New Estonian Honorary Consul in St. Petersburgis (FL) Kaie Põhi Latterner. Kesk-Florida Eesti Selts, EV101, February 23, Clearwater, FL. Photo by Erkki Taada

Far exceeding the attendance guesstimates of the Kesk Florida Eesti Seltsi (KFES) juhatus/ Estonian Society of Central Florida Board, 71 guests attended the asso ciation's celebration of the 101st anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

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Published: March 05 2019

EANC calls on Estonian Americans to join us on November 8th and 9th for the Joint Baltic American National Committee’s 13th conference in Washington, DC. The all-day conference on Saturday will feature many high-level experts, including Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas, Windows on Eurasia author and long-time supporter of the Baltic nations Paul Goble, WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green, and University of Toronto professor Andres Kasekamp. The full agenda is available at www.jbanc.org .

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Published: November 03 2019

Jaak Rakfeldt.

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Published: October 27 2019

The Estonian American National Council is honored to announce Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas has joined the program and is excited to attend the 2019 Awards Gala, to be held in Washington, DC on November 9.

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Published: October 27 2019

Kaljulaid Invites Presidents of Three Finno-Ugric Peoples to World Congress
President Kersti Kaljulaid has invited Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, Hungarian President János Áder and Russian President Vladimir Putin to the 8th World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples taking place at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu on June 17-19, 2020. In addition to the issues of preserving and passing on language, the congress will also address the impact of climate change on nations, as well as the topic of cultural innovation.

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Published: October 27 2019

Estonia’s capital Tallinn ranks eighth among the 50 most cultured cities in Europe and number one in Northern Europe, in a list researched and compiled by Wanderu, a travel search platform and fare aggregator, writes Estonian World.

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Published: October 19 2019

Largest U.S. Military Training in Decades Will Reach Estonia
The largest and most expensive U.S.-led military exercise on the European continent in 25 years "Defender Europe-20" will also reach Estonia. 37,000 troops will take part, including about 20,000 American soldiers. "Military drills will take place in 10 different nations, but the main action will happen in Germany and Poland", United States European Command (EUCOM) reports. Equipment will begin arriving in Europe in February and the exercises will be held in April and May.

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Published: October 19 2019

Estonia earned €141.2 million in income from the sale of greenhouse gas emission credits in 2018, at least half of which is used to mitigate climate change, it appears from an overview to be presented by Minister of the Environment Rene Kokk to the government on October 10, ERR News reports.

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Published: October 19 2019