [ Feb 07, 2007 ]
Austrian police detained two Estonians who had rob...

PM Ansip defends Centrists’ cooperation with Russia’s pro-Kremlin party 
TBT#543 [ Feb 07, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Prime Minister Andrus Ansip stuck up for...

Railway bribery investigation falls through 
TBT#543 [ Feb 07, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Claims that the Reform Party attempted t...

Putin: Return buried soldiers to Russia 
TBT#543 [ Feb 07, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Russian President Vladimir Putin has cal...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#542 [ Jan 31, 2007 ]
Relatives of the two Finnish pilots killed in the ...

Kalevipoeg statue takes a step forward 
TBT#542 [ Jan 31, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Plans to erect a giant statue of the fol...

Prices for Tallinn’s vodka a tipple too much 
TBT#542 [ Jan 31, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonians could soon be taking Finnish-s...

Footage casts new light on ferry tragedy 
TBT#542 [ Jan 31, 2007 ]
TALLINN - families of the victims of the Estonia f...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#541 [ Jan 24, 2007 ]
Tartu University’s electoral college failed to app...

Strikes lead to sharp rise in union membership 
TBT#541 [ Jan 24, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Trade union membership rates in Estonia ...

Gray passport holders cleared for EU entry 
TBT#541 [ Jan 24, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Until last week, almost one in 10 Estoni...

Burkhardt: Reformists tried to extort one million euros from BRS 
TBT#541 [ Jan 24, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Six weeks away from parliamentary electi...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#540 [ Jan 17, 2007 ]
A mother and her two daughters were found murdered...

Unions show new muscle in wage stand-off 
TBT#540 [ Jan 17, 2007 ]
TALLINN - A planned strike by doctors and health c...

Ergma hopes to substitue politics for academic leadership 
TBT#540 [ Jan 17, 2007 ]
TALLINN - After finishing a close third in Estonia...

Coalition split over Bronze Soldier 
TBT#540 [ Jan 17, 2007 ]
TALLINN - The controversial Bronze Soldier monumen...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#539 [ Jan 10, 2007 ]
Customs officials at Tenerife’s Reina Sofia airpor...

Tallinn may introduce traffic ‘congestion tax’  
TBT#539 [ Jan 10, 2007 ]
TALLINN - In response to Tallinn’s growing traffic...

No snow means no go for world ski competition 
TBT#539 [ Jan 10, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s unseasonably warm winter could...

Russian fails in bid for citizenship 
TBT#539 [ Jan 10, 2007 ]
TALLINN - Russian millionaire Andrei Filatov might...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#538 [ Dec 20, 2006 ]
The Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan w...

Budget makes way for bikes 
TBT#538 [ Dec 20, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn City Council passed a 6.6 billio...

Russian businessman embroiled in citizenship-for-cash scandal 
TBT#538 [ Dec 20, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s system of granting citizenship...

New year to herald new laws 
TBT#538 [ Dec 20, 2006 ]
TALLINN - A host of new laws will go into effect w...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#537 [ Dec 13, 2006 ]
Parliament took another step toward becoming an on...

Tallinn’s top real estate up for grabs 
TBT#537 [ Dec 13, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The ownership of nearly 50 prime locatio...

Dirty tricks foreshadowed in election campaign 
TBT#537 [ Dec 13, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Hopes of a clean campaign in the lead-up...

Amnesty highlights ethnic division 
TBT#537 [ Dec 13, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Amnesty International has called on Esto...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#536 [ Dec 06, 2006 ]
Nearly 7 percent of Estonians plan to move to anot...

Ilves: Party power smothering national interest 
TBT#536 [ Dec 06, 2006 ]
TALLINN - President Toomas Hendrik Ilves fired the...

Free speech questioned as Estonia prepares to ban Soviet, Nazi symbols 
TBT#536 [ Dec 06, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonia is set to place a ban on the dis...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#535 [ Nov 29, 2006 ]
A group of climbers from Estonia – one of the flat...

Chocolate king fined for chopping trees 
TBT#535 [ Nov 29, 2006 ]
TALLINN - One of Estonia’s most colorful businessm...

Russia bans EU fish imports 
TBT#535 [ Nov 29, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonian fishermen have been hit hard by...

U.S.A. to fast-track visa waiver 
TBT#535 [ Nov 29, 2006 ]
TALLINN - U.S. President George W. Bush said he wo...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#534 [ Nov 22, 2006 ]
Tallinn will next year install traffic lights that...

Economist Friedman’s influence runs deep  
TBT#534 [ Nov 22, 2006 ]
RIGA - Little known to the rest of the world, but ...

Ansip pushes nation toward prosperity 
TBT#534 [ Nov 22, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Prime Minister Andrus Ansip has again an...

Finns left out of security party 
TBT#534 [ Nov 22, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The Riga NATO summit should have Finland...

Ilves launches defense think tank 
TBT#534 [ Nov 22, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#533 [ Nov 15, 2006 ]
A group of 101 soldiers will leave for southern Af...

Bill paves way for statue removal 
TBT#533 [ Nov 15, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Plans by Prime Minister Andrus Ansip to ...

Bush books out Radisson hotel 
TBT#533 [ Nov 15, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Preparations are underway for the upcomi...

Ilves invites Putin for cultural learnings of Estonia 
TBT#533 [ Nov 15, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves ...

Estonia sour over 45.6 million euro sugar fine 
TBT#533 [ Nov 15, 2006 ]
TALLINN - estonia’s long-running sugar stockpiling...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#532 [ Nov 08, 2006 ]
Actor and director Dajan Ahmet, 44, was among thre...

Scientists to check bear’s DNA ‘passport’ 
TBT#532 [ Nov 08, 2006 ]
TALLINN - A DNA test may reveal whether the Baltic...

State invests in Jordanian oil 
TBT#532 [ Nov 08, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonia has sealed a monumental foreign ...

Courts target white-collar criminals 
TBT#532 [ Nov 08, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonian courts have become increasingly...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#531 [ Nov 01, 2006 ]
State police said two homeless men found dead in T...

Schengen evaluation commission submits positive report 
TBT#531 [ Nov 01, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The European Union’s Schengen evaluation...

Tempest delivers wind and snow 
TBT#531 [ Nov 01, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s glorious summer and enduring w...

Ilves postures as ‘spokesman of the East’ 
TBT#531 [ Nov 01, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Only three weeks after taking charge, To...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#530 [ Oct 25, 2006 ]
After wrangling over leadership questions, Estonia...

Five die after drinking lighter fluid 
TBT#530 [ Oct 25, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Five people have died from methanol pois...

Government re-nationalizes Estonian Railway 
TBT#530 [ Oct 25, 2006 ]
TALLINN - when an Estonian passenger train hit a t...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#529 [ Oct 18, 2006 ]
President Toomas Hendrik Ilves undertook his first...

Warship docks in Tallinn 
TBT#529 [ Oct 18, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The Port of Tallinn will this week play ...

Sculptors boycott statue competition 
TBT#529 [ Oct 18, 2006 ]
TALLINN - A group of artists have spoken out again...

‘Death Ship’ departs Tallinn, leaves behind toxic waste 
TBT#529 [ Oct 18, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Nearly a month after the Probo Koala arr...

Conservative union split over Laar 
TBT#529 [ Oct 18, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Tension over the nomination of a candida...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#528 [ Oct 11, 2006 ]
Outgoing president Arnold Ruutel officially handed...

Experts: Probo Koala used as gas refinery 
TBT#528 [ Oct 11, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Tests have found that the Probo Koala, t...

Tallinn packs up tables as Queen Elizabeth II packs luggage for Baltic tour 
TBT#528 [ Oct 11, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn’s Old Town is undergoing a trans...

Minister steps down over land swap scandal 
TBT#528 [ Oct 11, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Environment Minister Villu Reiljan, the ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#527 [ Oct 04, 2006 ]
The Estonian transport company GO Grupp plans to r...

Ivorians to investigate ‘death ship’ in Paldiski 
TBT#527 [ Oct 04, 2006 ]
TALLINN - A team of investigators from the Ivory C...

Canada drops visa requirement for Estonians 
TBT#527 [ Oct 04, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Canada announced that it had dropped vis...

Supreme Court challenge fails to unseat Ilves 
TBT#527 [ Oct 04, 2006 ]
TALLINN - A Supreme Court challenge to Estonia’s r...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#526 [ Sep 27, 2006 ]
An appeal against the presidential election will b...

Undersea cable plugs Baltics into Finland 
TBT#526 [ Sep 27, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The connection between the Baltic countr...

Activists demand ‘death ship’ investigation 
TBT#526 [ Sep 27, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Environmental activists have blockaded t...

Ilves wins Estonian presidency, nation celebrates  
TBT#526 [ Sep 27, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Cheers erupted in bars and shops across ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#525 [ Sep 20, 2006 ]
A toxic waste vessel dubbed the ‘death ship’ docke...

Estonian jails are worth the wait 
TBT#525 [ Sep 20, 2006 ]
TALLINN - It used to be said that Estonians would ...

Designers compete for statue competition 
TBT#525 [ Sep 20, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn will hold an international compe...

Presidential nominees neck-and-neck 
TBT#525 [ Sep 20, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The gap between Estonia’s two presidenti...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#524 [ Sep 13, 2006 ]
The Netherlands dispatched a new ambassador to Tal...

Bush and Rice en route to Tallinn 
TBT#524 [ Sep 13, 2006 ]
TALLINN - U.S. President George W. Bush and Secret...

International mine sweepers clear Baltic Sea 
TBT#524 [ Sep 13, 2006 ]
TALLINN - An operation to help clear the Baltic Se...

Schengen hopes drift further away 
TBT#524 [ Sep 13, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Hopes that border checkpoints between Ba...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#523 [ Sep 07, 2006 ]
An Estonian court fined nationalist activist Juri ...

Low number of returning students worries government 
TBT#523 [ Sep 07, 2006 ]
TALLINN - As children returned to school this week...

Ministry announces plans for cultural building 
TBT#523 [ Sep 07, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The Ministry of Culture has announced pl...

Ruutel, Ilves vie for presidency 
TBT#523 [ Sep 07, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The number-crunching has begun in earnes...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#522 [ Aug 30, 2006 ]
Estonia has put forward a bid to host the 2008 Wor...

Narva statue becomes another monumental dispute 
TBT#522 [ Aug 30, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The Estonian cities of Narva and Tartu a...

Estonian parliament fails to elect new president 
TBT#522 [ Aug 30, 2006 ]
TALLINN - President Arnold Ruutel moved a step clo...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#521 [ Aug 23, 2006 ]
Five members of the U.S. House of Representatives ...

Tragic road fatalities prompt ribbon call 
TBT#521 [ Aug 23, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Following a spate of tragic road acciden...

First lady outraged by attacks on president 
TBT#521 [ Aug 23, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Ingrid Ruutel, wife of President Arnold ...

Academics protest election ploys 
TBT#521 [ Aug 23, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s intellectuals stepped into the...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#520 [ Aug 16, 2006 ]
Tallinn and parts of northern Estonia came under a...

Skinheads disrupt gay pride parade 
TBT#520 [ Aug 16, 2006 ]
TALLINN - A group of skinheads violently disrupted...

Rotor failure to blame for helicopter crash 
TBT#520 [ Aug 16, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Investigators are now certain that a rot...

Two-party agreement assures Ruutel second term 
TBT#520 [ Aug 16, 2006 ]
TALLINN - President Arnold Ruutel will most likely...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#519 [ Aug 09, 2006 ]
More fractures developed in the Estonian parliamen...

Estonia tops liberty index 
TBT#519 [ Aug 09, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonia is the world’s most free and lib...

Ryanair flies into Tallinn  
TBT#519 [ Aug 09, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Representatives of Europe’s biggest low-...

Pride parade meets little resistance  
TBT#519 [ Aug 09, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Less than a month after Latvia’s tumultu...

Government split over Bronze Soldier  
TBT#519 [ Aug 09, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The controversial Bronze Soldier monumen...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#518 [ Aug 02, 2006 ]
An extremist protest group calling itself the “For...

A new, improved airport for Tallinn? 
TBT#518 [ Aug 02, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Plans have been revealed for the relocat...

Reiljan, Savisaar show who’s in charge 
TBT#518 [ Aug 02, 2006 ]
TALLINN - If the cozy relationship displayed this ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#517 [ Jul 26, 2006 ]
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso ...

Dudayev’s widow applies for citizenship 
TBT#517 [ Jul 26, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s rocky relationship with Russia...

‘Tallinn stink’ may be from down the sink 
TBT#517 [ Jul 26, 2006 ]
TALLINN - For weeks now, mystified Tallinn residen...

And then there were two... 
TBT#517 [ Jul 26, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonia faces the prospect of electing i...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#516 [ Jul 19, 2006 ]
British police have charged a 22-year-old man with...

Putin comments on Baltic relations 
TBT#516 [ Jul 19, 2006 ]
TALLINN - In response to an Estonian journalist’s ...

Tallinn passes regulations forcing taxi drivers to clean up their act 
TBT#516 [ Jul 19, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Taxis in Tallinn will be forced to displ...

Centrist shift makes electoral college scenario more likely 
TBT#516 [ Jul 19, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s two center-left parties, the P...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#515 [ Jul 12, 2006 ]
Biologists were surprised by the sighting of a hum...

Draft law to lift ban on public drinking, nudity 
TBT#515 [ Jul 12, 2006 ]
TALLINN - As a rule, Estonians exhibit lax attitud...

Heat wave beckons sunbathers, sparks forest fires  
TBT#515 [ Jul 12, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Sun lovers revel, cities swelter and fir...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#514 [ Jul 05, 2006 ]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Eston...

Putin calls for diaspora Russians 
TBT#514 [ Jul 05, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Russians living across the Baltics are u...

Low budget travelers stranded after Web site crashes 
TBT#514 [ Jul 05, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Tens of thousands of low-budget traveler...

All eyes on border guards as country prepares for Schengen Treaty status 
TBT#514 [ Jul 05, 2006 ]
TALLINN - In anticipation of Estonia joining the v...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#513 [ Jun 28, 2006 ]
The final report on the helicopter crash that kill...

Ansip criticizes proposal for Russian-language TV channel 
TBT#513 [ Jun 28, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Prime Minister Andrus Ansip spoke agains...

Estonia’s wireless service set to soar 
TBT#513 [ Jun 28, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Internet users in Estonia already enjoy ...

Centrists, People’s Union look to form next government 
TBT#513 [ Jun 28, 2006 ]
TALLINN - In the strongest sign of cooperation be...

Russia offers condolences on anniversary of mass deportations 
TBT#513 [ Jun 28, 2006 ]
TALLINN - In a largely unexpected gesture, Russian...

Estonia steps up election process 
TBT#513 [ Jun 28, 2006 ]
TALLINN - At the president’s request, an extraordi...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#512 [ Jun 14, 2006 ]
Estonia has established diplomatic relations with ...

Conference stretches Tallinn’s tablecloths thin 
TBT#512 [ Jun 14, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonian and international businessmen w...

Ruutel hopes for second term 
TBT#512 [ Jun 14, 2006 ]
TALLINN - A tricky set of circumstances delivered ...

Estonians fear growth in HIV  
TBT#512 [ Jun 14, 2006 ]
TALLINN - An international health specialist has w...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#511 [ Jun 07, 2006 ]
The minimum wage level for foreign workers should ...

Estonia’s economy suffers poor public health 
TBT#511 [ Jun 07, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The poor health of Estonia’s population ...

Right-wing parties finalize merger 
TBT#511 [ Jun 07, 2006 ]
TALLINN - After months of speculation and expectat...

Russian-speaking NGOs to hold roundtable on Bronze Soldier 
TBT#511 [ Jun 07, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Four Russian-speaking NGOs have proposed...

Tallinn mayor sets bicycle plan into motion 
TBT#511 [ Jun 07, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Mayor of Tallinn Juri Ratas has announce...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#510 [ May 31, 2006 ]
Interior Minister Kalle Laanet issued an indefinit...

Swedish TV: ships continue to transport military hardware 
TBT#510 [ May 31, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The Swedish television channel TV4 has p...

Leaders convene in Tallinn for Council of Europe conference  
TBT#510 [ May 31, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Hundreds of politicians converged in Tal...

Tallinn, Helsinki to merge transportation 
TBT#510 [ May 31, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Tallinn could bring its residents a ste...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#509 [ May 24, 2006 ]
Finnish and Swedish investigators have rebuffed a ...

Elusive bear wanders Ruhnu Island 
TBT#509 [ May 24, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The tiny island of Ruhnu is normally hom...

Aeg cracks down on drunk driving 
TBT#509 [ May 24, 2006 ]
TALLINN - In an effort to curb drunk driving, Nati...

Parties set schedule for presidency consultation 
TBT#509 [ May 24, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The five parliamentary parties in search...

Brawl breaks out in shadow of bronze memorial 
TBT#509 [ May 24, 2006 ]
TALLINN - His eyes are closed, his head downcast. ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#508 [ May 17, 2006 ]
Nearly one-third of Estonia’s native Russian-speak...

EC threatens to fine Estonian pharmacies 
TBT#508 [ May 17, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The European Commission announced that i...

Victims’ families demand fresh investigation into ferry disaster 
TBT#508 [ May 17, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Families of the victims of the 1994 Esto...

Center Party rocks five-party boat tasked with finding country’s next president 
TBT#508 [ May 17, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The governing board of the Center Party ...

Corrupt border guards muddy Estonia’s reputation 
TBT#508 [ May 17, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The prosecution of 17 customs officials ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#507 [ May 10, 2006 ]
Head of the Russian Federation Council’s (upper ho...

Res Publica, Pro Patria Union walk down the aisle 
TBT#507 [ May 10, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The proposed merger of Estonia’s two con...

May 9 protestors call for removing Bronze Soldier statue 
TBT#507 [ May 10, 2006 ]
TALLINN - A carpet of red carnations was laid at t...

Estonian MEPs: common energy policy unlikely 
TBT#507 [ May 10, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Two members of the European Parliament f...

Estonia votes in favor of ratifying EU Treaty 
TBT#507 [ May 10, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonian legislators followed Latvia and...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#506 [ May 03, 2006 ]
The Reform Party’s convention gave its unanimous s...

Ministerial adviser suspected of taking bribe 
TBT#506 [ May 03, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Security police said that Kaimo Olesk, a...

Savisaar shames motherland with ‘unpatriotic words’ 
TBT#506 [ May 03, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Center Party Chairman Edgar Savisaar ups...

Five EU members open their labor markets 
TBT#506 [ May 03, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Finland, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Ice...

Ansip says it’s time for Ruutel to go 
TBT#506 [ May 03, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Prime Minister Andrus Ansip took a bold ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#505 [ Apr 26, 2006 ]
The right-wing opposition parties Res Publica and ...

Zuroff calls hunt for war criminals in Estonia a total failure 
TBT#505 [ Apr 26, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Efraim Zuroff, head of the Simon Wiesent...

Estonian government threatens to terminate railway privatization 
TBT#505 [ Apr 26, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The government has approved a proposal t...

Pae Street tallies up one more suspect 
TBT#505 [ Apr 26, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Police detained yet one more suspect in ...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#504 [ Apr 19, 2006 ]
During a meeting with members of Parliament’s cons...

Tulviste’s comments to Belarusian media raise question, concern 
TBT#504 [ Apr 19, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Pro Patria Union MP and presidential hop...

Parliament scraps bill for freedom fighters  
TBT#504 [ Apr 19, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Ruling parties in Parliament have scrapp...

Ilves sees alarming emergence of ‘core Europe’ 
TBT#504 [ Apr 19, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Toomas Hendrik Ilves, vice chairman of E...

Ilves versus Savisaar in presidential poll? 
TBT#504 [ Apr 19, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The presidential jockeying is reaching f...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#503 [ Apr 12, 2006 ]
A breakthrough in cooperation between Estonian and...

Three investors consider Estonian Railway 
TBT#503 [ Apr 12, 2006 ]
TALLINN - There are three potential investors stil...

Presidential contest moves into new place 
TBT#503 [ Apr 12, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The nation’s five leading political part...

Crisis team wants to raise sunken ship, locate oil leak 
TBT#503 [ Apr 12, 2006 ]
TALLINN - Estonia’s crisis regulation team has app...

Tallinn officials to provide UNESCO with explanation 
TBT#503 [ Apr 12, 2006 ]
TALLINN - In the draft of a letter to UNESCO, the ...

EC takes action on sluggish energy deregulation  
TBT#503 [ Apr 12, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The European Commission, the EU’s execut...

Merger accepted, party name rejected 
TBT#503 [ Apr 12, 2006 ]
TALLINN - The planned merger of Pro Patria Union a...

Eesti in brief 
TBT#502 [ Apr 05, 20