Новости за 16.05.2024

Minister of Finance Mart Võrklaev (Reform), as the representative of Eesti Energia's sole shareholder in the state-owned energy company, appointed law firm Sorainen and audit firm Grant Thornton to conduct a special audit of the company, whose joint offer was the best in the tender.

The chairs of foreign affairs committees of 15 countries and the European Parliament issued a joint statement where they stated that the so-called 'foreign agent' law passed by the parliament of Georgia undermined democracy, and expressed support to the people of Georgia.

The Tallinn City Government has submitted a draft decision to the City Council to initiate a detailed plan and strategic environmental assessment for the property at Paldiski maantee 108 and its surrounding area in the Haabersti district.

Wednesday's episode of current affairs show "Ringvaade" covered an experiment that observed how Carl, one of Tallinn Zoo's African elephants, would react to the music of one particular Estonian band.

The full lineup has now been announced for this year's Viljandi Folk Music Festival. This year's festival features a host of top Estonian acts including Puuluup, Trad.Attack! and Zetod, as well as international artists from as far afield as Ghana, Mexico and the U.S.

An exhibition exploring our relationship with noise by Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) students opened at the Tallinn School of Music and Ballet MUBA on Wednesday.

The Estonian government has refused to grant exceptions to five schools and three kindergartens in Narva for the transition to Estonian-language education, as there were no compelling reasons for doing so.

This year's Võru Rally is to be replaced by a rally south of the border in Cesis, though will remain a stage in the 2024 domestic championship.

Airbnbs clearly operate as businesses and have an advantage over hotels, the Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association (EHRL) has said. The union is frustrated by the government's efforts to block EU legislation adding VAT on platform services.

Former Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu, leader of the opposition Isamaa party, sees Estonia's decision to vote in favor of a UN resolution calling for full UN membership for Palestine as a significant change in Estonia's foreign policy.

A proposed climate-resilient economy bill outlines what can realistically be achieved with existing technology. Without that, the law would be largely meaningless, Climate Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) told Wednesday's edition of politics show "Esimene stuudio."

The assassination attempt on Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico yesterday will not lead to major changes in the security of Estonia's high-ranking politicians, said Andris Viltsin, head of the Central Criminal Police's (CCP) personal protection office.

The state Cultural Endowment Fund's (Kultuurikapital) supervisory board has approved the construction of a new television house to be used by public broadcaster ERR, utilizing money from the fund itself.

According to the results of the most recent Estonian Social Survey, Estonian people are, on average, happier than both Latvians and Lithuanians. However, they are not nearly as happy as people who live in Finland or Sweden.

In a non-stock exchange transaction concluded on Tuesday, Estonian investment firm AS Infortar on Wednesday acquired an additional more than 26 million shares in AS Tallink Grupp, bumping its overall holding in Tallink to 46.74 percent.

ETV investigative show "Pealtnägija" spoke to basketball start Henri Drell, who, earlier this year, became the second Estonian to ever play in the NBA. Many people raised their eyebrows when Drell said he wanted to make it all the way to the world's top basketball league. However, this season the 24-year-old made that dream come true.

ETV investigative show "Pealtnägija" spoke to basketball start Henri Drell, who, earlier this year, became the second Estonian to ever play in the NBA. Many people raised their eyebrows when Drell said he wanted to make it all the way to the world's top basketball league. However, this season the 24-year-old made that dream come true.

Tuesday marked the opening of "Reflections," a joint new exhibition by Estonian and Spanish illustrators at the Estonian Children's Literature Center also included in the program of this year's Iberofest cultural festival.

Finnair is to resume flights between Tartu and Helsinki next month, after steps were taken to mitigate hazards its aircraft had faced on approach to the airport at Estonia's second city, due to Global Positioning System (GPS) jamming.

Firewood prices this year have fallen. Compared with last year, firewood and wood briquette are available for around 20 percent cheaper in 2024, although prices depend on transport distances as well. Firewood producers attribute the drop in prices to cheaper raw materials.

The 17th Lennart Meri Conference (LMC) "Let us not despair, but act" takes place May 16-18 in Tallinn and live streams of this year's panel discussions can be watched on ERR News.

Top Estonian cyclist Madis Mihkels finished stage eleven of the Giro d'Italia race in tumultuous style on Wednesday, colliding with two other competitors and coming off his bike.

Due to the cool spring, the tomatoes are ripe two weeks later and the first strawberries will be on the market soon.

A roundup of Estonian news and events taking place around the world from May 15-22.

Georgians protesting against the 'foreign influence' law are hoping for new elections this fall, and are strongly in favor of their country's European trajectory, reports ERR's Joakim Klementi from Tbilisi.