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Published on Jul 30, 2025Source: Irish Independent - Pending
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Published on Jul 30, 2025
PPA detect no rise in illegal migration through Estonia after Poland reinstates border checks
The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) has not seen an increase in illegal migration through Estonia after Poland reintroduced checks at its border to stop migrants entering the country from Belarus. Poland introduced border checks with Lithuania and …
Source: ERR - Public Broadcaster -
Published on Jul 30, 2025
Estonia to spend over €10 billion on defense between 2026-2029
On Wednesday, Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) presented an overview of the newly completed development plan for the Ministry of Defense's area of administration, which outlines the military capability upgrades Estonia will undertake over the …
Source: ERR - Public Broadcaster -
Published on Jul 30, 2025
Seto Royal Theater puts on first rock musical in south Estonia
The first production by the Seto Royal Theater, titled "Seto Odyssey," is premiering in Luhamaa near the Russian border. The rock musical is performed in the Seto language and features a cast made up primarily of actors of Seto descent. According …
Source: ERR - Public Broadcaster -
Published on Jul 30, 2025
Estonia plans to write Song and Dance Festival in to the law; opinions divided
A bill on the Song and Dance Festival is being considered in the Estonian parliament, and while leaders of choirs and dance groups support the decision, politicians are divided, writes ERR News. The bill, submitted by the opposition in the spring, was …
Source: Baltic News Network - Neutral -
Published on Jul 30, 2025
Estonia's new renewables reverse auction seen as unattractive
Enefit Green believes the terms proposed by the Ministry of Climate for a new renewable energy reverse auction are not attractive enough to encourage participation. Other energy companies interested in the process also see shortcomings. On July 24, …
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Published on Jul 30, 2025
GDP flash estimate: Estonia's economy grew by 0.5 percent in Q2 2025
Estonia's gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.5 percent on year to with the second quarter of 2025 (Q2 2025), state agency Statistics Estonia reported in a flash estimate, indicating a modest improvement in the economy. Robert Müürsepp, team lead of …
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Published on Jul 29, 2025
Rapid landscape afforestation spelled doom for Estonia's woolly mammoths
A recent study by researchers at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) has revealed that rapid forestation in the region over 11,000 years before present proved fatal to the last of Europe's woolly mammoth population, living in what is now Estonia …
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Published on Jul 29, 2025
Estonia to solve wild boar meat surplus by sending it to Ukraine
Given the need to actively hunt wild boar, hunters are facing a problem: there's nowhere left to put the meat. To address the issue, the government plans to purchase canned wild boar meat and send it to Ukraine. One of the factors influencing the …
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Published on Jul 29, 2025
Kaspar Viilup: HBO Max lands without a splash in Estonia
HBO Max, which was originally slated to launch in Estonia back in 2022, has finally arrived — but in its current form, it might as well have stayed away. With a catalog this thin, it's hard to justify spending ten euros a month. In the television …
Source: ERR - Public Broadcaster