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Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:50:21 +0200
Kaja Kallas: Aggression will bring along the mother of all sanctions
Having discussed the European security situation with the national Defense Council, President Alar Karis and Prime Minister Kaja Kallas agreed that although Estonia is not facing an immediate military threat, Russia’s threatening behavior towards U...

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:53:08 +0200
UK mulling doubling troop presence in Estonia
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that the country is considering stationing another 900 troops and new weapons in Estonia.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:44:09 +0200
«I had never felt pain like that»
Single mother Šolpan Begaidarova (30), raising three kids by herself in Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty, can celebrate January 6 as her second birthday after she was hit by four bullets fired from a Kalashnikov assault rifle when on her way to bu...

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:00:52 +0200
Circuit court sentences Lihula shooter to life in prison
The Tallinn Circuit Court on Wednesday sentenced Mikk Tarraste to life imprisonment.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:17:36 +0200
ICDS chief: Ukraine has not counted on the threat from the north
As Ukraine’s defense plans are eastbound, Kiev has not considered the possibility of a serious threat from the north, with a joint Russian-Belarusian training exercise unfolding there at present, Chief Executive of the International Center for Defe...

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:06:03 +0200
Kallas calls for U.S. troops in the Baltics
Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) urged the United States to ramp up its military presence in the Baltic countries in an interview to Financial Times. Russia has amassed over 100,000 troops on the Ukraine border. Kallas wants NATO to boost its east...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:45:46 +0200
EKRE energy prices protest meeting draws thousands
The opposition Conservative People’s Party (EKRE) held a protest meeting in Tallinn’s Freedom Square on Saturday to lament the government’s economic policy and demand lower energy prices.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:38:49 +0200
Government agrees on new energy price compensation measures
The government reached an agreement on a universal price of electricity alleviation measure on Thursday. Recent targeted measures will also be retained, with a part of people relying on electrical heating able to turn to their local government for he...

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:51:02 +0200
Additional €380 million allocated for national defense
Estonia is planning to allocate an extra €380 million for defense, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) said in a political statement delivered to the Riigikogu on Wednesday. The money will be distributed between four ministries in 2022-2025.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:00:53 +0200
Estonia could get a nuclear power plant
Searching for long-term solutions to help safeguard the Estonian economy from the price of energy crisis, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) and Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Taavi Aas (Center) support nuclear energy.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:37:00 +0200
Coalition fails to agree on Monday
The Reform Party and Center Party did not manage to reach a compromise on additional energy prices compensation measures in the coalition council on Monday. Talks are set to continue on Tuesday afternoon.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:11:00 +0200
Prime minister: 'We want to resolve the situation'
The coalition council will convene on Monday to discuss further energy price compensation measures. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) says in an interview that the sides will do everything they can to reach an agreement.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:42:00 +0200
Jens Stoltenberg: Aggression will see NATO severely punish Russia
The unity and dedication of NATO in the defense of allies is adamant and the latter are prepared for whichever steps Russia might take, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Postimees in an exclusive interview.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 12:43:00 +0200
Prime minister: What we have is a populist race
Members of the Reform Party describe coalition partner Center’s universal electricity bills compensation scheme as populist and unrealistically costly. The Center Party, looking to secure a compromise in the government on Thursday, maintains that a...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:04:00 +0200
US charge d’affaires: We are not negotiating over Estonia’s head
Brian Roraff, temporary U.S. charge d’affaires in Estonia, says in an interview that there will be three dialogues concerning the Ukraine crisis this week that cannot be described as negotiations.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:48:00 +0200
Ambassador: Saudis interested in what the Estonian defense industry has to offer
The Arabian Peninsula constitutes a wealthy market with a lot of potential for the Estonian defense industry, with more than a few companies having a foot in the door in the region already, Jaan Reinhold, Estonian ambassador in Abu Dhabi, tells Posti...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:59:00 +0200
Crushing bankruptcy proceedings corrupt Seppik family
Former Interior Minister Ain Seppik and two of his sons are suspected of offering to bribe a trustee in bankruptcy.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:35:41 +0200
Estonia highlighted cybersecurity in UNSC
Minister of Foreign Affairs Eva-Maria Liimets (Center) and Estonian Ambassador to the UN Sven Jürgenson summed up Estonia’s UN Security Council membership, appearing in front of the Riigikogu on Wednesday. Both emphasized cybersecurity topics as p...

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:40:00 +0200
Simson: Fossil fuels should not be subject to tax incentives
Both the green turn and European Union climate policy are blamed for high energy prices. European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson assures that is not the case in an interview to Postimees.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:15:15 +0200
Two killed in an occupational accident at Enefit plant
A serious occupational accident at an Enefit Power oil plant in Ida-Viru County on Sunday cost the lives of two men, aged 27 and 38.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:11:46 +0200
Tragic accident claims life of teenager
An accident that claimed the life of a young man at the Kuutsemäe Ski Center raises more questions than answers, with a criminal investigation launched to provide the latter.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:52:28 +0200
New species of large moth found in Estonia
One can only imagine the excitement of University of Tartu research fellow Erki Õunap when scientific journal Zootaxa published an article last month describing a new species of moth discovered in Estonia and named Nola estonica. A thorough study he...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 20:09:15 +0200
A year of persistent alarm clocks
The story of the man who burned his fence for heat every winter and had to build a new one in the summer is a sad one. I would not like to see the whole of Estonia be like that man. We can do better, Marti Aavik, Postimees editor-in-chief, writes.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 14:34:00 +0200
Taliban spokesman: We will not allow acts of terrorism from Afghanistan
The Taliban promises not to allow the territory of Afghanistan to be used for staging terrorist attacks against other countries, Bilal Karimi (40), one of two official Taliban spokesmen, tells Postimees in an interview.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 10:53:58 +0200
Estonian police nab boss of Lithuanian car thieves
Luxurious way of life, follow-me cars and a complicated case. Estonian detectives worked for years to unravel a wave of car theft and trace it back to the infamous Kamuolys gang out of Kaunas.



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