Life satisfaction among Estonians is low, according to a new study which lists low levels of disposable income as one of the factors in the outcome.
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Baltic Times: UK troops headed to Baltics
TALLINN - Great Britain announced it will station troops in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia to help protect NATO’s eastern borders, the UK defence secretary Michael Fallon announced this month.
ERR News and ERR: Vao – the small village most Estonians had never heard of until the refugee crisis
This summer, a small village even most Estonians had never heard of, suddenly became the epicenter of public discourse. There are a lot of stories about Vao – where the country's largest refugee center is based – and most of them are untrue.
Baltic Times: Right wing parties launch 24 hour anti-migrant rally in Tallinn
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.
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.
Helen Wright 