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ERR - Although July 2013 has gone into the books without any earth-shaking events, this week marks the 20th anniversary of the culmination of a crisis that seems unthinkable today.Back then, coup and secession - now concepts seemingly confined to North Africa - didn't seem outside the realm of possibility...
Keskerakonna aseesimehe Kadri Simsoni sõnul peaks rahva kestmajäämise ja sotsiaalsüsteemi jätkusuutlikkuse tagamiseks tegelema inimeste lahkumise põhjustega, mitte tõstma pensioniiga.Statistikaameti peadirektor Andres Oopkaup rääkis eelmise nädala reedel, et Eesti pensionisüsteem on jätkusuutlik eeldusel, et 2060. aastaks tõuseb pensioniiga 74. eluaastani ehk inimene saab pensionile 75-aastasena. Simson märkis ERRi uu-disteportaalile, et statistikaamet...
Viimastel aastatel on New Jersey osariigi Atlandi Piirkonna Ehitusühing korduvalt austanud Toms Riveris tegutsevat Prima firmat. Kohalik ajaleht “Asbury Park Press” teatas hiljuti oma lehes Atlandi Piirkonna Ehitusühingu aastakoosolekul langetatud otsusest tunnustada Arvo Prima poolt juhitud firmat, kui kõige eeskujulikumat ehitusettevõtet, mis kõige paremini esindab ehitajate ideaale. Prima firma president...
Ida-Virumaal Vaivara vallas Grenaderimäel toimus 27. juulil 20. Eesti relvagrenaderide diviisi veteranide iga-aastane kokkutulek, kus mälestati Sinimägede lahingutes langenuid. Kokkutulekut korraldava 20. Eesti relvagrenaderide diviisi veteranide ühenduse juhatuse esimees Mauri Kiudsoo ütles Postimehele, et mälestusüritus möödus rahumeelselt ning erinevalt varasematest aastatest ühtki provokaatorit kohale ei tulnud. «Ma arvan, et...
Aktsiaselts The Nordic Press, Inc. annab alates juunist 1949.a. välja ajalehte Vaba Eesti Sõna. Ajalehte trükitakse kord nädalas, neljapäeviti ja viiakse tellijatele alates reedest USPS Shirley's, NY asuva postkontori kaudu. Vaba Eesti Sõna on ainuke USA-s ilmuv eestikeelne ajaleht. Aadress: 243 East 34th Street New York, NY 10016 USA...
ERR - A study coordinated by the London School of Economics and Political Science found that 41 percent of Estonia's children come into contact with Internet risks, the highest percentage in Europe. University of Tartu Media Studies Professor Veronika Kalmus told uudised.err.ee on Wednesday that children in eastern and northern...
ERR - The Estonian Ministry of the Environment has passed along to Parliament and technical agencies an environmental impact assessment for a depository for radioactive waste that Russia is planning just across the border in Leningrad oblast. The report was received from the Russian Embassy in Tallinn, uudised.err.ee reported on...
After Alan Ago Koerv’s article appeared in the VES #22, May 30, 2013 paper, asking for other variations of translation of the “Kas siis selle maa keel....”. The VES has received some additional translations. Why can’t our land’s voice Rising up in song’s fire, Seek the way to the skies...
Miami has a large professional diplomatic corps funded by nations from around the globe, dozen of smaller nations get their diplomatic feet on the ground by serving their nations with honorary consuls. Four years ago there were 67 honorary consuls posted in Florida, the largest groups surrounding the area of...
There is often talk of a “global Estonia” since Estonians live all over the world possibly a couple of hundred thousand Estonians live now outside of Estonia. Estonian Culture Minister Rein Lang said at the National Congress in SF that we live in a “global village”, he emphasized that this...
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