A jury in Estonia’s second-largest city, Tartu, has shortlisted six entries in an international architectural competition to design the Tartu Südalinna Cultural Centre (SÜKU), ERR reports. The jury, which is chaired by Tartu mayor Urmas Klaas, received altogether 107 entries for the competition. The award ceremony announcing the winning design will take place on 14…
In a speech at the 13th Youth Song Celebration "Holy is the Land" in Tallinn on 2 July 2023, Estonia’s President Alar Karis insisted on the need for unity in preserving Estonian language and culture, ERR reports. There must be unity in protecting and respecting all people who live in Estonia, he said. "We do…
Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) has seized business documents of Ukrainian company IC Construction over suspected embezzlement at its Estonian partner, NGO Slava Ukraini, ERR reports, citing Ukrainian news portal Zaxid.net. IC Construction’s office in Lviv was searched on 23 June 2023. CEO Roman Panasyuk said that the company has launched an internal audit….
The Estonian company, Filaret, has set up collection boxes for cigarette butts in Tartu, ERR reports. Ines-Issa Villido, founder of Filaret, noted that around 300 tonnes of cigarette filter waste was created in Estonia every year, which equals to some 100 truck loads. Filaret’s collection boxes will stay at various locations in Tartu until the…
Estonian former MP Mihhail Stalnuhhin, who failed to renew his seat in the parliamentary elections in March 2023, says he is leaving politics, ERR reports. He won the most votes (4,578) in the Ida-Virumaa county, but fell short of a personal mandate. Stalnuhhin said that it was his last election. He was expelled from the…
The continuing rise in prices in Estonia is driven by the increase in food prices, ERR reports. In June 2023, the growth of prices slowed down to 8.9% compared to the same month last year, according to preliminary data from Statistics Estonia. Compared to May 2023, prices went up by 0.8%, however. In both annual…
The EU Affairs Committee of the Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, has approved Estonia’s position on the introduction of digital travel documents in the EU, ERR reports. The committee supports the introduction of digital passports and ID cards. Committee deputy chair Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski of the Estonian Centre Party (Keskerakond) said that digital travel documents would accelerate…
Estonian pellet producer Graanul Invest reported sales of EUR 590mn in 2022, which was up 30% from 2021, ERR reports. The group’s annual net profit rose by 28% to EUR 111mn. The group produced 2.3 million tonnes of pellets in 2022, which was down from 2.5 million tonnes a year earlier. Due to raw material…
Estonia has succeeded Canada as the co-chair of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC), which is a partnership of countries advocating for media freedom and safety of journalists worldwide, ERR reports. The chair of the coalition rotates among member states on a biannual basis. Estonia joined MFC in September 2019. Estonia ranks in the top 10…