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VES Nr. 25 (3790): Academic Conference Celebrates 100 Years of US-Estonia Relations, Helena Tulve’s Opera “Wölfe” to Premiere in Germany, Nearly € 5 million in Foreign Currency From International Sports Events
Academic Conference Celebrates 100 Years of US-Estonia RelationsA conference held on June 17 in Tallinn featuring leading diplomats, academics and former president Toomas Hendrik Ilves marked the centennial of Estonia-United States relations. "After introductions and the presentation of a commemorative postage stamp issued by Omniva/Eesti Post to mark the event,...
Read moreInvitation to the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory’s Summer School
The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory invites history teachers, educators, youth workers and graduated students to participate in a Summer School about the history of crimes against humanity and human rights violations during and after the Second World War, which we will introduce from the perspective of Estonia’s experience. We...
Read moreVES No. 17 (3782): Global Estonian Virtual Forum on May 5th, American Estonians’ Greeting at Benefit Concert for Ukrainian Children, and more…
Global Estonian Virtual Forum on May 5thA virtual forum for Estonians worldwide will be held on Thursday, May 5 at 16:00 Estonian time (UTC/GMT +3). You can watch the virtual forum hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Worksup platform from anywhere via the internet. The forum will...
Read moreVES No. 15 (3780): Presidents of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland Visit Kyiv; Finland and Sweden Discussing NATO Membership; and more.
Presidents of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland Visit KyivPresident Alar Karis was in Kyiv on April 13 along with the Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish heads of state to show their support for Ukraine and to meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. Speaking at the joint press conference, Karis said: "President...
Read moreBoston Baltic Film Festival 2022: The Soul of Northern Europe
War, treachery, intolerance, coming of age, and forbidden love – in the films of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The third annual Boston Baltic Film Festival will take place on February 25 – 27, 2022. Films will be shown in person at the ArtsEmerson Paramount Center in downtown Boston, followed by...
Read moreVõidupüha/Jaanipäev 2021 at the Estonian Cultural Garden
On June 27, the Estonian community of Cleveland Ohio gathered at the Estonian Cultural Garden for the annual commemoration of Estonia's final victory of the war of independence, June 21, 1919 and jaanipäev. We had a special guest, former mayor of Cleveland and eight term Congressman, Dennis Kucinich, who...
Read moreHäly Laasme Nominated for the Sister Pat Kelley Achievement Award
Häly Laasme On June 4, 2021, the United States National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition (NEUAC) announced the final nominees for the Sister Pat Kelley Achievement Award. Häly Laasme, the State of Delaware's Energy Assistance Director, is one of the three finalists. The award recognizes a person with exemplary achievement...
Read moreVIDEO: Virtual forum of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for GLOBAL ESTONIANS
At the forum we present the plans and activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Global Estonians and the results of the survey conducted in October. We discuss the most recent focus topics of the Foreign Ministry – cyber diplomacy and business diplomacy – that help boost Estonia’s image...
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"Laud on kaetud!" writes jewelry artist Ülle Mesikäpp from her home in the Tallinn suburb of Nõmme. Katma lauda = to set the table in preparation for a meal and when the laud is kaetud, you're welcome to take a seat (asuma lauda, võtma istet). Katma is also simply to...
Read moreEesti kultuur Prantsusmaal
20. jaanuarist kuni 16. veebruarini eksponeeritakse Marseille's kuulsas Le Corbusier' projekteeritud hoones Cité Radieuse KOKO arhitektide koostatud näitust "Conversion in Contemporary Estonian Architecture". Näitus toimub 2020. aasta sügisel alanud tsükli „Living the Modernist City“ raames ning leiab aset koostöös agentuuriga l'Agence Kolektiv 313 Architecture. Reedel, 22. jaanuaril avatakse Pariisis asuvas...
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