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Ten more pig farms in Estonia subject to entry ban in effort to halt ASF spread
ERR
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August 20, 2025
A one-month ban on entering 10 farms in Estonia entered into force Tuesday evening, as attempts continue to curb the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF has reached epidemic proportions in Estonia, leading to the slaughter of over 20,000 pigs...
Estonian lawyer charged with violating sanctions on Russian legal defense fund
ERR
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August 19, 2025
The Office of the Prosecutor General has sent to court a criminal case in which sworn advocate Urmas Simon is charged with violating an international sanction placed on a Russian foundation. The organization, Pravfond, is aimed at providing legal...
Estonian Railways CEO: Elron informed about track work delays in May
ERR
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August 19, 2025
State-owned rail operator Elron was informed of this in May this year about delays to reconstruction work, Kaido Zimmermann, head of railtrack operator Estonian Railways (Eesti Raudtee), said Tuesday. Estonian Railways had been forced to push the...
Ferry serving remote Estonian island Ruhnu expected to be repaired by Wednesday
ERR
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August 19, 2025
The Runö, a high-speed catamaran serving the remote Estonian island of Ruhnu, is expected to be repaired by this Wednesday (August 21). The Runö has been out of service due to a technical malfunction last week. "The ship should be repaired by...
Estonia Quits With Operation Inherent Resolve, Staying With Its NATO Mission In Iraq
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 19. Estonian Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur visited Iraq this week, where he met with Iraqi Defense Minister and President and Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, as well as commanders of...
Estonia to buy drones for hunters to curb swine fever
Baltic News Network
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August 19, 2025
In Estonia, the government will purchase 10 drones equipped with thermal cameras to help hunters find wild boars near enclosures where the infection has broken out, writes ERR News. Pig farmers, in turn, will receive support to resume operations....
Werder Bremen latest team to be linked to Estonian 'keeper Karl Jakob Hein
ERR
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August 19, 2025
Estonian national team and Arsenal goalkeeper Karl Jakob Hein has now been linked in the media with Bundesliga side Werder Bremen. Hein had recently been tipped to move to Rangers F.C. in Scotland, and before that to La Liga side Sevilla. He was...
Revenue from Estonian e-residents double the estimate in first half-year
ERR
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August 19, 2025
The direct economic impact of the Estonian e-Residency programme to the state was €68 million in the first six months of 2025, nearly double the target amount. Additionally, according to a recent study, e-resident entrepreneurs spend more than €15...
Retirement age in Estonia to rise to 65 years and one month for 2027
ERR
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August 19, 2025
The official retirement age in Estonia in 2027 is set at 65 years and one month, the finance ministry has said, following changes in the basis on which the age is calculated. The old-age pension age will hinge on the average expected life...
Former Estonian PM: Reform Party's low rating result of Ratas-Kallas decisions
ERR
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August 19, 2025
Support for the Reform Party has shrunk dramatically and only 5 percent of Estonians want to see Kristen Michal as prime minister. Today's Eesti Ekspress writes about the prime minister's dreadful year and asks whether, under Kristen Michal's...
Estonian Railways says lack of money, trains and drivers reason for Elron's schedule
ERR
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August 19, 2025
Elron will not increase the frequency of passenger train services this fall, despite earlier promises. The company cites delayed infrastructure work as the reason. However, Estonian Railways says that explanation is completely untrue and that in...
Pigs at center of ASF protests in Estonia still not culled despite go-ahead
ERR
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August 19, 2025
Nearly a week after the latest protests and despite authorities' approval, thousands of African swine fever-positive pigs at Nurme Farm in Viljandi County still remain unculled, as the Agricultural and Food Board (PTA) focuses on higher-priority...
Estonian first responders come to rescue of stork stuck in chimney
ERR
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August 19, 2025
Rescue Board (Päästeamet) personnel in Ida-Viru County received an unusual call-out at the weekend, after a stork got itself stuck in a chimney stack, agricultural weekly Maaleht reported. The authority received a call at just before 5 p.m. on...
Estonia to buy hunters thermal imaging drones to rein in ASF outbreak
ERR
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August 19, 2025
To curb the spread of African swine fever, the state will purchase 10 drones equipped with thermal cameras for hunters to better locate wild boar in fields near outbreak sites. Pig farmers will also receive support to temporarily put disused farms...
Kazakhstan Ships Grain to Europe via Estonian Port
Times of Central Asia
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August 19, 2025
Kazakhstan is expanding its grain exports to European markets, with significant shipments routed through Estonia’s Muuga port. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the Akmola region, the country’s top grain-producing area, exported 145,000...
Estonia axing reverse auctions has not seen offshore wind developers pull the plug
ERR
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August 19, 2025
Since the state abandoned its plan to support offshore wind farms through an underbidding scheme, foreign investors may be less inclined to pursue renewable energy projects in Estonia, potentially slowing the rollout of planned developments....
What to eat in the Estonian capital, Tallinn
AOL
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A new generation of well-travelled chefs is adding international flavours to Estonian cuisine, which traditionally blends Russian, German and Nordic influences. Photograph by Kate PrihodkoThis article was produced by National Geographic Traveller...
E-residents of Estonia contributed twice the expected revenue to the state in the first half of the year
The Baltic Times
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The direct economic impact of the Estonian e-Residency programme to the state was €68 million in the first six months of 2025, nearly double the target amount. Additionally, according to a recent study, e-resident entrepreneurs spend more than €15...
Leaving agency head proposes ways to exit Estonia's healthcare funding crisis
ERR
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August 19, 2025
In recent weeks, the Health Insurance Fund (Tervisekassa) has been in the spotlight over its summer retreat and new office space. But at the same time, a bigger issue looms: how to cope with a situation where social tax revenues are no longer...
Estonian PM Calls for NATO-Style Security Guarantees for Ukraine Ahead of Washington Talks
Mezha
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August 18, 2025
Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Mihal expressed the position that security guarantees for Ukraine should be brought as close as possible to the principles of NATO’s collective defense under Article 5. He stressed that such guarantees should...