Europe Estonia Vaccine shortage of a year ago is turning into a large vaccine surplus, with interest in vaccination waning while factories work at full capacity and warehouses fill up with doses
Europe Estonia The country shipped over ten tonnes of materials, consisting mainly of high-voltage aluminium cables, control cables and other overhead line accessories, to the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy to help rebuild destroyed infrastructure
Europe Estonia The country will probably have to prepare for mass immigration from Russia later this year, experts say, given more tolerant immigration laws and the city of Narva is cheaper and has a large Russian-speaking population
Europe Estonia The European Commission has decided to allocate more than €2 billion from the Brexit adjustment reserve to 12 member states, of which Estonia will receive a total of €5,2 million to mitigate the negative effects of the UK's withdrawal from the EU
Europe Estonia The NGO Nähtamatud Loomad ('Invisible Animals') organised the rescue of shelter animals from Ukraine
Europe Estonia Construction work in the rails area of Tartu railway station has started to improve access to the station platform between the railway tracks with a €1,57 million budget
Europe Estonia The red-coloured cycle lanes installed in the capital last October have since deteriorated, with melting snow revealing that the work did not survive the winter
Europe Estonia The EU Environmental Council suspended permissions for logging at Natura 2000 forest habitat sites for 28 months; the infringement procedure was started as the Commission claims Estonia doesn't sufficiently assess habitat impacts when allowing logging
Europe Estonia According to the Minister of Economy and Infrastructure, the agricultural target of the European climate package is not even theoretically achievable for the country; other areas of concern are the transport and maritime sectors
Europe Estonia For the first time, the Estonian Aviation Academy has opened admissions to two international fee-based curricula, Commercial Air Transport Pilot and Commercial Aviation Management; successful completion of the studies confers an engineering degree
Europe Estonia The nominees for the Estonian Music Awards 2022 have been announced; the initiative is a cooperation of the Estonian Music Council and the Estonian Association of Phonogram Producers
Europe Estonia The central government has allocated some 381 million euros to local governments to support the operation and maintenance of general education schools next year, and a new measure to be introduced is support for the culture backpack
Europe Estonia ETV's annual Christmas charity initiative 'Jõulutunnel' this year raised more than 420.000€ which will go to the cancer charity Kingitud Elu