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Ambassador Jeffrey D. Levine.   Photo by ERR   The Estonian software start-up Teleport announced that Jeffrey D. Levine, US Ambassador to Estonia until autumn last year, has joined their team. Levine is one of several former US diplomats working with companies in this part of Europe. Teleport called Levine’s appointment...

According to the report, the greenest country on Earth is Estonia’s neighbour Finland, followed by Iceland and Sweden. Estonia earned a very respectable eighth position.  Photo by Kärt Ulman/VES   According to 2016 Environmental Performance Index, which ranks 180 countries on how they protect human health and ecosystems, Estonia is...

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The Defense budget request of approximately $583 billion will contain between $3 to $5 billion for Europe-based initiatives, up from $789 million requested for this year, according to two defense officials. Funding will come from $58.8 billion warfighting request, not $524 billion base defense bill, say...

A quarter of a century after breaking free from the Soviet Union, the Baltic states are finally getting rid of their electricity dependence too. One of two new cables costing 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion), connecting Lithuania to Poland, started on December 9. Commercial flows on the second link from...

The labour market of countries is not only one of the most important aspects of a country's economy, it is also the main indicator for monetary policy makers. The job market across Europe suffered an enormous beating after the financial crash in 2008. But what is the situation in 2016...

Photo by Erik Kulu from the ESTCube-1 team   Estonia from space won Regio special prize at Estonian Scientific Photo Contest 2015. Explanation from the author:This springtime panorama is the best image of Estonia (out of only a few) taken by the first and only Estonian satellite ESTCube-1. It is...

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On January 16, was the 18th anniversary of the U.S.-Baltic Charter! Signed by the presidents of the United States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in 1998, it sets for the U.S.’s "real, profound, and enduring interest" in the Baltic States and has been a cornerstone of relations between the U.S. and...

The Estonian American National Council has a new MENU button on their homepage www.estosite.org. - “Celebrating Estonia: 1918-2018” We want it to be an information clearing house showing events taking place here in the U.S. (and in Estonia) to celebrate Estonia’s 100th anniversary. Not only will it be interesting and...