Europe Estonia The Estonian police decided to ban public gatherings related to the 9 May celebrations in Harjumaa, Lääne and Ida-Virumaa counties
Europe Estonia Sixteen-year-olds could gain the right to vote in national elections under plans presented by Estonia's new Reform-Eesti 200-Socialdemocrats coalition; the voting age has been lowered to 16 for local elections in 2015
Europe Estonia The Year of the Sauna is celebrated this year 2023 and coincides with the 800th anniversary of a Christian miracle that occurred in a sauna in 1223, an original story with no similar traces in legends of other areas
Europe Estonia Work has begun on the restoration of a historic wooden Orthodox church in Narva-Jõesuu that was severely damaged by two arsons. The restoration will take several years and cost around €600.000
Europe Estonia Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace were intercepted for the second time in a week
Europe Estonia The Tartu 2024 European Capital of Culture programme for southern Estonia was presented on Friday at a free outdoor party and concert in Põlva
Europe Estonia In yesterday's elections to elect a new prime minister and renew the 101 seats in the unicameral parliament, one of the most talked-about topics of the campaign has been support for Ukraine
Europe Estonia Due to the construction of the new Old Town Port tram line (Vanasadama tram line), part of Gonsiori and Laikmaa streets in central Tallinn will be blocked at the beginning of March
Europe Estonia According to Elektrilevi, its current network can supply about 50% of the charging needs of electric cars in private homes and 25% in apartment buildings
Europe Estonia Noise pollution from the weapons and exercises at EDF's central training area disturbs local residents, with houses shaking and animals becoming frightened, and a generally disturbed quality of life
Europe Estonia Estonia Ambassador to Russia Margus Laidre has reportedly been summoned by the Russian Foreign Ministry and given until 7 February to leave the country
Europe Estonia A critical situation has arisen in Tallinn in recent months, with ambulances sometimes having to wait for several hours outside hospitals to be able to admit patients who needed urgent medical care or often going 100 kilometres away to regional hospitals
Europe Estonia The Ministry of the Environment urged that the large number of used batteries should be disposed of in special collection containers and not together with general waste under any circumstances