Work on draft legislation to introduce tougher punishments for hate speech that was supposed to be completed by April 15 has been suspended in the wake of the coronavirus crisis and will not be reaching the government on time. The ruling Reform Party...

The Tallinn-based Harju County Court sentenced noted marine scientist Tarmo Kouts, a namesake of the former commander of the Estonian defense Forces, to prison for spying for China.

Newly elected President of the Riigikogu Jüri Ratas (Center) said on the “Otse Postimehest” webcast that he wants to return two EU flags to the floor. “The White Hall has room for four flags two of which should be our beloved blue, black and w...

While Estonia topped European drug-related deaths statistics just a few years ago, only 20 drug overdose deaths were registered last year which is the lowest number in the last two decades as the new millennium arrived together with deadly fentanyl.

A scandal broke out last week when former Estonian female footballer going by the name of Mia Belle Trisna told Kanal 2 current affairs show “Õhtu” that (now former) coach of FC Nõmme Kalju Getulio Aurelio Fredo started sexually mistreating her...

Tech giant Google will launch a training program in Estonia the goal of which is to aid coronavirus crisis recovery by complementing the digital skills of at least 4,000 people and companies.

An Estonian company with around ten people has its employees test themselves for the coronavirus using rapid antigen tests before coming into contact with colleagues every Monday. An employee tested positive 15 weeks after the system was introduced. ...

Minister of Finance Keit Pentus-Rosimannus revealed the volume of Estonia’s supplementary state budget and admitted that Estonia will have to put up with a new tax soon.

Payouts of the next round of the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s salary support measure will start in April, while a lot of companies will not qualify this time around. Their hopes lie with Estonia’s supplementary state budget instead.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Eva-Maria Liimets said on the “Otse Postimehest” webcast on Tuesday that Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine being approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) would change nothing for Estonia in the coming mon...

The more infectious so-called British strain of COVID-19 is now spreading domestically in Estonia, while the relative importance of people who do not know where they caught the virus is growing. Hospitals in northern Estonia are overburdened as there...

For months, there have been reports that the pace of vaccination is not what it should be. This has now been admitted by the social minister and the ministry’s secretary general. While there is talk of a small part of teachers, rescue workers and p...

Mayor of Tallinn Mihhail Kõlvart (Center) said on Thursday that he wants the city involved in vaccination efforts. Local governments currently have no role in the immunization process, which the mayor finds is a mistake.

Head of the Intensive Care Center of the North Estonia Medical Center (PERH) Kristo Erikson says that Estonia should impose a lockdown as the country is on course for a situation where hospitals will no longer be able to help everyone in need.

People taking a stroll on Estonia’s sunbathed northern coast have been treated to shocking sights of dead and dying swans in recent days – bird flu is nearing epidemic proportions.

Prosecutor General Andres Parmas said on the “Otse Postimehest” webcast that he sees no need for the government’s plan of criminalizing hate speech as the matter is already regulated on the legislative level. At the same time, Parmas understand...

Even though everyone agrees that the European Union is also responsible for the rest of the world, European voters would not understand gifting vaccines to third countries in the conditions of acute deficit, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said after a re...

The net loss of Tallink Group came to €108.3 million in 2020 following the coronavirus pandemic. The company made a net profit of €49.7 million in 2019.

While Malian soldiers are skillful, they lack confidence. They have been delivered a series of defeats and their base has been overrun or taken away from them put simply.

Estonia’s HOIA coronavirus close contact notification app that took off with a bang has not managed to reach its potential in terms of helping contain the virus. Experts attribute the application’s failure to a series of mistakes. The Ministry of...

People who have received the first dose of vaccine now outnumber COVID-19 cases for the last 12 months.

Ramped up Chinese intelligence activity is catching the eye of Estonian security agencies.

Member of the government’s scientific advisory council, professor of virology Irja Lutsar told the “Otse Postimehest” webcast that Estonia needs to lower its COVID-19 reproduction rate (R) that requires restrictions to cover all social groups.

Minister of Culture Anneli Ott (Center Party) does not favor overregulation and fails to see the need for Song and Dance Festival legislation.

Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) sees no problem with using Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine if the European Medicines Agency approves it.