In Estonia

Wed, 22 Feb 2012, Baltic farmers discuss CAP reform…

It refers to low agricultural subsidies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, stating that the subsidy level in the Baltic States remains significantly below the EU average. The text was even supp...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012, Tallinn rocked by protests…

Other unions and workers, including teachers and daycare workers, will join the strike on March 7. Unions say that more protests are planned in various cities around Estonia in the coming weeks....

Wed, 22 Feb 2012, Russia blasts Estonian resolution…

There is no doubt that every country has a responsibility to remember and recognize those who have fought, risked and suffered in their name. In one form or another, Estonia has memorialized those...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012, Parliament passes controversial education bill…

During the second reading of the bill he said that the new measures would help motivate students to perform well. “By making free higher education available, we ensure that all capable and...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012, Estonia eyes prison reform…

He reminded parliament that the state spends nearly 1,000 euros a day per prisoner. At the end of the year, there were 3,399 persons incarcerated in Estonian prisons, which according to Eurostat...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012, EU will not support new national museum…

The location is in Raadi, outside the city of Tartu. Lastly, the Commission did not see enough of the Estonian state support behind such a big project. Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, howe...

Wed, 8 Feb 2012, Euro support remains strong one year later…

Yet by treaty all European Union members were required eventually to join the common currency, while two, the U.K. and Denmark, have secured opt-outs, writes Bloomberg Businessweek. Today, Estoni...

Wed, 8 Feb 2012, Support grows in fight against rising poverty levels…

According to the Statistics Board, the consumer price index grew by five percent in 2011 in comparison with the year before; prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages grew by an average of nearly...



ESTONIA is a state in Northern Europe which has borders with Latvia and Russia. Across the Baltic Sea lies Finland in the north and Sweden in the west. Estonia covers around 45 thousands square kilometers. The Estonians are part of Finnic people. The only official language in Estonia is Estonian, which has too much in common with Finnish language. Estonia as a state is a parliamentary republic with internal division of 15 regions. The largest city and the capital as well is Tallinn. Estonia is one of the least-populous countries of the European Union - its population is less than 1.5 million. Various international ogranizations highly ranked Estonia regarding press, democracy and political freedom.