TALLINN - Protestors marched through the Estonian capital today bearing flags, banners, and torches of fire — part of a 24 hour anti immigrant rally calling for stricter EU border controls and a national referendum on whether Estonia should take in EU quotas of refugees.
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ERR News: Plaque unveiled in Oslo to remember Estonia’s exiled government
A blue plaque to mark the inauguration of the Estonian government in exile in 1950s was unveiled last week in Oslo.
Baltic Times: Estonia and Italy sign agreement over acceptance of refugees
Estonia and Italy have signed an agreement this week outlining the terms of relocating refugees who have arrived in southern Europe and are seeking asylum.
Baltic Times: Estonia boosts defence spending
The Estonian government has agreed investment in the country's military will be upped by 114 million euros – approximately a quarter of the budget, in 2016.
Baltic Times: Farmers picket Estonian government
Lights flashing, engines roaring, a hundred tractors turned heads and stopped traffic in Tallinn's city centre when farmers from all over Estonia took to the streets to protest about a lack of government aid to their struggling industry.
Estonian World: Students create giant wooden megaphones to help people listen to Estonian nature
If a tree falls in the forest and no-one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? So the old saying goes.
Estonian World: Hope and freedom – remembering Estonia’s occupations
It might seem strange, but the main message to take away from the Tallinn Museum of Occupations is one of hope, at least that’s what managing director Merilin Piipuu wants visitors to think about when they come to see the museum’s exhibitions.
ERR News: Refugee donations increase after immigration center fire
Offers to help refugees in Estonia have “sky-rocketed” after an arson attack at the country's only immigration center two weeks ago, the head of the Estonian Refugee Council said.
Baltic Times: 800 Estonian islands sneak onto map
TALLINN - The last generation of Estonian map makers could well be rubbing their eyes in disbelief: they failed to spot more than 800 of Estonia’s islands.
Estonian World: The secrets of the success behind Tallinn’s Depeche Mode bar
There are a lot of bars in Tallinn’s Old Town lining the cobbled medieval streets and squares, but one of the most surprising has to be the Depeche Mode-themed DM Bar tucked behind Town Hall Square.
Helen Wright 