Estonia Post Times
Sat, 19 Feb 2022 17:20:56 +0200Which flag should fly on Tall Hermann tower?
Tuesday’s statement of Varro Vooglaid, the head of Foundation for the Protection of Family and Tradition (SAPTK) regarding the Estonian flag and Estonia’s statehood brought along widespread condemnation.
Sat, 19 Feb 2022 17:09:00 +0200Construction of hospital brings a quarry to the green capital
The latest sitting of the Tallinn City Council spelled out a fact which the officials have been stubbornly ignoring so far: the construction of the Tallinn Hospital in Lasnamägi district requires the removal of limestone in an amount equal to two ye...
Sat, 19 Feb 2022 17:06:02 +0200Eesti Energia asked Brussels’ help against the government
Eesti Energia, the state-owned energy company, sent a letter to the European Commission asking whether the government’s plan to change the procedure of appointing supervisory board members of Elektrilevi is justified.
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:57:00 +0200Russia has not enough forces to occupy Ukraine, Estonian intelligence says
According to the Estonian Foreign Intelligence service information, Russia has currently insufficient forces for a full-scale occupation Ukraine and if President Vladimir Putin should decide to attack, the likely moves include seizing a smaller area ...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:04:00 +0200Estonia’s message to Ukraine is not bringing its diplomats home
Unlike a number of Western nations, Estonia has not recommended or ordered its diplomats to leave Ukraine. According to Minister of Defense Kalle Laanet (Reform Party), this is primarily a message to Ukraine that we keep supporting them not only in p...
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:24:00 +0200Reclaiming compensations from bailiffs is no easy matter
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.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:43:14 +0200Pension delivery failure shakes the position of Social Insurance Board head
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...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:48:28 +0200The omicron wave makes employers’ life complicated
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.
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:53:51 +0200The Toompea castle is longing for repair
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...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:36:00 +0200Commander of the Polish army: Poland’s defense begins in Tallinn
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.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:42:00 +0200Demonstration became violent
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.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:50:21 +0200Kaja 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 +0200UK 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 +0200Circuit 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 +0200ICDS 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 +0200Kallas 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 +0200EKRE 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 +0200Government 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 +0200Additional €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 +0200Estonia 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 +0200Coalition 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 +0200Prime 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 +0200Jens 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 +0200Prime 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...