New Estonian Honorary Consul in St. Petersburgis (FL) Kaie Põhi Latterner. Kesk-Florida Eesti Selts, EV101, February 23, Clearwater, FL. Photo by Erkki Taada

Far exceeding the attendance guesstimates of the Kesk Florida Eesti Seltsi (KFES) juhatus/ Estonian Society of Central Florida Board, 71 guests attended the asso ciation's celebration of the 101st anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Details

Published: March 05 2019

Karin Shuey giving keynote address at Connecticut Estonian Society's Independence Day celebration. Photo by Ron Ingraham

EANC was represented over the weekend of February 22nd at three events celebrating the 101st anniversary of Estonia’s independence. Washington, DC Director Karin Shuey attended the Estonian embassy’s commemoration on Friday, held at the Embassy of Finland in Washington.

Details

Published: March 05 2019

Estonia’s capital Tallinn ranks eighth among the 50 most cultured cities in Europe and number one in Northern Europe, in a list researched and compiled by Wanderu, a travel search platform and fare aggregator, writes Estonian World.

Details

Published: October 19 2019

Largest U.S. Military Training in Decades Will Reach Estonia
The largest and most expensive U.S.-led military exercise on the European continent in 25 years "Defender Europe-20" will also reach Estonia. 37,000 troops will take part, including about 20,000 American soldiers. "Military drills will take place in 10 different nations, but the main action will happen in Germany and Poland", United States European Command (EUCOM) reports. Equipment will begin arriving in Europe in February and the exercises will be held in April and May.

Details

Published: October 19 2019

Estonia earned €141.2 million in income from the sale of greenhouse gas emission credits in 2018, at least half of which is used to mitigate climate change, it appears from an overview to be presented by Minister of the Environment Rene Kokk to the government on October 10, ERR News reports.

Details

Published: October 19 2019

Persecutions, arrests, executions, deportations and the scorched earth policy carried out by destruction battalions of Communist party members and the Red Army were fresh memories that spurred a massive flight from the oncoming Soviet hell back in 1944.

Details

Published: October 19 2019

Peter Kalm and Robert Hopkins.

Details

Published: October 12 2019

New U.S. Ambassador to Estonia Named
On Sept. 30, U.S. President Donald Trump announced William Ellison Grayson as the new candidate for U.S. Ambassador to Estonia. Grayson has extensive experience working in the public sector. The United States had been without an ambassador to Estonia since last summer. The previous U.S. ambassador to Estonia James D. Melville announced his resignation last summer. He cited controversial statements concerning NATO and European Union allies by President Trump as the reason.

Details

Published: October 12 2019