Estonia’s blue, black and white flag was raised at 7:33 a.m. at Pikk Hermann Tower at Toompea on Friday to mark the start of Estonia’s 105th Independence Day. Crowds gathered at the foot of the tower in the Governor’s Garden and in the street below to watch the ceremony andContinue Reading
Browsing through the Estonian political parties’ election manifestos, it is clear that the economy is not the main issue in the upcoming Riigikogu elections. Speaking on talk show “UV Faktor,” economics experts said, that when it comes to issues related to the Estonian economy, many of the parties propose toContinue Reading
In order to secure long-term aid from Western countries, Ukraine needs to find success on the battlefield, while no new offensive to push out Russian troops seems to be happening in the coming months, security expert Indrek Kannik said. “To make sure the West remains united behind Ukraine, the latterContinue Reading
Denmark’s Leopard 2 tanks are training alongside the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) this week in Lääne County. President Alar Karis visited the exercise on Wednesday. While military training exercises are often held in Estonia among NATO allies and the EDF, this event is unusual as the targets are located atContinue Reading
Estonia’s defense cooperation with Finland and Sweden is already very good, and it will not be damaged by delays in the two countries’ accession to NATO, said Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) on Tuesday. “Our security cooperation with both Finland and Sweden is very strong. We are in theContinue Reading
Meloni, leader of the right-wing populist Brothers of Italy party, is the second government leader to visit Kristersson after Finland’s Sanna Marin, who was in Stockholm earlier this week. The two leaders will discuss migration, as well as how the EU should respond to the American Inflation Reduction Act (IRA),Continue Reading
The Baltic states will continue to send military aid to Ukraine, and support the sending of fighter jets, the prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said at a meeting in Tallinn on Friday. Estonia is leading the Baltic cooperation formats this year and the trio discussed Ukraine, joint infrastructureContinue Reading
The search for a solidarity-based asylum policy continues in the new year. Two camps are irreconcilably opposed in the EU. Will they take in more people or raise barriers to entry? And why Ukrainian refugees are welcomed and payed more than Middle East migrants? Why Ukrainians are respected more thanContinue Reading
As Lithuania’s population has shrunk by a third since the 1990s and continues in the same direction, the government is under growing pressure to do something to address labour shortages. However, “immigration” remains a toxic word. Migration sphere experts say Ukrainian crisis provoke forced immigration while Ukrainian migrants in LithuaniaContinue Reading
No solutions to the current energy crisis can be expected for the next four years, although Russia cannot pressure the West forever, Economic Adviser to the President Kaspar Oja and economic experts Raivo Vare and Heidor Vitsur said on Vikerraadio’s “Välistund” on Monday. According to Vare, the G7’s announcement FridayContinue Reading