President Alar Karis has held his post for approximately five months. He will make his first speech on the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia tomorrow (February 24). This anniversary will be again celebrated in a more modest manner due to the corona crisis and due to the threat ofContinue Reading
Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) has pursued a successful foreign policy course amid the current security crisis facing Ukraine, senior ERR journalists Anvar Samost and Huko Aaspõllu find. On the other hand, defense minister Kalle Laanet (Reform) has been irresponsible in stating that if Ukraine falls before Russia’s objectives, theContinue Reading
The average electricity price in Estonia on Friday will be €81.45 per Megawatt Hour (MWh), a rise of 29 percent, between Thursday and Friday. The average price of electricity per MWh on Thursday was €63.01 on the Nord Pool exchange. The cheapest rates are to be had between 2 a.m.Continue Reading
Covid certification requirements will not be lifted from February 21, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) says, citing too-high rates of hospitalization as a result of symptomatic Covid. Speaking at the regular Thursday press conference, Kallas said: “The average number of symptomatic Covid patients admitted to hospital over the past tenContinue Reading
The Center for Defense Investment (RKK) has announced a €693-million long-term military vehicles and plant procurement, the largest military procurement made by Estonia to date. The vehicles will be mostly logistical in nature, including cranes, loaders and aircraft loaders. Toomas Kalda, RKK sector manager, said Monday that: “This procurement willContinue Reading
Nearly two-thirds of respondents to a recent poll said they were dissatisfied with the work of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform), while over half disapproved of the way the government as a whole has been working. These results, from a survey conducted by pollsters Norstat on behalf of conservative think-tankContinue Reading
Compared to the pre-pandemic period, Estonians’ satisfaction with their quality of life has fallen from 73 percent to 65 percent, which is the smallest decrease in the Baltics, a news survey by EY consultants shows. The decline was steeper in Latvia from 73 percent to 60 percent, and from 71Continue Reading
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that the country is considering stationing another 900 troops and new weapons in Estonia. This would mean the UK doubling the number of troops it has in Estonia. The Brits are currently in charge of a NATO battle group in Estonia madeContinue Reading
The prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will meet on Friday to discuss coordinating the easing of coronavirus restrictions in the Baltic states, Latvian Prime Minister Krišjanis Karinš has said. Latvia wants to develop a strategy to start lifting restrictions this month, public broadcaster LSM reported on Tuesday. KarinšContinue Reading
An Estonian Navy (Merevägi) officer has been appointed new commander of a NATO mines coutermeasures group. Naval (Merevägi) Officer Cdr Ott Laanemets is now the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1), and has relieved Cdr Michal Dziugan of the Polish Navy (Marynarka Wojenna), following a ceremony held in TallinnContinue Reading