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

Economic growth of 1,2% in the fourth quarter of last year, which ended ten quarters of recession, surprised analysts, as it was significantly higher than the initial estimate of Statistics Estonia

The Social Democratic Party wants to limit political donations to €100.000 and intends to change the law before the next election; party chairman Lauri Läänemets stated that political decisions should not be made by a small group of people

Inequality between the skills of different generations is growing faster in Estonia than in other OECD countries, increasing the risk of marginalisation among the least qualified adults

Enefit Green and AFRY signed a contract to provide Front-End Engineering Design services for the 1.000-megawatt Liivi Bay offshore wind farm in Estonia, which could cover half of Estonia's current electricity consumption