Summaries

Secretary of State Antony Blinken Visited TallinnU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Estonia on March 8 as part of a tour of NATO's eastern flank. "NATO will defend every inch of its territory and the U.S. commitment to Article 5 is rock solid," Secretary of State Blinken confirmed...

NATO Secretary General, British Prime Minister Visit Tapa Army Base"NATO has increased its presence at sea, in the air and on land," the Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg said during his quick visit to Estonia on March 1. Stoltenberg participated in a joint press conference at the Tapa...

Canadian-Estonian Donates More Than €2 Million to Tartu University A Canadian-Estonian has left a donation of more than €2 million to the University of Tartu's Institute of Estonian Language following her death. The money will be used for research and to create a scholarship fund. The inheritance was left to...

Coalition Government of Reform Party and Center Party Took Office On January 26, the new Estonian government took office, led by the head of the Reform Party, Kaja Kallas, as Prime Minister. In addition to the Prime Minister, there are 14 ministers in the government and the Reform and Centre...

Estonian State Supported VES Children's Edition Last year, Estonian language newspapers and magazines could apply for grants from the state. As part of a pilot project which hopefully will continue, KÜSK, the National Foundation of Civil Society offered financial support to seven Estonian publications abroad. (There were in fact a...

Estonian PM Resigns Bringing Down Coalition Government Estonia’s prime minister Jüri Ratas resigned in the early hours of Wednesday, January 13, after corruption allegations involving his left-leaning Centre party related to a €39-million loan to the Porto Franco real estate development in Tallinn were made public the day before. This...

Restoration of Henrik Visnapuu Award At its annual meeting in November, the Estonian American National Council decided to restore the Henrik Visnapuu Literature and Culture Award, founded in the U.S. in 1952 after Visnapuu's death on Long Island and discontinued due to the loss of organizing parties in 2007. Visnapuu...

Estonian Youth Spoke Up on Global Diaspora Day On November 28, Estonian Global Diaspora Day was celebrated with a live internet broadcast organised by Vabamu, the Museum of Occupations and Freedom in Tallinn.   Estonian Diaspora Day is celebrated as a moving holiday each year on the last Saturday of...

New Ministers of Education and Public Administration Minister of Public Administration Jaak Aab will become the new Minister of Education replacing Mailis Reps who stepped down last week.   Anneli Ott, who led the Riigikogu's European Union Affairs Committee, will be appointed the new Minister of Public Administration.   Prime...

Estonia to Organize Virtual UN Security Council Session on Afghanistan On November 20, an informal high-level virtual session of the UN Security Council "What can the Security Council do to support the peace process in Afghanistan?” will be held.   The event was initiated and is being organised by Estonia...