At the time when the euro was about to officially enter circulation in Europe, I found myself sitting in an interesting chair, Peeter Koppel, the editor the «Money and Economy» section of Fookus, writes.

General Martin Herem, known for his straightforward military demeanor, has once again addressed the looming military threats and how the defense forces can preempt or, if prevention fails, overcome these threats. Editor Meelis Oidsalu discusses how t...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday summoned Iran’s charge d'affaires to call for the release of the Estonian resident on board the ship seized on April 13 in the Strait of Hormuz.

Forestry tycoons have complained that Estonia is the only country in the North-East or even the whole of Europe that mandates a bird non-disturbance period. Actually, although similarly to Estonia, some type of partial logging ban period and bird non...

A year has just passed since the formation of the current government. And quite a few members of parliament have published beautiful pictures with captions along the lines of «a year since taking the oath». Columnist Viktoria Ladõnskaja-Kubits ask...

Many believe that only a military defeat and the collapse of Russia will eliminate the military threat to the entire world. Columnist Andrey Kuzichkin suspects that this is not quite right.

Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets said at a meeting with Abbess Philareta, head of the Puhtitsa Stavropegial Dormition Convent in northeastern Estonia, on Tuesday that relations with the Moscow Patriarchate must be severed.

President Alar Karis said at a meeting with Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets on Monday that Estonia will not close churches or disband congregations, but religious freedom cannot justify war crimes.

The decision by US Congress to adopt the long-awaited Ukraine aid package could bring a turning point on the battlefield in Ukraine, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on Saturday.

Not only individual politicians, but, in some areas, as much as a quarter of residents do not live at their registered address. How can the state and local governments communicate with their citizens and plan infrastructure, school and kindergarten p...

​Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology Tiit Riisalo wants to take the e-government to a new level, with a wish to borrow 200 million for this purpose. Getting married, divorcing, finding a kindergarten place and paying bills with ...

Estonian parliament speaker Lauri Hussar together with his Latvian and Lithuanian counterparts sent a joint letter to Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, in which they underlined that the Russian threat continues to be imminent and ...

Some things are clearer, but a solution is not yet in sight. On Thursday, the Supreme Court announced that it agrees with the complaint of President Alar Karis, which is that the Riigikogu has passed the Land Tax Act unconstitutionally. As we know, t...

The Estonian Ministry of the Interior has imposed an entry ban on pro-Russian singer Misha Marvin, who was scheduled to perform in Tallinn on Friday.

A shift in power occurred in the City of Tallinn over the weekend. What can the new city government realistically accomplish before next year's local elections?

Estonian Reform Party MP Kristo Enn Vaga is about to ride a bicycle from Tallinn to Kyiv to raise donations for the purchase of 4x4 vehicles and drones that are vital for Ukrainian forces in the ongoing war.

Nowadays, constitutions are seen as something to be read and assessed in today's context, former Supreme Court Justice Rait Maruste (Reform Party) finds.

The behavior of Jürgen Ligi and the Reform Party with regard to the voting rights of Russian citizens would be fundamentally different and progressive if they adhered to the principles of teamwork and behaved like the four musketeers, management con...

Estonian Regional Minister Madis Kallas is leaving his post on Tuesday, with his ministerial powers ending at midnight.

More and more facts are emerging that we are under constant hybrid attack. Of course, this requires countering hybrid threats, but perhaps it is appropriate to discuss what kind of hybrid attack capability we ourselves need, writes Erkki Koort, secur...

After the recent forecast by the Ministry of Finance, even the biggest optimists can no longer hope that Estonia's economic situation will improve on its own. The only solution is to roll up our sleeves and implement economic policies that will final...

The Estonian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday afternoon it has been confirmed that there is a resident of Estonia on board the ship that was captured in the Strait of Hormuz early on Saturday.

The Tallinn City Council at its extraordinary sitting on Sunday elected Social Democrat Jevgeni Ossinovski as mayor of Tallinn and endorsed the composition of the new city government.

Estonia's Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets said on a television current affairs show on Thursday evening that he will propose to the Riigikogu declaring the Moscow-based Orthodox church body, the Patriarchate of Moscow, a terrorist organization so t...

Intelligence activities by the intelligence and security services of the Russian Federation, which have become increasingly aggressive of late, continue to be the main intelligence threat to Estonia, Estonia's Internal Security Service (ISS) says in ...