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President Kersti Kaljulaid with a Christmas tree.

Kaljulaid: Estonia is more prosperous than ever before, but is everyone included?

Estonian World / January 2, 2019

President Kersti Kaljulaid said in her New Year’s speech on 31 December that it was gratifying to see Estonia being more prosperous than ever before, but raised the concern whether everyone has the same perception and whether everyone feels included. Dear residents of Pärnu, beloved people of Estonia! Long live Pärnu, the birthplace of Estonian […]

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LIVE: pre-election debate in Tallinn

Estonian World / February 9, 2015

The Foreign Investors Council of Estonia, in cooperation with the Foreign Chambers of Commerce, is holding a pre-election debate with the representatives of the major political parties in Estonia, with the focus on business climate and foreign investments. It is expected to be the only election debate that is conducted in English. Estonia is due

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Chris Glew: Never mind the present, the future is bright

Chris Glew / January 14, 2013

“Second Survey Shows Public Less Confident in Cabinet” was the recent headline on the news site of the Estonian Public Broadcasting (news.err.ee) and indeed, the numbers do show a worrying downward trend when it comes to trust in the Estonian government and parliament. The numbers in question are those of Eurobarometer, an organisation that has

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Adam Garrie: Modern Europe and political geography

Adam Garrie / January 2, 2013

Recently EstonianWorld’s co-author Chris Glew interviewed British Liberal Democratic Member of Parliament Sir Malcolm Bruce about his views on Estonia’s position in the wider world. There was one comment by Sir Malcolm that particularly struck me as being rather unintentionally controversial but controversial nevertheless. First of all he said that Estonia ought to be referred

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The opening session of the 14th Riigikogu. Photo by Erik Peinar.

Chris Glew: Estonia’s problem is the voting system

Chris Glew / December 6, 2012

Chris Glew argues that Estonia needs a different voting system – as currently, there’s a lack of a direct link between the voter and the MP.* For those unaware, Estonia’s method of electing its parliamentarians is the d’Hondt method of proportional representation. The country is divided into 12 regions, each selecting between six and 13

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