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ERR News - A film by Estonian director Tanel Toom has made the list of 10 films still in the running for best short film at next year's Academy Awards."The Confession," a tragic story of a nine-year-old and a prank gone wrong, was one of 76 films submitted for the...

19 November (BNS) - Audiovisual heritage held in the archives of the Estonian Public Broadcasting Company, ERR, can be accessed over the internet since Friday, 19 November.The materials can be accessed via the web page arhiiv.err.ee, spokespeople for ERR said. Web-based access to the audio and video archives has been...

ERR News - The Central Union of Estonian Farmers is protesting reforms in a new traffic law that would prohibit children from driving their parents tractors on farms.Specifically, the measure requires driver's licenses even when operating a tractor on private property. "This reform would take away the legal right for...

Kuidas oli see võimalik? See on esimene ja viimane küsimus, mida me endile esitame, analüüsides natsionaalsotsialismi võidukäiku. Kuidas oli võimalik, et üks tsiviliseeritud rahvas hakkas tootma gigantset kriminaalset energiat ja mõrvas brutaalselt miljoneid inimesi? Ka 65 aastat peale Teist maailmasõda on Hitler ja natsionaalsotsialistid aktuaalne teema. Pruuni diktaatori võimuletulekut pole...

Dirigent Neeme Järvi kinnitati hiljuti Genfis, Šveitsis, asuva sümfooniaorkestri Suisse Romande uueks kunstiliseks juhiks. Järvi võtab uue ametikoha üle jaanuaris 2011 ning saab orkestri peadirigendiks 2012. Esialgne tööleping on kolmeks aastaks.Järvi on praegu muusikadirektor Residentie Orkest The Hague’is, Hollandis (alates 2005). Tüli tõttu Eesti kultuuriministriga lahkus Järvi Eesti Riikliku Sümfooniaorkestri...

19. novembril toimus New Yorgi Eesti Maja suures saalis meeldiv kontsert. Juba see, et üks tragi noor saab kahte nii nõudlikku ala kõrgel tasemel harrastada oli huviäratav ja ligitõmbav.  Publik ootas põnevusega - "Kes niisugune inimene on?"Energiliselt sammus klaveri juurde ilus pikk sale Egle, põneva ja moodsa riietusega, mis oli...

ERR News - According to research by Pricewater-houseCoopers and the World Bank published November 19, Estonia has risen from 38th to 30th overall in the rankings for the ease of paying taxes.The comprehensive international study Paying Taxes 2011 allows the taxation system to be assessed from a number of aspects....

ERR News - The Ministry of the Environment has been approached with a request to extend the deer hunting season for does and calves well into the new year to control growing populations of red deer on the Western Estonian islands, which are often considered a nuisance.Currently deer season opens...

Tallinn, Stenbock House, 22 November  – In association with the City of Tallinn and the Tallinn 2011 foundation, the state is inviting everyone to join in the celebrations marking the arrival of the single currency and the title of European Capital of Culture on Theatre Square in front of the...

Every hour I hear blasting on the local Estonian Television stations, “Borrowing time is here again!” The holiday season is traditionally a time for giving, but these SMS loans are a form of legal stealing. The thought of people still naïve enough to get even more into debt that way...