Новости за 07.05.2024

In an international architectural competition, the jury chose "Lumière" for a new high-rise building at Tartu maantee 17 in Tallinn's city center. French architect Marcelo Joulia of Naço and Estonian architect Eek & Mutso Arhitektid designed the building.

On May 9, a series of events will take place across Estonia to celebrate both Europe Day and Estonia's accession to NATO. However, on the other side of the Narva River, in Ivangorod, events celebrating Russian "Victory Day" are also set to take place once again.

Eurovision fans in Estonia will be able to experience all the action from this year's contest in Malmö live via ERR's TV channels, radio stations and online portals. Both semi-finals and the grand final will be broadcast live with commentary available in Estonian, Russian and Estonian sign language.

Researchers at the University of Tartu are developing a palm-sized drone that would fly overhead to inspect crops. The small and inexpensive device can already distinguish rotten potatoes from fresh tubers.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) proposes that Estonia assess its future public spending and tax revenue choices. The OECD is also concerned about Estonian enterprises' low productivity and hefty co-payments for health care.

According to a recent study, Estonians are known for their love of medicinal plants, which is evident in both their purchasing habits and the variety of goods accessible in pharmacies. Estonian folk medicine was most likely well preserved during the Soviet era.

A third legal graffiti wall has been opened in Tallinn. The new wall, which provides a space for novice and experienced graffiti and street artists alike, to create new works, is located in the city's Mustamäe district.

The Education and Youth Board (Harno) created a Green Skills Program to improve Estonian education's labor market relevance and environmental sustainability. The EU Regeneration and Resilience Facility funds the initiative fully.

Reservists' Week in Estonia ended Monday, and commander of the Estonian National Defense College (Kaitseväe akadeemia) Brigadier General Vahur Karus took this opportunity to reflect on the role of the reservist as a carrier of attitudes and values in society and how society improves thanks to our soldiers' efforts.

The Estonian Education and Youth Board (Harno) has postponed the roll out of e-exams for students completing basic school. At a press briefing, Harno explained that a quarter of schools that trialed e-exams this spring do not yet consider themselves ready for such a testing method to be applied across the board.

Minister of Finance Mart Võrklaev (Reform) hopes that the Parliament will adopt a negative supplementary budget of €175 million before January. However, there is still no consensus in the government on where to cut so much.

The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) has announced a supplementary tender for two further national radio licenses.

Some Bolt drivers drive more than 300 hours a month, i.e. more than 10 hours a day without rest days, justifying this by the need to maintain a reasonable service. However, Bolt estimates that there are very few such drivers, and most of them are active for less than eight hours a day.

Estonia's food card (Toidukaard) initiative came first in its category at the European Innovation Awards, doled out in Barcelona last week.

Former University of Tartu professor Viacheslav Morozov, who has been held on suspicion of conducting intelligence activities against the Republic of Estonia since January 3, is to remain in custody for two additional months.

Kristi Raik, deputy director of the International Center for Defense and Security (ICDS) and director of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, has announced she will be running for the head of the Finnish Institute of Foreign Affairs (FIIA).

A mass charity run which took place Sunday attracted several celebrities in Estonia, among the hundreds of ordinary folk who took part.

Külli Tatter, head of the Õpilasmalev Foundation that organizes student summer camps, said on the "Terevisioon" morning show that the organization has set itself the task of making sure every student willing to go to camp finds suitable work and fun companions this summer. She said that traditional camp chores include picking berries and ground maintenance work.

Jürgen Karvak, junior researcher in stream ecology at the University of Tartu, noted on the "Ökoskoop" program that it is rare to find a stream or river in Estonia that has remained untouched by human impact in its entirety. Before restoration efforts begin, it is crucial to understand the goals of such an endeavor.

Although economic conditions may prevent young people who have moved abroad from returning to Estonia, they are also deterred by values perceived as Eastern European, write researchers from the University of Tartu. However, most young people who have moved across the border still consider it important to identify as Estonian.

The Riigikogu on Tuesday approved legislation to render Estonia's e-voting rules clearer, allow voting on smart devices in the future and using Smart-ID for the purposes of electronic identification.

The combined military spending of NATO members is 18 times that of Russia, with a massive advantage in all types of weaponry. Being this afraid in a situation like that seems a peculiar way of doing the right thing, Raul Rebane notes in Vikerraadio's daily comment.

A vocational school in the South Estonian town of Viljandi has been forced to reduce enrollment and lay off some teachers, mainly because the national funding model for vocational schools favors distance learning.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko seems to have played both sides of the equation in his cozying up to the Putin regime in Russia, acting by turn as war hawk and would-be peacemaker, anti-misinformation site Propastop reports.

Estonian public broadcaster ERR is hosting a range of election specials on its TV, radio and online channels, ahead of European Parliament polling day on June 9.