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Tartu Old Town Buzz festival kicks off July 26 with Daniel Levi Band concert
ERR
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July 4, 2025
The brand-new 2-week-long Old Town Festival "Tartu Buzz" is set to begin on Saturday, July 26. The festival aims to breathe life into the city's historical city center and invite people to discover its hidden corners. On the opening day, there...
Estonia Industrial Output Growth Slows To 0.9%
RTTNews
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July 4, 2025
Estonia's industrial production growth moderated in May amid a sharp contraction in the mining and quarrying segment, data from Statistics Estonia showed on Friday. The volume of industrial production rose a calendar-adjusted 0.9 percent...
Estonia’s cyber ambassador on digitalization, punching upwards and outing GRU spies
The Record
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July 4, 2025
Over the best part of the last four years, Tanel Sepp, Estonia’s inaugural ambassador-at-large for cyber diplomacy, has helmed a surprisingly effective diplomatic enterprise. Estonia has an outsized footprint among international efforts to address...
Estonia to host a Ukraine reconstruction conference in 2027
Estonian World
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July 4, 2025
Estonia is planning to host an international conference dedicated to the reconstruction of Ukraine in 2027. On 3 July, the Estonian foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, presented a memorandum on Ukraine’s reconstruction to the government. The...
EU Commission Working on Ports and Industrial Maritime Strategies
SeaNews
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July 4, 2025
Acknowledging the growing pressure from global competition and rising security risks on Europe’s shipbuilding, maritime manufacturing, and shipping sectors, the European Commission is working on an EU Ports Strategy and an EU Industrial Maritime...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright to break ground on first US rare earth mine in 70 years
Washington Examiner
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July 3, 2025
Energy Secretary Chris Wright will attend the opening of the first rare earth mine in the United States in more than 70 years.Taking place on July 11 at Ramaco’s iCAM Technology Center in Ranchester, Wyoming, the event celebrating the Brook Mine...
Kaimo Kuusk, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia
Ukrinform
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Kaimo Kuusk assumed the role of Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia in September 2024, bringing a wealth of experience from both the diplomatic and intelligence sectors. In 2019-2023, he served in Ukraine as an Ambassador,...
Not electing a mayor could cause Tallinn City Council to disband
ERR
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July 4, 2025
Toomas Kruusimägi, the chair of the Tallinn City Council and a member of the Reform Party, has called an extraordinary council meeting for next Tuesday, July 8, to hold a vote of no confidence in the mayor. The next regular council meeting is...
Liquid gas from Russia reaching Estonian market despite sanctions
ERR
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July 4, 2025
Since December of last year, the import of propane, butane and their mixture — liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) — from Russia into the European Union has been under sanction. Nevertheless, these goods continue to reach the Estonian market through...
Estonia rejects Latvia's proposal to buy 10% stake in airBaltic
ERR
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July 3, 2025
Estonia's government on Thursday rejected an offer from the Latvian Ministry of Transport to purchase a €14 million stake in Latvian airline airBaltic, Minister of Regional Affairs and Infrastructure Kuldar Leis (Reform) said. "We received an...
Minister: Estonia cannot adopt unfeasible obligations with new climate targets
ERR
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July 4, 2025
The European Union wants to reduce carbon emissions by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. Estonia agrees with the plan only if the necessary technology exists and interim assessments are realistic, Minister of Energy and the Environment...
Tallinn-based Vok Bikes raises €5 million to replace vans with next-gen electric cargo bikes
EU Startups
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July 2, 2025
Vok Bikes, an Estonian company behind a new generation of four-wheeled electric cargo bikes, has raised €5 million to further expand across Europe and accelerate the shift away from vans in city centres. The Series A funding round is led by SQM...
The untold story of the Estonian Song Festival arch
Estonian World
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July 3, 2025
Estonia’s cherished Song Celebrations take place beneath the iconic arch at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds – but how was this architectural landmark created?* More than 41,000 performers from across Estonia and abroad will take part in the...
Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor Secures EU Support for 2,500 km Clean Energy Pipeline
Hydrogen Fuel News
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July 3, 2025
The Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor (NBHC) is picking up steam with a new feasibility study, with a big push from the EU in the form of €6.8 million in funding from the Connecting Europe Facility. This ambitious project will span about 2,500...
European tourism holds steady in Q2 2025, driven by resilient consumer demand and global interest
Travel Daily News
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July 3, 2025
Europe’s tourism sector showed a steady but more moderate performance in Q2 2025, with arrivals up 3.3% and nights down 0.7% year-on-year. Off-season demand for sun and beach holidays is rising, likely driven by the shift in Easter holidays and...
French company wants to film influencer reality show in Tartu Prison
ERR
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July 3, 2025
The unused E-wing of Tartu Prison has attracted interest from French company HYPE, which wants to film a two-week live-streamed reality show there. The French-language series would feature French influencers with followings in the millions, Eesti...
Estonia entered the TOP-3 importers of Kazakh rapeseed and caught up with Uzbekistan in purchases of rapeseed meal from Kazakhstan
APK Inform
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EU countries are increasing imports of Kazakh rapeseed and its processed products. For the first time in recent seasons, Estonia entered the TOP-3 buyers of Kazakh rapeseed, second only to Latvia and Poland. According to APK-Inform, citing...
Young Horizons Industry reveals its latest selection
Cineuropa
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03/07/2025 - 24 projects from 16 countries will be presented at Warsaw’s international co-production forum for films and series targeting young audiences Young Horizons Industry has announced the official selection for its ninth edition, set to...
Azerbaijan, Estonia discuss prospects for agricultural cooperation
Azertag
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June 30, 2025
Rome, June 30, AZERTAC During his visit to Italy, Majnun Mammadov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Agriculture, met with Hendrik Johannes Terras, Estonian Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture, on the sidelines of the 44th session of the FAO...
Azerbaijan, Estonia hold talks on agricultural cooperation prospects
News.Az
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While visiting Italy, Majnun Mammadov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Agriculture, met with Hendrik Johannes Terras, Estonia’s Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture, on the sidelines of the 44th FAO Ministerial Conference. The meeting focused on...