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Prepared, not panicked: Europe arms itself for the next big health emergency
Euronews
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July 9, 2025
Published on 09/07/2025 - 14:35 GMT+2 The EU is embracing a “better safe than sorry” approach in the post-COVID era, aiming to prevent the next major health crisis by strengthening its preparedness infrastructure. How? By enhancing its ability to...
STMicroelectronics unveils system-on-chip for contactless cards
Biometric Update
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July 9, 2025
STMicroelectronics has launched STPay-Topaz-2, its system-on-chip for contactless payment cards. Building on the more than three billion STPay ready-to-use solutions already deployed in the payment market, the STPay-Topaz-2 supports a broader...
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...
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...
All NATO Members Must Commit to Deterring Russia
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 10, 2025
The recently concluded NATO summit in The Hague was a great success all around. First of all, it demonstrated unity and determination between the U.S., Canada, and European allies. It quickly reached the desired conclusion to increase the target...
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...
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...
Choose your Chancellor
The Critic
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July 9, 2025
This article is taken from the July 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £25. Cambridge! More Nobel prizes than well-known country France! Being its Chancellor must be...
There are ways to tame the e-bike menace
The Times
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I felt oddly safe at the Nato summit. Not because the transatlantic alliance had returned to health but because cycling in the Hague was so painless. My rental bike brought me swiftly, smoothly and cheaply around the city, while my colleagues...
South Africa Home Affairs requests $618M budget to advance digital transformation
Biometric Update
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July 9, 2025
South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has tabled a budget request of 11 billion rand (about US$618 million) for the advancement of the department’s digital transformation ecosystem for the 2025/2026 fiscal year. Schreiber said in...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Tallinn two-Michelin-star restaurant owner: To be the best don't compromise
ERR
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July 1, 2025
In an interview on ERR's "Vikerhommik," Sten Sarap, one of the owners of the restaurant 180° by Matthias Diether, which recently retained its two Michelin stars, said the key to running the best restaurant in Estonia is simple – don't compromise...
Tallinn mayor candidate: No three-way meeting with Michal and Kõlvart
ERR
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July 1, 2025
Urmas Sõõrumaa, nominated by the Reform Party as its candidate for mayor of Tallinn, said he has not had a meeting where he, Center Party leader Mihhail Kõlvart and Reform Party leader Kristen Michal were all present at the same time. However, he...
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...
Conductor Neeme Järvi Recovering From a Fall on Conductor's Podium
The Violin Channel
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July 8, 2025
The Estonian conductor Neeme Järvi had slipped on the conductor’s podium as he was throwing flowers to the singers after conducting the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at the National Song Festival. Kultuur reported that he has since been...
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...