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Federalism for Europe, says Ilves
Federalism for Europe, says Ilves
FEDERALIST PAPERS: Toomas Hendrik Ilves says federalism is the best way to promote small states’ int...
TALLINN - Federalism is the best way to combine the interests of the small and the great, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves said at the discussion held on the occasion of Europe Day on May 9, reports LETA. “The term ‘federalism’ has been hijacked by those who do not know what they are talking about. Federalism is the best way to combine the interests of the small and the great; the interests of small states are better protected in a federal system. If it is in our national interests to preserve our state, language and culture, in today’s world, there are certain thing...  Full story...
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 Apr 24, 2013 - “Masterful translation” wins first place...
“Masterful translation” wins first place
TALLINN - On April 19 in Tallinn, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics announced the winner of the Estonian-Latvian/Latvian-Estonian translation prize, reports LETA. The winner of the prize was Latvian translator Maima Grinberga. The masterful translation that earned her the award was of Jaan Kross’ great historical novel Between Three Plagu...
 Apr 24, 2013 - Work restrictions on foreign specialists to ease...
Work restrictions on foreign specialists to ease
TALLINN - The government approved on April 18 amendments to the Aliens Law and sent it to the Riigikogu; when the amendments come to force, it will be possible to hire a foreign specialist to work in Estonia after just a couple of days instead of the current regulations that make the wait last several months, reports Postimees. According to the agreement, a foreigner could stay in Estonia to pe...
 Apr 24, 2013 - Volunteer bank to boost defense...
Volunteer bank to boost defense
TALLINN - The Minister of Defense Advisory Committee has discussed how to engage more volunteers in a comprehensive national defense for Estonia, reports LETA. “The will for the defense of the Estonian people is high. Although a large part of the population participates in the military national defense as reservists, members of the National Defense League and the Defense Forces or teacher...
 Apr 17, 2013 - Ansip criticized over ‘one lady’ comment...
Ansip criticized over ‘one lady’ comment
TALLINN - Chairman of the Riigikogu Committee on Foreign Affairs Marko Mihkelson estimated that Prime Minister Andrus Ansip’s statement last week regarding the administration of justice in Ukraine, and “one lady,” was thoughtless and would not help Ukraine’s integration with Europe, reports Postimees Online. “Estonia has full support for Ukraine’s aspirat...
 Apr 03, 2013 - Estonian Air posted 35.8 million euros operating l...
Estonian Air posted 35.8 million euros operating loss in 2012
TALLINN - Estonian national carrier Estonian Air has announced that the company’s net operational loss was 35.8 million euros in 2012, and together with one-off costs (impairment on aircraft), the net loss for 2012 was 49.2 million euros. In 2012, the revenue of Estonian Air was 91.5 million euros. The costs associated with the attempt to grow the airline and expand the route network amou...
 Mar 20, 2013 - Estonian Air has until April to submit its rescue ...
Estonian Air has until April to submit its rescue plan
TALLINN - The management and council of Estonian national carrier Estonian Air have till April 18 to think of how to keep the company operating since that is when the government expects its restructuring plan, Postimees writes. That is the date Prime Minister Andrus Ansip mentioned when answering inquiries of MPs in the Riigikogu on Monday. So far Estonian Air council chairman Erkki Raasuke a...
 Mar 06, 2013 - Scientists stick by Veerpalu...
Scientists stick by Veerpalu
TALLINN - A team of Tartu University Ph.D.s disclosed the results of a 1.5-year long study on the scandalous doping case of Estonian double Olympic gold medalist Andrus Veerpalu, ahead of a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to postpone again a ruling in the case, reports ERR. They said their test showed that the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) test was unreliable. &ldqu...
 Feb 20, 2013 - Large numbers consider leaving country...
Large numbers consider leaving country
TALLINN - The daily Eesti Paevaleht commissioned a study from Turu-uuringute, where 1,000 Estonians of working age were asked if they have, in the past six months, considered leaving Estonia. Thirty-seven percent answered in the affirmative, reports LETA. Considering that not all people who consider this actually leave, around 108,000 people could leave Estonia, according to these results. ...



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