Category: Estonia

ERR News takes a brief look at the year ahead.

The Narva-2 border crossing point was closed temporarily on Monday by the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) to undergo renovation work and due to declining use.

An estimated 80,000 Estonians fled the country during World War II and the Institute of Historical Memory is now establishing a database to enable further research. It is also seeking people's help.

Estonia's national elections are held every four years and the next vote will take place in 2023. ERR News lays out the basic facts.

During the Estonian winter, it is mandatory to wear a reflector both inside and outside cities when it gets dark. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the rule and ERR News looks at its impact.

The UK will send Chinook and Apache helicopters and Typhoon fighter jets to Estonia next year under a new agreement signed on Tuesday. A brigade will also be stationed in the UK but the 700 extra soldiers currently at Tapa will leave in December.

Belarusians in Estonia commemorated the "Night of the Executed Poets" on Saturday night at Tallinn's Vaba Lava Theater with a free poetry reading by Belarusians, Ukrainian and Estonian actors.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu (Isamaa) said on Monday Estonia plans to appoint an "ambassador at large" to cooperate and strengthen ties with the Belarusian opposition.

Third country citizens' voting rights have been thrown into the headlines in recent weeks as political parties discuss rolling them back in the name of national security. But how many of these citizens cast a ballot in Estonia's elections? And where do they come from? ERR News looked at the data (and for EU citizens too).

The results of "so-called referendums" held by Russia in four occupied regions of Ukraine were "unequivocally" condemned and declared "null and void" by Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu (Isamaa) on Friday.