Staff Sergeant Jyri Laats at Fort Bragg, North Carolina with his self propelled anti-tank gun and crew.

Master Sergeant Jyri Laats (US Army Retired) passed away quietly in Palm Springs, California recently at the age of 95. A true warrior has entered Manala (Estonian for the great thereafter). Laats was born in independent Estonia in 1923 in Põlva, one of two brothers. His mother fled Estonia in  1944 and reached the west; she died in Australia. His brother fell in combat against the Communists.

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Published: September 06 2018

John McCain in Estonia April 2014. Photo: Tairo Lutter/Postimees

While there has been no shortage of tributes to the late Senator John McCain from many Estonian sources in the last week, EANC would like to highlight a few notable memories of his work in support of Estonia and the Baltic region. 

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Published: September 06 2018

"My name is Süsi (Coal) not Eba/õnn(Bad Luck). I want to find a loving home too. Kirjuta mulle." (Write me). Oktoober is Musta kassi kuu (Black Cat Month) at the Kasside Turva/kodu (cats' "safe home", i.e. shelter) in Tallinn.

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Published: October 15 2018

Ambassador Jonatan Vseviov and EANC President Marju Rink-Abel recently led a ceremony remembering the Great Refugee Flight of 1944 at the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, DC, in support of the Estonian World Council's effort to establish an official holiday in Estonia to recognize the anniversary. Photo courtesy of the Estonian Embassy. 

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Published: October 09 2018

After 33 years of service, James D. Melville, Jr., who resigned as US Ambassador to Estonia in July before his successor had been appointed, formally left the US Foreign Service this week. In an opinion piece published in the Washington Post, he detailed his reasons for stepping down as ambassador this summer.

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Published: October 09 2018

Danske Bank might be facing a criminal investigation by United States federal prosecutors into its €200 billion money-laundering scandal, raising the possibility of a large fine for Denmark's biggest lender, the Financial Times reported.

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Published: October 09 2018

Estonian government at its Thursday, September 27, meeting approved a plan which would allow for the use of an account located in any European Economic Area (EEA) state for establishing a private limited company in Estonia.

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Published: October 05 2018

Liriodendron Foundation president and County Councilman James McMahn, left, Maryland Secretary of State John Wobensmith and Maryland Army National Guard Col. Charles Kohler open the Estonia art exhibit Sunday at The Liriodendron in Bel Air. Courtesy photo/Liriodendron Foundation

A six-week International art exhibition featuring paintings, textiles and sculpture from Estonia opened Sunday at The Liriodendron in Bel Air, writes the Baltimore Sun.

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Published: October 05 2018