MPs from two parties in Estonia’s current coalition government have drafted a bill to cut the gambling tax, ERR reports. The group of MPs from the Estonian Reform Party and Estonia 200 proposed cutting the gambling tax by 0.5 percentage points every year to 4% by 2029. They argued that the tax cut could, in…
Estonia’s state-owned energy group, Eesti Energia, will merge all of its electricity business into its fully-owned subsidiary, Enefit, as of 2026, ERR reports. The group will merge its Enefit entities in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland as well. The new Enefit will serve more than 560,000 retail customers in four countries. Eesti Energia says that the…
Estonia’s Minister of Culture, Heidy Purga, has been elected to the foundation board of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), ERR reports. She is the first ever Estonian on the organisation’s governing body and will represent the EU. The board has altogether 42 members.
Estonia’s harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) rose by 5.2% on year in September 2025, according to Statistics Estonia’s flash estimate, ERR reports. Compared to August 2025, prices fell by 1.2%. The monthly fall was mainly due to a drop in prices for food, non-alcoholic beverages, and fuel. The HICP takes into account spending by…
Estonia’s GDP growth will reach 0.6% in 2025, according to the latest economic forecast from the Bank of Estonia, Estonian World reports. In June 2025, the central bank forecast that the GDP would rise by 1.5% in 2025. The central bank expects Estonia’s economy to grow by over 3% in 2026 and 2027, boosted by…
Estonian capital Tallinn’s mayor, Jevgeni Ossinovski of the Social Democratic Party (SDE), survived a vote of no confidence in the city council on 8 July 2025, ERR reported. The motion received 33 votes out of 40 needed to oust the mayor. Members of the city’s four-party ruling coalition did not take part in the extraordinary…
Estonia’s fuel market remained stable in 2024, ERR reported. Olerex retained market leadership with annual sales of EUR 551.6mn, which was largely unchanged from 2023. Motor fuel accounted for 81% of overall turnover. The company’s profit remained stable at EUR 6.7mn. Circle K’s revenue declined to EUR 369.3mn, while its net profit increased to EUR…
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed “grave alarm” at the decision of the three Baltic States, Finland, Poland, and Ukraine, to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-personnel mines, BNS reported. Türk stressed that the international convention, which has over 160 state parties, was a crucial tool in “responding to…
Estonian capital Tallinn’s four-party coalition government is likely to continue for the time being, ERR reports. The Estonian Reform Party’s regional branch in Tallinn decided not to vote in favour of ousting incumbent mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski of the Social Democratic Party (SDE). Reform demands that the city council abolish kindergarten fees and approve a supplementary…