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Foreign Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus signs the decision to support refugees from Eastern Ukraine through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with an aid worth 200,000 euros. According to United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there are over a...

A total of 651,500 people submitted income tax forms by the deadline in Estonia. The Tax Board had hoped for 640,000. The Tax Board is still hoping to increase that figure, saying those who fill in their 2014 tax forms now, will not be fined. The percentage of people doing...

You might have heard the joke "Estonian has no sex and no future" before, referring of course to the fact that there are no genders and no future tense in the Estonian language, but did you know that it doesn't have a longest word either? To mark the Mother Tongue...

The Estonian American National Council is pleased to announce that it is sponsoring the following four young Estonian Americans to the 11th Joint Baltic American National Committee Baltic Conference:   Alex Hubschmidt, Philadelphia, PA Ivan Kavoleff, Jackson, NJ Brennen Kelly, New York City Leili Tõõtsov, Randolph, NJ These individuals were selected...

Tallinn and New York based children’s fashion photographer Katrina Tang has been chosen by Photo District News (PDN) as one of the top 30 new and emerging photographers to watch in 2015.   First published in 1980, Photo District News (PDN) is one of the most respected trade publications for...

Leo Radosavljevic, Ambassador Eerik Marmei and Brendan Tarm.  Photos by Siim Sööt   Sunday, February 22nd was a special occasion at the Chicago Estonian House (Chicago Eesti Maja – CEM). It was not only an occasion to celebrate another Independence Day but also have on display the acclaimed Displaced Persons 70th...

11th JBANC Baltic Conference, April 17-18, 2015   Come to hear diplomats and experts discuss what Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and its neighbors.     Friday, April 17, 2015 2:00 - 4:00 PM --- Briefing by U.S. State Department officials6:00 - 8:00 PM ---...

It was a cold, snowy night in Salt Lake City, Utah, but Estonians from Provo to Park City gathered at our house to celebrate Estonian Independence Day.   This group of twenty-five Estonians, ages 3–73, have come to Utah for many different reasons – jobs, skiing, college, and even some for...

ERR News. Photographer Aleksandr Abrosimov recorded an interesting natural phenomenon at Stroomi beach in Tallinn – bizarre ice balls that look as if a prehistoric beast has laid its eggs on the beach. Pictures of the balls, 5–10 centimeters in diameter, were published in one of Germany's biggest news portals...

2–9 August, 2015. Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia in 2018.   Are you a young journalist? Would you like to spend one week in August in Estonia learning more about Estonia, Estonian society and the Estonian way of life? Apply for a Study Visit of...