Three-quarters of Estonians oppose car tax
According to the results of a survey commissioned by the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, 76 per cent of respondents are against the […]
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Estonian crime numbers up in 2023
A total of 27,418 crimes were recorded in Estonia in 2023, an increase of seven per cent over the previous year, the Estonian Prosecutor’s Office
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UK website: Tallinn rated one of the world’s most relaxing city breaks
MoneySuperMarket, a UK-based price comparison website, has published a Serene Cities Index which ranks the Estonian capital, Tallinn, as the second most relaxing city break
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Estonia has the eighth most powerful passport in the world
The Estonian passport is the eighth most powerful passport in the world, granting visa-free access to 187 countries and territories, according to the 2024 global
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One in three Estonian men experience partner violence
A large-scale relationship survey conducted by Statistics Estonia reveals that 32% of men, or one in three men in Estonia, have experienced intimate partner violence
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Estonia’s historic teachers’ strike ends after the trade union accepts the government’s minimum compromise
Many teachers in Estonia earn less than €2,000 a month before tax – despite the EU country’s poster child status in Pisa test results; low
Estonian environmental groups rally for protection of national parks
Nearly 30 Estonian environmental groups are calling for signatures on a petition to ban logging in national parks and other protected areas. Environmentalists say that
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Estonia’s Narva to host a LGBTQ+ festival
A new LGBTQ+ cultural festival, organised by Estonian NGO Q-Space, will take place at the Narva Art Residency on 17-18 February 2024. The LGBTQ+ (lesbian,
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Estonia’s birth rate at an all-time low
According to preliminary data from Statistics Estonia, the population of Estonia on 1 January 2024 was 1,366,491, which is 607 people more than on the
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Pictures: Tallinn’s Pirita Beach to be transformed
The Tallinn city government has approved a plan for the modern development of Pirita Beach, the largest beach in the Estonian capital. According to the
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