Suitsupply, the Dutch-founded global men’s fashion brand, recently expanded to the Estonian capital, Tallinn; the company’s founder, Fokke de Jong, told Estonian World that the country’s market could be very profitable. Amsterdam-based de Jong set up Suitsupply in his dorm room when he was just 26, back in 2000. Since then, the company has expanded […]
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Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide book publisher in the world, has ranked the best value destinations for 2018 – and the Estonian capital, Tallinn, is number one. The travel guide ranked the top ten destinations to “tempt frugal travellers”. “Estonia’s capital is compact, fashionable and terrific value. Explore one of Eastern Europe’s loveliest old towns on foot for
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A young Estonian photographer, Evalotta Zacek, has become a finalist in the Natural History Museum’s prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition with a photo of an Estonian hedgehog. Zacek became a finalist in the competition’s “10 Years and Under” category with her picture of a hedgehog crossing the road in Estonia. According to the
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“Those Who Dare”, a 52-minute documentary film that traces the Baltic nations’ path to restoring their independence from the Soviet occupation, is to premiere in London. When Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985, his reform policy sparked an independence movement in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. But as cries for help
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An Estonian beverage company, called Punch Drinks, has invented a witty way to show its support for the Estonian LGBTQ community. Although the gender-neutral civil partnership law (called Registered Partnership Act) was passed in Estonia in 2014 – the country became the first formerly Soviet-occupied state do so – the law has still not been properly implemented. After
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The European Union’s unwillingness to condemn the violence by the Spanish police during the Catalonian referendum undermines the very set of values the union is based upon. On 1 October, the world was shocked to discover that excessive use of police force against peaceful citizens is not just confined to countries ruled by dictators. Instead,
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The Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt, the world’s most performed living composer, has been honoured with the Ratzinger Prize, presented in the Vatican. The Joseph Ratzinger Foundation, also known as the Pope Benedict XVI Foundation in the Vatican, has announced that in addition to outstanding theologians, the winners of this year’s Ratzinger Prize also include Pärt.
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Estonia’s University of Tartu stands out when it comes to research quality, the publisher of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings said in its latest report. Times Higher Education (THE), the UK-based higher education magazine, said in its World University Rankings 2018 survey that “in Eastern Europe, Estonia’s University of Tartu stands out when it comes to research
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Estonia has selected the drama and fantasy movie, “November”, as the country’s submission for the foreign language Academy Award. Shot in black and white, “November” is based on Andrus Kivirähk’s novel “Rehepapp” and was directed and written by Rainer Sarnet. Co-produced by Estonia, the Netherlands and Poland, the film premiered in January 2017 to somewhat
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An international team of researchers has informed the Estonian authorities of a vulnerability potentially affecting digital use of Estonian ID cards issued since October 2014; all the cards issued to e-residents are also affected. On 30 August, an international team of researchers informed the Estonian Information System Authority (RIA) of a vulnerability potentially affecting the digital
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