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The Estonian American National Council (EANC) announces solicitation of award nominees for the 2014 EANC awards program to recognize exceptional Estonian American individuals or organizations.   EANC invites you to submit your nominations for these awards, which were instituted at EANC’s 60th Anniversary Gala in 2012. This year’s awards ceremony...

The March 2014 issue of "EANC Newsletter" has been mailed!   It features information about the Estonian American National Council’s upcoming elections, an article about the Arvo Pärt Project, the latest Washington DC update from the Joint Baltic National Committee, and a recap of other important news.   If you...

The Reform Party and the Social Democrats signed their coalition agreement in the Riigikogu building in Tallinn on March 20.   The Reform Party will hold the seats of prime minister, foreign minister, minister of the interior, finance minister, health and labor minister, minister of the environment, minister of foreign...

ERR News - ERR's US correspondent reports that a Russian diplomat quoted by Reuters as voicing concern over Estonian policies as compared to Ukraine mentioned the countries in a different context.   "Language should not be used to segregate and isolate groups,“ the diplomat was quoted by Reuters as saying,...

Tens of thousands of Estonians were forced to leave their home country Estonia in WWII, especially during the Great Escape of September 1944, in order to flee from the returning Soviet forces. Many of them are living abroad today, with their children and grandchildren, who are a vital factor for...

Estonian Honorary Consul Michael Chan of Phoenix, Jim and Linda Abbott, James 'Ilo' Becker, Josiah Becker, Jess Williams and Tatum Wright, Peter and Ann Boyer, John Willis, Melissa Kula, Steve Martinez, Linda Becker, Hilja Hõplus-Martinez, Julius Becker, Janet and Erik Arro, Eda and Rees Fischer with Mari, Estonian Embassy First...

An appeal from our Ukrainian friends in America. Please call/write/email the White House to express support for Ukraine against Moscow's aggression and the invasion of the territory of a sovereign nation.   Remember Georgia in 2008, Ukraine in 2014. Which country is next? Thank you!   Karl AltauJBANC   Dear...

ERR News -  The US announced that the Ukrainian crisis has moved it to more than double the number of fighters on the Baltic Air Policing mission.   Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel confirmed the plan on Wednesday, March 5, according to Reuters.   A NATO official, speaking off the...

…the emergency telephone number you know as 911 is häda/abi/number 112. How are children in laste/aed (kindergarten) taught to remember this important number? They make it out of packing snow and paint it red.   Photo: Riina Kindlam   There’s an expression in Estonian, that if you want someone to really...