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Over 2.7 million people take part in Let’s Do It! cleaning campaigns across Europe

In April and May, more than 2.7 million people from 20 countries joined the Let’s Do It! cleanups, accompanied by festivals and events to draw attention to the growing problem of illegal waste. Let’s Do It! cleanup events were held in Belarus (23,000 people), Cyprus (15,000), the Czech Republic (65,000), Greece (60,000), Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Estonian World co-hosts a public discussion with non-native residents at the Opinion Festival

The Estonian World magazine will collaborate with the Estonia 100 team to host an English-language public discussion at the annual Opinion Festival in Paide. In 2018, the Republic of Estonia will celebrate its centenary. In anticipation of the anniversary, preparations are already underway and a dedicated programme, Estonia 100, has been launched to engage the

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Saaremaa among the “best under-the-radar islands” in Europe

Business Insider, a US-based online newspaper, has listed the Estonian island of Saaremaa as one of 17 best under-the-radar islands in Europe. The newspaper says that “Saaremaa takes visitors back to the time of the pirates and Vikings who once called it home”. “It’s easy to imagine them as the dense pine forests, thatched-roof houses,

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Conference in Israel marks 90 years of Jewish cultural autonomy in Estonia

A conference that took place in Israel last week marked the 90th anniversary of Jewish cultural autonomy in Estonia; 90 people attended what was the biggest Estonian-arranged conference in the Holy Land. The Estonian ambassador to Israel, Malle Talvet-Mustonen told Estonian World that the conference also marked the 25th anniversary of Estonia regaining independence after

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PICTURES: What would you do with a giant Soviet-era ‘mothership’ in the middle of Tallinn?

At 4 pm on 20 July 1980, the Olympic flame was lit and the Olympic anthem was played in the Estonian capital – Tallinn became a host city of the Moscow Olympic Games’ sailing programme. In preparation of the international sporting event, a number of huge construction projects were undertaken and new buildings erected. Most

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Global ambassadors of Estonian e-governance studies

International students have found Estonia on their path. One of them is Crystal LaGrone from Oklahoma, the United States. LaGrone is currently half-way through the e-governance technologies and services master’s programme at the Tallinn University of Technology (TUT). In Estonia today, there are dozens of institutions offering higher education, including public and private universities, institutions of

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