As of Wednesday morning, the price per liter of 95 gasoline in major fueling stations rose to €1.599, which is an all-time record. Fueling chains say there are many reasons for the price inflation. Neste marketing and communication manager Risto Sülluste told ERR that the main reasons for the increaseContinue Reading
The price of electricity will rise by more than €100 in the Nord Pool Estonia price area on Monday. On Sunday the price was €145.82 per megawatt-hour and it will be €248.71 on Monday. It will be highest between 9 a.m and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. whenContinue Reading
Director General of the Competition Authority Märt Ots said that European Union directives allow regulated energy prices for home and small consumers. This would make it possible to sell electricity at cost price in Estonia. “It is definitely possible in Estonia, provided there is political will,” Ots said at aContinue Reading
NATO must discuss European security issues with all allies, Estonian President Alar Karis said following a phone call with United States President Joe Biden and other heads of state of NATO’s Eastern European members on Thursday. “Estonia’s position is clear — NATO discusses the security issues of Europe, including thoseContinue Reading
The delegation of the foreign affairs committee of the Estonian parliament visited Washington, D.C. to meet with members of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States, according to committee chairman Marko Mihkelson, security assistance to the Baltic states should remain at least on the current level.Continue Reading
People who decide to fight illegal wars for other countries need to be held responsible, legal expert Lavly Perling says in an interview. News of around 20 Finns having fought on the side of Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine broke last week. This suggests Estonians joining Donetsk or Luhansk fightersContinue Reading
In its weekly overview (link in Estonian), the Health Board predicts the downward coronavirus infection trend to continue, which would put Estonia in the “green” risk level by Christmas. The R rate has increased some, but is still below 1. The 14-day infection rate decreased in all 15 Estonian countiesContinue Reading
Minister of Foreign Affairs Eva-Maria Liimets (Center) said on the second day of the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Riga that the alliance is still prepared to welcome Ukraine and Georgia and that no other country has any right or influence in the decision. That’s right but let’s notContinue Reading
Chairman of the Conservative People’s Party (EKRE) Martin Helme voiced support for restauranteur Elvis Brauer who refuses to comply with government orders in his establishments on the “Otse Postimehest” webcast on Monday. Citizen Elvis Brauer, owner of MEM Café, who has recently come under heightened media attention, belongs to EKREContinue Reading
Around a quarter-of-a-million disposed medical masks have been collected under a recycling scheme in Tallinn, in the five months of the project’s operation. Ester Öpik, coordinator of Tallinn coronavirus prevention measures, said: “We have seen in all locations of the collection bins that people eagerly dispose of face masks inContinue Reading