1 天前 · The government's plan to reach 100 percent of Estonia's annual energy needs through renewable production in the next decade while also continuing to explore opportunities to build a nuclear power plant is incomprehensible, said Mayor of Tallinn and Deputy Chair of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) Jevgeni Ossinovski.

1 天前 · The six-month Euribor, which is tied to many loans in Estonia, has dropped to 2.475 percent. The last time the six-month Euribor was at a similar level was in December 2022. Between 2015 and mid-2022, the Euribor was negative. At the peak of the subsequent rise, in October 2023, it reached 4.143 ...

2 天之前 · In its recently published cyber security yearbook, The Estonian Information System Authority (RIA) states that China poses a threat to Western countries with cyber-attacks, the creation of technological dependency and data collection. The Chinese intelligence services also have access to the personal data of Estonian citizens via Chinese-made technology and …

1 天前 · Estonia's political parties are preparing for local elections in October. Tallinn's coalition believes local issues should be in focus, but the opposition sees the vote as a referendum on the government. No party has officially announced its mayoral candidate for Tallinn yet, but it is already clear ...

1 天前 · "As part of Tallinn Tõnismäe State High School, Vabaduse School will phase out its operations for grades 7–9, and in two years, it will primarily function as an institution providing Estonian-language high school education," school leaders wrote in a letter to the Ministry of Education and Research this week.

4 天之前 · On Wednesday night (January 29), Ukraine's armed forces struck the Andreapol oil pumping station in Russia's Tver region using attack drones. As a result, the Russians shut down the pipeline supplying oil to the Ust-Luga terminal in the Leningrad region, close to the Estonian-Russian border.

5 天之前 · The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered one of its key interest rates to 2.75 percent on Thursday, believing that inflation is slowing down as expected. Analysts say the Euribor may also fall further this year in anticipation of more interest rate cuts.

4 天之前 · At Monday's informal EU General Affairs Council meeting, European defense readiness will be discussed. Opposition MP Urmas Reinsalu (Isamaa) said Estonia should use the opportunity to discuss modifying the emissions trading system (ETS) so it can be used for controllable capacities, such as oil shale power plants, for energy security.

5 天之前 · Retail sales continued to decline last year, but the end of the year brought with it the first signs of recovery. This year, both analysts and retailers are forecasting modest consumer growth. Years spent topping European inflation rankings have left Estonians more cautious about what they put in ...

6 天之前 · In 2024, the Estonian Refugee Council operated in Ukraine, Estonia, Armenia, Georgia, Jordan, and Lebanon, supporting more than 69,000 people affected by crises with urgent humanitarian aid and programs aimed at long-term recovery.