Europe Estonia Local authorities are considering whether to continue paying teachers during the strike, with teachers going on strike as of 22 January; the city of Tallinn has decided to continue paying teachers even during the strike
Europe Estonia The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications wants to quadruple the annual quota of immigrant workers from third countries to alleviate labour shortages, but unions say an analysis is needed to make sure the move does not suppress wage growth
Europe Estonia The Estonian state is evaluating the capacities of European munitions manufacturers for its largest purchase to date amounting to €280 million; while production lines are currently on hold for up to two years, the state is hoping for faster delivery times
Europe Estonia Estonian real estate market transactions have fallen by a third year-on-year, back to levels of 10 years ago; European Central Bank is refraining from raising interest rates, but experts do not expect the Estonian real estate market to improve soon
Europe Estonia In Kohtla-Järve, Eneli Jefimova set a new Estonian short course record in the 50-metre breaststroke, covering the distance in a time of 29,66, beating her previous record from December
Europe Estonia 'The Girl Who Kept Her Eyes Open', a new children's book in Estonian published by the European Commission, tells the story of the war in Ukraine and will soon reach schools in the Baltic republic
Europe Estonia A sugar tax will be introduced starting in 2025, estimated to bring in at least 25 million Euros in revenue; it is not yet clear which impact it will have on consumers as the percentage weighing on shoppers hasn't been decided yet
Europe Estonia 57% of Estonian citizens think PM Kaja Kallas should resign over the scandal related to her husband's Russia business, according to a fresh poll commissioned by Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
Europe Estonia A €180 million loan will back the country's path to decarbonisation and energy independence, with Enefit Green and the European Investment Bank supporting the construction of an onshore wind farm
Europe Estonia A recent tender organized by the Estonian state resulted in a potential production of 1.070 gigawatt hours of renewable energy, although bids are currently provisional and subject to verification
Europe Estonia The Estonian Methodist Church has left the United Methodist Church International because it disagreed with the organisation's liberal approach to LGBT rights
Europe Estonia Following the inaction of the Narva city government, the central government decided to change the names of streets in Narva that are not considered appropriate in Estonia because of their links to the Soviet Union