Although the Riigikogu passed a law amendment past Wednesday (February 9) preventing bailiffs from seizing electricity compensations, the applicants had already received the compensations which were then seized.

At the time when price rise is setting new records and old age pensioners can barely make their money last until the next pension payment day, some 5,000 of them who had their pensions delivered home had an unpleasant surprise – their pensions were...

The explosively spreading omicron strain of the corona virus has resulted in a serious labor problem in a number of sectors as workers have fallen ill or been forced to remain in isolation due to close contact with those infected.

The Toompea castle complex, troubled by utilities problems and high maintenance costs, could be repaired without much difficulty, a heritage protection analysis carried out by the Tallinn urban planning department shows. Yet before launching the over...

The Estonian servicemen dispatched to Poland during the migration crisis were a good example of the philosophy that Poland’s defense begins in Tallinn, says General Rajmund Andrzejczak, commander of the Polish army.

The demonstration against the corona-related restrictions, which began at the Sikupilli shopping centre, became violent at the end of the meeting as the police handcuffed a young man attempting to drive up to Toompea hill.

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...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that the country is considering stationing another 900 troops and new weapons in Estonia.

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...

The Tallinn Circuit Court on Wednesday sentenced Mikk Tarraste to life imprisonment.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

Former Interior Minister Ain Seppik and two of his sons are suspected of offering to bribe a trustee in bankruptcy.

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...

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.