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Posts from ‘May, 2005’

Wed, 25 May 2005, Brussels pays heed to Baltics’ aid argument…

This sum is based on a 1999 price level, the European Commission reports on its official homepage 's one of the most comprehensive sources of EU information in Estonia. According to available data...

Wed, 25 May 2005, Border treaty takes strange twists in days following signing…

"We will submit [the treaties] for ratification after we have seen that they have been ratified by the Estonian side," Lavrov said. Estonia's Foreign Ministry said the statement was not surprising...

Wed, 18 May 2005, Tallinn praised for development potential…

Neither Estonia nor Tallinn made it to the list of positive civic examples for living quality, environment-friendliness or entrepreneurial spirit. Furthermore, of the nations surveyed, Estonia and...

Wed, 18 May 2005, Controversy erupts around historical commission…

He was quoted as saying, "I am satisfied with both the commission's proposals, as well as with the constant efforts of our diplomats to make Estonia's history known abroad."The prime minister said...

Wed, 18 May 2005, Europarliament hits Russia where it hurts…

Worse, three journalists were killed in the republic in 2001, the statement said.Seven Finno-Ugric members 's Toomas Savi, Tunne Kelam, Paavo Vayrynen, Gyorgy Schopflin, to name a few 's called on...

Wed, 18 May 2005, Russia, Estonia sign border treaty…

Earlier, President Vladimir Putin, when asked by Astrid Kannel, an Estonian TV reporter, about territorial claims and apologies for the occupation of the Baltics, Putin replied that there were no ...

Wed, 11 May 2005, Tourist invasion under control…

To illustrate its front-page story, the Postimees daily mentioned the plight of a Finnish family that arrived in Tallinn, without reservations, to celebrate the country's EU accession anniversary....

Wed, 11 May 2005, Wave of vandalism erupts across country, no arrests made…

In the capital, vandals poured red paint over the statue of a Soviet soldier in the Tonismagi neighborhood. The paint was tossed across the statue's neck region and had trickled down over its ches...



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.