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Posts from ‘December, 2005’

Wed, 21 Dec 2005, Shareholder change at Estonian railway imminent; state to be involved at every ste…

Neinar Seli, chairman of the port's supervisory council, said it was a strategic decision for the state, and the port could not do it of its own accord.Seli added that other owners of Baltic Rail ...

Wed, 21 Dec 2005, Officials debate safety of Baltic Sea pipelines…

In the meantime, the first rumblings of dissatisfaction over two crisscrossing under-the-sea energy lines were made last week. On Dec. 16, Yevgeni Soroko, head of the maritime administration of th...

Wed, 21 Dec 2005, Estonia may follow Finland’s example in criminalizing sex purchases…

As Lang sees it, Estonia will have no alternative after Finland's move, since the Baltic state will immediately become the destination of sex tourists from across Finland and Sweden. "Public press...

Wed, 21 Dec 2005, Religious education may return to Estonian schools…

By law, schools where at least 15 students want spiritual courses in one age group should offer religious studies as an optional course. Religion currently is an optional class in more than 40 ou...

Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Islamic group under close watch…

"Members of Jamaat Tabligh live in a large number of countries 's the organization has its roots in Pakistan and India," he said. Muhhametshin said the organization's members were ordinary working...

Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Survey: ethnicities split over perception of NATO…

For non-Estonians, the main guarantee is a good relationship with Russia - the opinion of 55 percent. Forty-six percent of residents feel that security increased after the country joined NATO, whi...

Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Consumer watchdog slams curd snack ad…

The curd ad materialized in the pre-election campaign period when outdoor political ads were banned in Estonia.What's more, elements of the design used in the posters did not clearly refer to the ...

Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Road of death to remain lethal…

The police later concluded that the accident hadn't been their fault: A car traveling in the opposite direction crashed into them.It is just one of many accidents on the so-called "death road" tha...



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.