NARVA - Taxi drivers in the eastern Estonian border town of Narva held a protest on Saturday against new regulations requiring them to learn a higher level of Estonian, and have sent a petition to the European Parliament.
Category: Estonia
Baltic Times: Estonia voted ‘best value destination’ by Lonely Planet
TALLINN - Tiny Estonia has claimed top spot in the Lonely Planet’s list of “best value destinations” 2016, it was announced last week.
ERR News: Kaljurand – Everyone benefits from larger proportion of women in politics, economy
Estonian Foreign Minister Marina Kaljurand called for more action to be taken on gender equality in politics and the economy at an international conference in Georgia, saying “everyone benefits” from affirmative action.
Baltic Times: Estonian Air files for bankruptcy
Estonia’s national airline Estonian Air declared itself bankrupt last week after the European Commission decided state funding the company had received was illegal and should be repaid.
ERR News: Government gifts newborns books to motivate reading
All babies born in Estonia in 2015 and onwards will receive a book from the government to encourage their parents to read to them.
ERR News: Last woman standing – one woman’s fight against HIV in Estonia
Disaster. That is the word Nelli Kalikova uses to describe the outbreak of HIV in Estonia in 2000.
ERR News: Navy begins mine clearance operation in Tallinn Bay
The Estonian navy started a two and half week mine clearance operation in Tallinn Bay on Thursday.
Baltic Times: US Military Hardware Arrives in Estonia
Estonia has received the first shipment of US military equipment that was promised to the governments of the Baltic states by the American defense secretary Ashton Carter in July.
Baltic Times: Japan follows Estonia’s lead with electronic ID cards
Japan will become the first large country to introduce an electronic ID card following Estonia’s initiative.
ERR News: Estonia equally split on equal rights for gay couples, poll finds
Estonians are split almost 50-50 on whether same sex couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples, a new poll has found, which makes the country the most LGBT friendly in the Baltics.
Helen Wright 