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December 11, 2013   The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC), echoing the concerns of Americans of Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian heritage, and the Ukrainian people and concerned individuals and governments around the world, calls for a fair, democratic, and peaceful solution to the increasingly volatile situation in Ukraine....

Ulve Nurmet, Tiit Treude, Väino Aare, Jaan Kuuskvere, Leena Aare, Maare Kuuskvere, Monika Orumaa Craig, Lisa Mets and Malle Sibul. Kesk Florida Eesti Selts, December 7, 2013.  Photo: Mart Nurmet   On Saturday, December 7, 2013, a small group from the membership gathered once again to make traditional Estonian verivorst...

On December 4, 2013, Members of Estonian Parliament Marko Mihkelson (Head of Foreign Affairs Committee) and Mati Raidma (Head of National Defense Committee) as well as Ambassador Marina Kaljurand participated in the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Holodomor Memorial commemorating the victims of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933.    Photo by Estonian...

In spring 2014, Estonia will host the ministers and specialists of nearly 40 states in connection with the Freedom Online Coalition annual conference entitled “Free and Secure Internet for All”.     The event is one of the most important meetings about internet freedom on the global level. Foreign Minister...

PHOTO: What does this word mean? Although it was photographed in a kohvik (café) in Tallinn, there was no list of foods or drinks to order on it. For that, you would have to read the printed menüü. This is a detail of a page from the Eesti Kirjastuste Liidu...

Kalev H. Leetaru has been honored as one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013, an enormously prestigious award which recognize “the world’s most exciting people... made a measurable difference in politics, business, technology, the arts, the sciences, and more.”   Kalev Leetaru is being recognized as...

ERR News - Estonia's tax system ranked 32nd out of 189 countries in a business friendliness index compiled by the international consulting company PwC. It was a significant improvement from the year before, when Estonia was 50th. The upgrade came thanks to the scrapping of Tallinn's sales tax. Prior to...

ERR News – The Police and Border Guard Board's East Prefecture is seeking to fill 70 positions in Narva, and two on a remote island off Estonia's northern coast, but has only received a few applications for the first offer, and 400 for the second.   A total of 382...

Gerli Padar.     Photo by Estonian Embassy in Washington   Lotte performed at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage in Washington, DC,  for a full house on November 9, 2013.   Lotte is a little girl puppy dog whose home is in the most wonderful town — Gadgetville! It’s a place where...