Some 86,000 individuals in the Estonian diaspora are qualified to vote in Estonia’s March 2023 parliamentary elections. Casting ballots abroad is scheduled for February. It was reported that in the 2019 elections, out of 77, 881 who were qualified to vote, only 2016 actually cast their ballots (by mail or ...

ERR News took a brief look at the year ahead. Tallinn Takes Over as the EU's Green Capital Estonia's capital takes over as the EU Green Capital on January 1. Launched in 2011 by the European Commission, the title rewards cities which have made the most progress "in improving the ...

Kristjan Prikk, Estonia's ambassador to the United States, made a return visit to the Bay Area on December 7 and 8. The highlight of the trip was a public panel at Stanford University, “Russia’s War in Ukraine: What’s at stake and what we should do about it” with Ambassador Prikk ...

This article appeared in the "Üleilmse eestluse" / "Global Estonian" November 2022 newsletter in both Estonian and English(www.globalestonian.com) Riina Kindlam There used to be an unwritten rule in Estonian communities abroad that CHILDREN, ANIMALS and ELDERS were always spoken to in Estonian. Slightly older children immediately picked up on how ...

For the eighth year, Bay Area Baltic organizations held the annual Baltic Christmas Fair on Saturday, December 3 at the Latvian Lutheran Church Hall in San Francisco. Nearly twenty vendors from the Baltic communities offered a wide variety of Baltic gifts, crafts, and treats for sale. This year's event had ...

The Public Engagement Specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn, Jane Susi, was presented with the Gill Jacot-Guillarmod Award by the Lois Roth Foundation and the U.S. Department of State for her outstanding contributions in educational and cultural diplomacy. “During her years at the Embassy, Jane has helped participants thrive ...

On November 29, 2022, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held nomination hearings for ambassadorial nominees Christopher T. Robinson to the Republic of Latvia, and George P. Kent to the Republic of Estonia. Both nominations were passed out of committee by a unanimous consent vote on December 7. A final vote ...

On December 6 and 7, the Estonian Ministry of the Interior and the U.S. Department of State co-hosted the “Sub-Regional CBRN Response & Assistance Workshop (SR2 Estonia)”. The training brought together representatives from Estonian ministries involved in internal security, defense, civil protection, health, environmental protection and international affairs with officials ...

Dear leaders of Estonian communities all over the world! It is our pleasure to greet you from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. We are trying to make our communication more active and to enhance the cooperation between Estonia and Estonians living abroad; so, please allow me to share ...

Karl Altau / JBANC Following the midterm elections and the Thanksgiving break, the United States Congress is back in action, finishing up business for the year, and this 117th Session of Congress. The new 118th Congress starts its two-year cycle on January 3. This is the third article in a ...