Estonia trials Seal of Excellence scheme to attract talent from abroad

Scientists who have good marks but fail to get funding from Horizon Europe’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowship programme can now move their project to Estonia.  With many excellent proposals going unfunded, “we wanted to offer …

Evacuation plans and underground operating rooms: Lithuania, Poland and Estonia prepare their hospitals for Russian ...

After the start of Russiaʼs full-scale war against Ukraine, NATOʼs eastern flank countries — in particular Lithuania, Poland, and Estonia — are actively preparing their hospitals for possible crisis situations in the event of aggression from Russia. …

Estonia's mobile voting delayed by auditing concerns

Concerns about how voting by mobile can be audited saw the National Electoral Committee last week narrowly vote down plans to introduce m-voting this autumn at the local elections. Estonia's elections have been held online for more than 15 years, but …

Estonia among 13 EU countries calling for response to GNSS interference

Estonia and 12 other European Union member states are calling on the European Commission to respond to interference with Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) by Russia and Belarus across the bloc. GNSS interference can cause problems with navigation …

Tallest diving tower in the Baltics opens in south Estonia

Tõrva unveiled the tallest diving tower in the Baltics on Saturday with the grand opening of the Lion Tower on the shore of Lake Vanamõisa. Replacing the town's iconic old platform, the new structure rises 14 meters high and promises a safer, more …

‘Society did not collapse’. What can Lithuania learn from Estonia legalising civil unions?

Russian-linked tanker crew accused in Finland-Estonia undersea cable sabotage probe

EuropeOperationsTankers Hannes van Rijn / Marine Traffic Finnish authorities have formally accused senior officers aboard the Eagle S, an oil tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet, of criminal misconduct following significant damage to vital undersea …

World's largest axe throwing center opens in Estonia

The world's largest axe throwing center was opened Saturday in Mäetaguse, Ida-Viru County, during the Estonian national championships. The construction of the facility was supported by the Just Transition Fund. The first competitions in Mäetaguse's …

Raimond Kaljulaid: Estonia must call for Ukraine to be invited into NATO

The real test of Estonia's foreign policy resolve and consistency lies in whether we have the courage to once again raise the issue of inviting Ukraine to join NATO at the upcoming summit on June 24–25. If we do so, we can rightly say we are pursuing a …

Estonia quietly quitting its 100 percent renewable energy target

Nearly three years ago, at the end of August 2022, the government led by Kaja Kallas (Reform) — who had previously worked for wind energy companies — approved a legislative amendment that raised Estonia's 2030 renewable electricity production target …