The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Tallinn - Parliament and president were locked in a legislative stand-off in Estonia on Tuesday after the Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, passed a bill on freezing the wages of deputies for a second time. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves refused to...
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
TALLINN- According to a plan for the reorganization of the schoool network now being prepered for at the Education Ministry about one hundred Estonian high schools, called gumnaasiumid, gymnasia, in Estonian, could be closed, the daily Eesti Paevaleht reported. Education Minister Tonis Lukas
A Step At A Time (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
At Marko Mihkelson’s blog, the English text of his recent Baltic Times interview on the subject of Russia and the EU. Excerpt: Estonia has often been criticized for its inadequate integration of Russian speaking residents into greater society, how do you respond to these claims? I think that the Estonian integration process has been more or [...]
Okiedoke (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
A recent blog post of mine made in jest… Such language in an Oklahoma blog November 22nd, 2008 I don’t understand what some folks dare to say about our new President-elect. Take Jaanus, writing in his blog “Oklahoma”. Baracki-karisma Honestly, I just don’t get it! One interpretation. … has now put me on a quest. But I need help. The quest began when [...]
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Toomas Hõbemägi A most unusual incident occurred in central Tallinn yesterday when a driver who was ignoring the indications of a traffic regulator drove 1.5 km with the regulator on the car’s bonnet. Postimees writes that the regulator, Arvo Lindevest, claims that when he blocked the Ford Mustang driven by Kalev Rebane who wanted to make an illegal turn to the Vabaduse square, Rebane drove into him...
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
by Robin Fenlon It's only 50 days until the riding population of the world all descend upon the Estonian city of Tallinn for the Simpel Session. This contest is regarded by the majority who go as being one of the best BMX in the world. The atmosphere is relaxed, the riding is off the hook and the parties are long... Tickets and hotels are on the cheap side and a it's not a bad way to spend some of...
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Currently the list that prohibits entering Estonia contains 2264 people, Õhtuleht reports. Prohibition of entry is applied for those, who for some reason are unwanted or dangerous to Estonia. Citizenship and Migration Board noted that basis for prohibition is also being illegally in the country. “The Ministry of Internal Affairs doesn’t keep a statistics, which state’s citizens there is the most,”...
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
An Estonian ISP that temporarily hosted the command-and-control servers for the Srizbi botnet, responsible for a large portion of the world's spam, has cut off those servers, according to computer security analysts. Starline Web Services, based in Estonia's capital Tallinn, had hosted four domain names identified as the control points for Srizbi, according to researchers from computer security firm...
DV Hardware (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Yahoo News writes an Estonian ISP that temporarily hosted the command and control servers for the Srizbi botnet , which is responsible for a very large chunk of all spam on the Internet, has cut off those servers. Starline Web Services, based in Estonia's capital Tallinn, had hosted four domain names identified as the control points for Srizbi, according to researchers from computer security firm FireEye....
Financial24 (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
(TALLINN) - Estonia's slump is likely to deepen in 2009, with the economy contracting by 3.5 percent rather than the 2.1 percent that was predicted previously, the finance ministry warned Thursday.E
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Tallinn - Government ministries in the Baltic nation of Estonia threw their doors open to the public Wednesday as part of the country's celebrations to mark 90 years since it first declared independence. Estonia prides itself on its open governance, frequently scoring well in international surveys for its low levels of corruption and high transparency of information. But on Wednesday, designated "Citizens'...
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
By Matt Withers TALLINN - With unemployment up 68.3 percent year-on-year, on Nov. 10 Estonia began experiencing one of the most dramatic shifts in workplace dynamics in history – and according to analysts the trend is set to continue well into 2009. According to third quarter data reported by Estonian Statistics the number of unemployed now sits at 44,000 – the highest recorded figure for several years...
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Tallinn - The presidents of the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania met near the Estonian capital, Tallinn, Tuesday to discuss relations with Russia among other topics. In the picturesque, snowbound surroundings of Sausti Manor, President Valdis Zatlers of Latvia and Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania were hosted by their Estonian counterpart, Toomas Hendrik Ilves. After the meeting the three...
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Estonia set itself a long-term objective of establishing an embassy in India and in near future is planning to appoint a non-residing ambassador to India, writes Postimees Online/LETA. “On the basis of Estonia’s interest in increasing its contacts with India, Estonia has started the process of appointing an ambassador who would not reside in this country,” said the minister of foreign affairs Urmas...
