Reform Party chairman and Second Vice-President of the Riigikogu Hanno Pevkur has hired former Reform minister Rein Lang as his adviser. The decision was criticized by fellow opposition members right after it was announced, as Lang will work on Reform's platform for the 2019 elections, not for the benefit of the national parliament.

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Published: January 13 2018

European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker together with Prime Minister Jüri Ratas.

BRUSSELS – European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker praised Estonia's EU presidency on Friday.

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Published: January 06 2018

Estonia and Japan are to sign a cyber security cooperation agreement in January 2018 during the Japanese prime minister’s visit to the country, writes estonianworld.com

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Published: January 06 2018

Photo by Õhtuleht /Jörgen Norkroos

There's nothing in the world quite like Christmas in Europe, writes the Conde Nast Traveler— wooden chalets in historic towns dating to the 13th century,  snow-covered cathedrals, and all the hot mulled wine you can drink. CN Traveler also mentioned Tallinn among the 12 of the continent's can't-miss markets.

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Published: January 06 2018

ESTPLA-24 and the Irish-Finnish battalion IRISHFINBATT on Christmas in Lebanon. Photo ERR News/mil.ee

ERR News – Estonian troops of the ESTPLA-24 platoon serving in a multinational Finnish-Irish battalion on the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission in Lebanon took time on Christmas Eve to celebrate the holiday with their Finnish colleagues.

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Published: January 06 2018

A kesk/aja (medieval) feast is one of the countless sculptures and 3D sculptural scenes made entirely of pipar/koogi/tainas (gingerbread dough) that can currently be seen through the giant vaate/aknad (picture windows) of the Disaini- ja Arhitektuuri/galerii on the main Pärnu maantee thoroughfare in central Tallinn.

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Published: January 01 2018

On a snowy Saturday, December 9, 2017, Pillerkaar Estonian Folk Dancers of the Washington DC Metro Area and the Baltimore-Washingtoni Eesti Segakoor (mixed choir) ushered in the holiday spirit with a joint performance at the 5th Annual Christmas Village in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

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Published: January 01 2018

Santa Claus/Jõuluvana joined 45 holiday spirited members and friends of the Estonian Society of Central Florida (Kesk Florida Eesti Selts) for a traditional Estonian holiday dinner on Saturday afternoon, December 9, 2017, at the beautiful waterfront home of Kaie Põhi Latterner in North Redington Beach, Florida.

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Published: January 01 2018