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  Chairman of the Center Party, Prime Minister Jüri Ratas proposed a possible question for the upcoming marriage referendum on an ERR talk show. Ratas said that the phrasing of the question should be specific.   He proposed the following question. "Should marriage remain a union between a man and...

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is inviting Estonians across the world to give feedback. We would like to know how Estonian communities around the world are satisfied with consular services and the level of inclusion.   Valuable feedback will help us plan development activities in a way that best...

Estonian-founded Skeleton Technologies has raised €41.3 million in equity capital from investors. Skeleton was advised by investment bank UBS in the financing round.   Ellex Raidla was the legal advisor to the transaction, Skeleton Technologies said. Most of the investment was subscribed by new investors.   All current investors joined...

Dropcap the popularization of the “ideal measure” has led to advice such as “Increase font size for large screens and reduce font size for small screens.” While a good measure does improve the reading experience, it’s only one rule for good typography. Another rule is to maintain a comfortable font...

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is listed as one of the 10 best choirs in the world by classicalmusic.com.   Little surprise that a nation famous for song – its independence from the USSR was preceded by a ‘Singing Revolution’ of massed voices in Tallinn in 1988 – should boast...

Earlier in October, the Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) sent policy questions relating to the interests of its member organizations’ constituents to both the Trump and Biden campaign staffs.   Topics included the current situation in Belarus, the role of the United States in NATO, U.S. relations with Russia,...

The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) recently prepared and sent its questionnaire for the 2020 Presidential candidates to both the Trump and Biden campaigns.   The CEEC has been sending questionnaires on our issues of interest to candidates on a nonpartisan and fully inclusive basis since the 1996 Presidential...

2020 Fall golf Winners – left M. Vahtra and right D. Sestrich.   The Estonian Amateur Athletic Association (Eesti Spordiliit USA) conducted its yearly fall golf gathering at Rob Ashford's Locust Valley golf course on Oct 10th.   16 players turned out to enjoy perfect golf weather for a 2-man...

August 6, 1961-October 7, 2020     On October 8, tearful phone calls and heartbreaking messages conveyed unimaginable news – Jyri Erik Kork had died from coronavirus at the mere age of 59.   For more than four decades, Jyri Erik was such an essential part of the Estonian cultural...

On October 7th, the embassies of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) held their first meeting since the start of the pandemic.    Under normal circumstances, the embassies and JBANC meet three to four times annually to discuss upcoming events, policy and legislative priorities,...