May 09, 2012 - Ties tighten with Kazakhstan...
TALLINN - At his meeting with the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Yerzhan Kazykhanov, in Astana on May 4, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said that Estonia hopes to achieve visa-free entry into Kazakhstan for Estonian citizens, reports LETA. “We hope that Kazakhstan soon decides to forego the visa requirement for Estonian citizens,” Paet noted.
The Kazakh Foreign Minister ass...
May 02, 2012 - Bird competition to inspire Estonians...
TALLINN - The Embraer planes in Estonia’s national airline Estonian Air’s fleet and in the company’s colors will be named after Estonian birds that will be chosen in a public name competition organized by the airline, Estonian Air announced, reports LETA. The name competition will take place in two parts in cooperation with the Estonian Ornithological Society. Names of birds b...
Apr 25, 2012 - Paet tough on Syrian regime...
TALLINN - According to Foreign Minister Urmas Paet’s statement at the meeting of the foreign ministers of the European Union in Luxembourg on April 24, Estonia considers it essential to send a UN monitoring team to Syria, reports LETA. “We hope that the presence of the UN monitoring mission in Syria will help to end the violence,” Paet noted.
The Foreign Minister of Estonia ...
Apr 18, 2012 - Breakaway MPs register union...
TALLINN - Five former MPs of the Center Party submitted an application to the Riigikogu board to register the Union of Democrats, reports National Broadcasting. The Union of Democrats was formed by Inara Luigas, Lembit Kaljuvee, Kalle Laanet, Deniss Borodits and Rainer Vakra. Vakra was chosen as the chairman of the Union.
The MPs said that their aim is to contribute to the emergence of a unit...
Apr 11, 2012 - Estbuild Fair gets underway...
TALLINN - The annual Estbuild, Estonia’s largest building fair, is taking place between April 11 and 14 this week. During the four-day fair, exhibitors from Estonia and abroad will present their products and services to the building industry and to the general public.
Estbuild 2012 focuses on presentation of innovative technologies, building construction, building materials, tools and b...
Apr 04, 2012 - Savisaar squeezes Port for payout...
TALLINN -The City of Tallinn has applied to the administration of the Port of Tallinn with a request to transfer to the city’s budget half of the earnings it gets from cruise tourists, or approximately 300,000 euros, reports BBN.
Edgar Savisaar, mayor of Tallinn, has sent a letter to Ain Kaljurand, CEO of Port of Tallinn, with a proposal to transfer half of the 1.3 euros that the port i...
Mar 28, 2012 - Prepare for more shutdowns...
TALLINN - As the country digs itself out from the leftovers of the recent teachers’ strike, failed wage talks, and the teachers’ strike itself being used as a role model, have sent the Estonian Doctors Union and Healthcare Workers Vocational Union actively preparing for their own strike action, reports Postimees.
Estonian Doctors Union secretary general Dr. Katrin Rehemaa says tha...
Mar 28, 2012 - Narva development to attract wealthy Russians...
TALLINN - Narva Gate, the property manager of the bankrupt Kreenholm textile factory in Narva, plans to develop a whole new city block consisting of high-end apartments and shopping malls to attract wealthy Russian citizens, reports Postimees. “We can see that the textile industry is no longer as sustainable in Europe as it used to be,” Narva Gate CEO Jaanus Mikk said, explaining th...