The joint Russian and Chinese drill in the Baltic Sea – right in the vicinity of the eastern flank of NATO and about a month after a NATO drill in the region at the Polish-Lithuanian border – will see ten warships and as many aircraft deploy to the region. The provocative drill to be held […]
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The prime minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, said at a meeting with her Estonian colleague, Jüri Ratas, that she wanted to reach an agreement on EU citizens’ rights in the UK as quickly as possible. The prime ministers, meeting in London on 18 July, discussed the fact that the United Kingdom was on
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The Estonian capital, Tallinn, has introduced driverless shuttle buses on its streets that will soon start operating a short route; riding the shuttle, as all public transport in Tallinn, is free of charge for the town’s residents. The driverless Easymile shuttle buses will start operating a route between Viru Square and the Tallinn Creative Hub,
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Estonia has one of the most effective public sectors in the world, according to the International Civil Service Effectiveness Index, compiled by the UK’s Blavatnik School of Government and the Institute for Government. The index, compiled for the first time this year, is a new initiative to help countries determine how their central civil services
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In the second half of 2017, Estonia takes the helm of the presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months and in 2018, it will celebrate its 100th anniversary. For that period of time, the country will arrange a series of events throughout Europe to show what Estonia is about and to
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Estonia has “improved” its standing as one of the most important “enemies” of Russia, having positioned seventh in 2017 – two notches up from last year. The friends and enemies’ lists are compiled every year by the Levada Centre polling agency and are based on public opinion. The poll asks respondents to name five countries
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According to a recent survey, 45% of Estonians are afraid of a military conflict on the country’s soil – which is 12% higher than in 2015. The survey, conducted by the Estonian insurance company, Ergo, and a Latvian pollster, SKDS, also concluded that 46% of Estonians worry about potential ethnic conflicts and 52% fear economic
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Russia is holding what it calls an “anti-terrorist” airborne military drill at its border with Estonia and Latvia that involves 2,500 troops and 500 units of equipment. The large-scale drills that started on 5 July in the Pskov region are, according to the deputy commander of the Russian airborne forces, Lieutenant General Nikolai Ignatov, the
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Members of the European Union are emphasising the need for the free movement of data across the bloc, and at the eve of the Estonian presidency of the EU Council, the country is trying to start the processes that could eventually lead to it becoming reality. In February 2016, the then-president of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik
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The vice president of the United States, Mike Pence, is to visit Estonia at the end of July. In Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, Pence will meet with the Estonian prime minister, Jüri Ratas, and other officials to discuss bilateral issues, the White House said in a statement. Pence will also meet the Kersti Kaljulaid,
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