As investor Lars Thuesen informed Nordic Aviation Group (Nordica) on Monday of his intention not to proceed with the privatization of the company, the management board of the Estonian state-owned airline, after assessing the economic situation, decid...

The Harju County Court approved on Tuesday a deal under which Tõnis Liinat, a former elder of Tallinn's Pirita city district, is to serve time in prison for corruption crimes.

Eften ABC4 OÜ, a company bringing together several Estonian investors, signed an agreement with the Finnish listed company Citycon Oyj on Tuesday to acquire the Kristiine Keskus shopping mall in Tallinn.

During another shelling on November 7, a Russian drone struck a residential building in Kyiv where my colleague, the Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine, Annely Kolk, resides. Upon learning of this incident, I immediately sent her words of support. Her re...

The question of who is guilty is a fundamental question for us, especially in light of the preamble of the Constitution, writes Rait Maruste (Reform Party), former justice of the Supreme Court.

The Würzburg Prosecutor's Office in Germany has initiated a criminal investigation against the head of a local car dealership suspected of illegally exporting luxury cars to Russia, and at the request of the German authorities, investigators also se...

Vox Populi of political parties. In the context of local elections, the question of the voting rights of holders of grey passports has arisen. What role does the grey passport, intended as a temporary travel document, play today? What are the reasons...

The Constitution is a serious thing and if we don't take it seriously, we don't take our country seriously. Estonian state bodies and local government councils must be elected only by the citizens of this country, writes columnist Tarmo Pikner.

Stanislav Romanyuk, 39, a citizen of Ukraine last residing in Estonia, was sentenced on Wednesday by a court in New Haven to 33 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a scheme to violate United States e...

The European Commission has approved funding for five cross-border projects to support more coordinated and efficient defense procurement among EU member states, with three of the projects involving Estonia.

The Integration Foundation calls everyone for the integration conference entitled «Cultural diversity – An Obstacle or an Opportunity in Shaping a Cohesive Society?». You can attend the first day of the conference via live-stream at the Postimees...

«I just hate inflation,» said Annely Akkermann, head of the Riigikogu finance committee, in an interview with Postimees a few months ago. The topic was so important to Akkermann that she repeated «I hate inflation» several times.

On Wednesday night, the Estonian Defense Forces’ Engineer Battalion demolished the Kanama bridge on the Tallinn-Pärnu highway, which the Transport Administration plans to rebuild with significantly higher load-bearing capacity.

Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election has overshadowed all other events. One such event, occurring shortly before the election, was the release of a report on the broad-based defense of the European Union, led by former Finnish presi...

The European Union must back Ukraine «for as long as it takes» in its fight to repel Russia's invasion, the bloc's designated foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told a confirmation hearing in Brussels Tuesday.

Security policy-making politicians and security officials sometimes embellish or distort the truth to maintain public confidence or protect the rule of law. We must ask ourselves from time to time whether these «noble lies» from security experts mi...

On November 3, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow met with participants in the «Time of Heroes» program at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. «Time of Heroes» consists of veterans who fought in Ukraine and survived, or occupiers, depending on ...

INF Infra OÜ, a subsidiary of the listed Estonian investment company Infortar Group, signed a contract with Rail Baltic Estonia OÜ on Nov. 11, 2024, to construct a section of the Rail Baltic main line between the small towns of Kangru and Saku in H...

Leaving aside the personalities of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, one could see a deep gulf separating Democrats and Republicans. The results of the United States election convincingly revealed the distorted picture that media opinion polls painted ...

Estonian defense industry company Frankenburg Technology is sending its domestically produced anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine for testing, with the first samples expected to arrive by the end of this year.

Vox Populi of political parties.The preliminary results of the US presidential election are in. What are the next tasks for Estonian diplomats and politicians to ensure continued good relations between the United States and Estonia?

Ask a question here:In November 2003, UNESCO added the Song and Dance Celebration tradition of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Now, 21 years later, stakeholders of the Song and Dance Celebrations from Esto...

North Korea has intervened in Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, posing significant challenges for the United States, NATO, and Estonia, Erkki Koort, security expert at the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences and Postimees, writes.

A few months ago, I analyzed the Michal government's coalition agreement and concluded that the only certainty at the moment was that nothing was certain. Although I was somewhat skeptical about whether the new government can avoid repeating the mist...

Estonian President Alar Karis, Prime Minister Kristen Michal and Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory on social media.