Vilja Kiisler, a journalist at Postimees, one of the largest newspapers in Estonia, has decided to leave her post due to differences with the paper’s …
UPDATED: The first Estonian journalist leaves a major newspaper over her views 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 …
According to this year’s Freedom in the World report, compiled by Freedom House, Estonia is among the freest countries in the world – and even …
Estonia is among the top 30 freest countries in the world – report Read More
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index 2017, Estonia’s democracy score was in a slight decline in the past year, having dropped from 7.85 …
Estonia’s democracy score declines slightly in 2017 Read More
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 …
EU’s silence over Spanish brutal force in Catalonia undermines Europe’s credibility Read More
Estonians are gathering in Paide for the fifth time for a real grass-root democracy building event – the Opinion Festival that has also been called …
Grass-root democracy: What is the power of democracy festivals? Read More
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index 2016 has ranked Estonia as a borderline “flawed democracy” with the score of 7.85 out of 10; a “full …
The Economist Intelligence Unit ranks Estonia as a borderline “flawed democracy” Read More
Daniel Vaarik had a chat with Frans Jorna from the Saxion University in the Netherlands, who is currently working on applying Estonia’s system for local …
Lessons from exporting Estonia’s digital democracy Read More
Measuring and comparing people’s quality of life and life satisfaction has given many outstanding economists serious headaches. It is generally agreed that the usual way …
Maive Rute: Estonia – an unhappy overachiever in democracy? Read More
