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   The President of the Republic of Estonia, Kadriorg, August 27, 2012 Dear Mr. Fuyuume and Friends of Estonia at the SECC, The history of every land and every nation is made up of the lives of its people, the choices they make and the things they have done – be that of their own free will, or under...

  President Ilves, who was on a working visit to the USA during which he attended the regular session of the UN General Assembly, confirmed on September 23, at his meeting with Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary General, Estonia's continued readiness to offer support to other countries for the development of e-governance...

  This past spring a contemporary dance mini-tour of innovative artists from Estonia and the U.S. traveled the Pacific coast under the auspices of Cid Pearlman/Performance Partners. The 6 show CP/PP tour included engagements in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Santa Cruz. Choreographer and Fulbright Scholar Cid Pearlman taught at...

  Over one weekend in September, the music of Estonia's famed composer Arvo Pärt was featured in a unique dance performance entitled “Passio,” staged within the framework of this year's Nargen Festival. ERR News's Mike Amundsen was on hand and gave his impressions. The Noblessner Foundry is an arresting and...

  ERR NEWS - The new ambassador to Washington says the Obama administration is about more than rhetoric in terms of Estonia's national security. Both Marina Kaljurand and ambassador to NATO Lauri Lepik, fresh from a conference of Estonian foreign service leaders in Tallinn last week, told ETV that the...

  On August 23, 2012 about 50 people gathered for a remembrance ceremony to commemorate the victims of Soviet communist and Nazi regimes, on the anniversary of the 1939 signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, (International Black Ribbon Day). H.E. Ambassador Marina Kaljurand along with the Embassy staff attended the remembrance...

  Which spot in the world has the greatest number of species? It depends on the size of the picture you’re viewing. Professor Meelis Pärtel of the macroecology workgroup at the University of Tartu, in conjunction with colleagues from New Zealand, USA and Germany, has published a list of world...

  National carrier Estonian Air has released its economic results for the first six months of 2012, which indicate the company made a 14.9 million euro loss, reported uudised.err.ee. The airline, which has at various times pledged to become profitable as early as this year but admitted last month that...

  Finns are most active buyers of Estonia-based real estate objects as compared to other non-residents, LETA/Kauppalehti reports. Next follow Brits and Italians who also show interest in purchasing Estonia's real estate. Brits used to be the most interested in Estonian real estate, but their deals' volume has been on...

  Finns are most active buyers of Estonia-based real estate objects as compared to other non-residents, LETA/Kauppalehti reports. Next follow Brits and Italians who also show interest in purchasing Estonia's real estate. Brits used to be the most interested in Estonian real estate, but their deals' volume has been on...