While discussions about Russia usually focus on military national defense, there is always a long preparatory process beforehand in which spies play a major role. Therefore, capturing spies is of great importance in preventing war, writes security ex...

Former world champion Ott Tänak announced after the Rally Japan that he will be stepping back, saying that this was his last full season in the World Rally Championship.

On Wednesday, the Harju County Court took into custody Oleg Bessedin — a pro-Kremlin blogger and creator of the Facebook group «Tallinntsy» («Tallinners») — who was detained by the Estonian Internal Security Service (KAPO) on suspicion of com...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that the Estonian state went too far with the general smoking ban introduced in prisons eight years ago, excessively interfering with people’s private lives and freedom of choice.

When the Soviet Union collapsed, I was 17 years old, and I still remember situations in which it was not possible to get by in Estonian in Tallinn, writes the opinion editor-in-chief Mart Raudsaar.

Auditor General Janar Holm on Monday presented the National Audit Office's annual report to the Riigikogu on shortcomings in the transport and mobility sector, noting a funding shortfall of at least 1.35 billion euros over the next five years.

Coming from a family of mathematicians, Ülo Kaasik says that money is a complicated matter and things here have to be clear.

The United States’ decision, long in the making, to withdraw troops from Romania and its nearby neighbors does not mean that its presence in the Baltic region will be reduced.

After the government, following a proposal by the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA), closed two road sections in southeastern Estonia that cross Russian territory earlier this month, the issue of building a bypass around the area known as the Saats...

Another scheme to circumvent sanctions against Russia has been uncovered in Estonia: several Estonian companies helped deliver equipment to Russia that is used, among othert hings, in the defense industry.

Estonian Minister of the Interior Igor Taro, during a visit to Poland, signed a letter of intent with Frontex Executive Director Hans Leijtens on Monday, reaffirming the clear intention to permanently establish a Frontex regional command center in th...

The District Prosecutor's Office for Economic and Corruption Crimes has closed its criminal investigation into the financial losses incurred by the state-owned airline Nordica. No crime was detected during the proceedings, and no one has been named a...

A short while ago we saw Russian troops in the Saatse boot, which meant the boot had to be closed to traffic. How to ensure safe connections for the Saatse area with the rest of Estonia?

The fortification of Gotland, Sweden's largest island, does not alter Russia's military objectives for seizing islands in the Baltic Sea in the event of a war with NATO, but it does change its preferences regarding the location where these objectives...

The local elections are over, and the voters have spoken. Despite Urmas Sõõrumaa's optimism on an ERR live broadcast, it can be said even before all the votes are finalized that the losers of these elections are the Reform Party and Eesti 200, whil...

The 2025 local government council elections have concluded. Nationwide, the best results were achieved by independent electoral alliances, which received 23.9% of the votes. They were followed by the Centre Party with 21.1% and Isamaa with 18.6%.

Following last week's events in the Saatse Boot, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) proposed to the government that the transit route through the area be permanently closed.

«He’s always been one to walk the edge,» says entrepreneur Urmas Sõõrumaa about his brief acquaintance, Estonian businessman Dmitri Polonski. Polonski has previously crossed the line with repeated tax fraud, but as public data now confirms, he ...

On Friday, Estonian border guards observed a larger-than-usual unit moving on the territory of the Russian Federation. As a result, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) decided in the evening to close the passage through the Saatse Boot to ensure ...

According to a comprehensive study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission, presented in Tallinn on Wednesday, user satisfaction with public services in Estonia is among the highest of the Europ...

A little about what Merkel actually said. What she thought, we don't know, MP Eerik-Niiles Kross (Reform Party) writes.

The Viru County Court, in a plea agreement, found member of the Kaitseliit (Defense League) volunteer corps, Ivan Dmitrijev, guilty of engaging in and supporting intelligence activities against Estonia, sentencing him to four years and 11 months in p...

In recent weeks, Western countries have been engaged in a heated debate about whether Russian aircraft ought to be shot down or not. Commander of the defense forces, Lt. Gen. Andrus Merilo, apparently followed the escalation of the debate for some ti...

There is a widespread political myth, as if the residents of Donbas long for Russia. This is a dangerous myth: for the Kremlin it is a justification for invasion, for Western countries it is a reason to talk about «territorial exchange». But does t...

The recent egregious intrusion of Russian military aircraft into Estonian airspace sharply reminded us again that we are a potential frontline state. However, all Russian military operations are always prepared in advance – and later, during the co...