Opinion articles by Estonian and global opinion leaders
The Estonian parliamentary elections are coming up in March, and the campaign promise season has just geared up with the first policy point worth talking […]
Second pension pillar reform: the first meaningful campaign promise for 2019 Read More
Jürgen Ligi, the current MP and the former minister of finance, writes that the Danske Bank case*, where USD235 billion was moved through the Danish
Jürgen Ligi: Estonian supervision stopped the Danske case already in 2014 Read More
Annika Arras, a political and marketing communication expert, writes how to improve the Estonian society through more cooperation between different segments of society. Let me
Annika Arras: Estonia’s development depends on our readiness for collaboration Read More
Teet Randma, an environmental campaigner, writes that Estonia is the second largest emitter of CO2 per capita in the European Union, and the country urgently needs energy
Teet Randma: Estonia’s dirty secret Read More
Denis Filby, an Englishman who divides his time between London and Tallinn, says the Estonian government needs to do more to appreciate teachers before they’re
Estonia: Where have all the teachers gone? Read More
Ron Borenstein, a Tallinn-based Israeli expat, recommends Estonia to follow the Swedish example and initiate gender-neutral lavatories. On the week Estonia celebrates 27 years since
Expat: Estonia should introduce gender-neutral toilets Read More
Estonians are gathering in Paide for the sixth time for a real grass-roots democracy building event; the Opinion Festival – also called “a rock festival of
The Estonian Opinion Festival to include a number of English-language panels Read More
In 380 BCE, Plato, transfixed with horror over the instability of democracy, proposed the “philosopher kings” as an antidote; Estonia has dispensed with all that
Estonia answers Plato: e-democracy! Read More
Priit Simson, an advisor to the mayor of Tallinn, responds to the editorial Estonian World published on 10 July. The lesson of the so called
Tallinn city government’s response to Estonian World’s editorial Read More
The head of the traffic department at the Tallinn Transport Board appeared to poke fun at black people, cheered on by the city’s mayor, Taavi
Editorial: When the Tallinn mayor and his deputies lost the plot Read More
