Estonia’s Ministry of Climate has proposed ending universal electricity service contracts automatically, ERR reports. Under the proposal, customers with universal service would be switched automatically to state-owned energy group Eesti Energia’s general service if the average market price of electricity remains below the universal service price for three consecutive months. Eesti Energia’s general service would…
African swine fever (ASF) was detected at Estonian pig farming company Rakvere Farmid’s farm in Põlvamaa county, ERR reports. The farm in the village of Lutsu has more than 9,000 pigs, and all of them will now be slaughtered. Quarantine restrictions are in place around the farm. Markus Kirsberg, CEO of Finnish meat processing group…
The Estonian developer of autonomous vehicles, Clevon, plans to delist its shares from the Nasdaq First North stock exchange without taking over the shares of the company’s minority shareholders, ERR reports. Earlier, the loss-making company announced that it would delist and buy out its minority shareholders. However, Clevon has failed to find an investor to…
The Estonian Competition Authority (Konkurentsiamet) has approved Finnish meat processing group HKScan’s sale of its Baltic businesses to Estonia’s Maag Grupp, LSM reports. However, Maag Grupp will have to sell two of its major food brands, Rannamõisa and Rannarootsi Lihatööstus, ERR reports. Under the deal signed in December 2022, Maag Grupp will acquire HKScan’s Rakvere…
Estonia’s Ministry of Climate has drawn up an updated national energy and climate plan that includes more ambitious renewable energy and climate neutrality targets, ERR reports. Under the plan, Estonia would produce all power from renewable energy sources by 2030 and be completely climate neutral by 2050. Climate Minister Kristen Michal asserted that the plan…
An overwhelming majority of Estonians oppose the introduction of a proposed car tax, according to a Norstat poll conducted in July 2023 for the Institute of Societal Studies (YI), ERR reports. The survey showed that 72% opposed and 21% supported the car tax. The remainder had no opinion. Altogether 80% of households polled had a…
The number of real estate transactions in Estonia totalled 11,126 in the second quarter of 2023, with the total value amounting to EUR 1.25bn, according to data from the Estonian Land Board (Maa-amet), ERR reports. Apartments accounted for 58%, undeveloped land for 24%, and developed land for 17% of all real estate transactions. Apartment sales…
The Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau (OJK) and the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority (SHK) are conducting an underwater investigation of the wreck of the MS Estonia passenger ferry, which sank in 1994, ERR reports. The investigation team has been filming the wreck and has raised several ship parts to the surface. The investigation, which uses Norwegian…
The Estonian government has postponed the appointment of a special representative for the Ida-Virumaa county, ERR reports. Regional Affairs Minister Madis Kallas now hopes that the special representative will be appointed by the beginning of September 2023. Kallas said that the appointment was delayed due to summer holidays and more pressing political issues. Also, the…