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The Estonian American National Council announ-ced elections for the XX Council on January 18, 2010, with a closing date for nominations for candidates of March 2, 2010.  The Elections Committee is extending the nomination period for 60 more days (until May 3, 2010) as the committee did not receive the...

On the 22nd and 23rd of April, Tallinn will be the host for the annual unofficial meeting of NATO countries’ Ministers of Foreign Affairs, which will be attended by delegations from up to 56 countries and nearly 400 journalists.The event will be hosted by Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas...

According to the leader of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), on a political level, Estonia is welcome to the Eurozone since its financial state is extremely strong.Discussing the issue of the adoption of the single European currency and the words coming from the Bussels-basedthink tank, the Estonian national...

bbn.ee - 8 March (BNS) - During the last decade the  life expectancy for both men and women has risen  in Estonia, but currently the difference between men's and women's life expectancy is nearly 11 years.According to Statistics Estonia, the life expectancy in the country in 2008 was the highest...

bbn.ee - 6 March (BNS) - The rector of Tallinn University, Rein Raud, flew to China on Saturday to complete the process of establishing a Confucius Institute at Tallinn University that started one and a half years ago.An agreement with the Confucius Institute headquarters in Beijing has already been signed...

I've wanted to introduce distant readers to the Estonian word for snowshoes for many winters now. Finally, I got my chance before the snow melts! At least our snow over here in Eesti, because we've still got a lot of it to melt. My friend Andres Ideon had barely managed...

bbn.ee - Swedbank and SEB, the two largest lenders in the Baltics, had their credit rating outlooks changed to stable from negative at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, which said the Baltic economies are stabilizing, reports Bloomberg. The Baltic states “are about to emerge from their recent sharp economic correction,”...

bbn.ee - On May 29, tens of thousands of blondes will parade through the Latvian capital of Riga, as part of the city’s annual Go Blonde festival. The event, originally conceived to uplift the public mood during the country’s economic crisis is rapidly becoming a major tourist attraction for the...

  Greetings from sunny Arizona!  As in the past few years I have again attended the "Eesti Vabariigi Aastapäev"  gathering of local Arizona Estonians in the Phoenix area. For me it is a 400 mile round trip by car even though I also live in the same state of Arizona,...

World Artists Experiences and the International Division of Maryland’s Office of the Secretary of State, in conjunction with Frostburg University, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Southern Maryland Center for Higher Education, Salisbury University, and Towson University, invite the public to attend free screenings of five international films, one each...