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  French railway operator SNCF, the engineering and consultancy firm Systra, and the energy and transport company Alstom have expressed interest in investing into Rail Baltic, a planned railway that would link the Baltic states with Western Europe, the Lithuanian Minister of Trans-port, Eligijus Masiulis, said in a statement on...

  ERR News – Homeowners are reaping some rewards from the EU's efforts to staunch the debt crisis as interest rates have dropped to a ten-year low. The Bank of Estonia said the average interest rate on home loans was 3.1 percent in April, due mainly to a drop in...

  ERR News - Tartu Science Park opened the doors of a new demo center for mobile application software. The idea is to give mobile application developers a place to share and market their ideas, as well as to receive assistance from experts. The demo center will provide technical support,...

  ERR News - The Estonian Central Crime Investigation Department searched the ruling Reform Party's offices on May 24, as an allegedly illegitimate funding scheme continues to unravel. Reform Party Secretary General Martin Kukk said the authorities confiscated several computers. “The Central Crime Investigation Department is conducting a search in...

  ERR News - Estonia's marathon hopeful at the London Olympics, Evelin Talts, compares her pleasure from running with addiction. ETV recently talked to Evelin Talts, who will represent Estonia in the women's marathon at the London Olympics. In about 80 days, Talts will be tackling the standard marathon distance of...

  ERR News - The Synod of Constantinople has canonized 11 clerics and lay persons who perished during the first two years of the Soviet occupation of Estonia. A decree of canonization was read on May 17, in the Church of Transfiguration of Our Lord in Tallinn that added 9...

  ERR News - The Estonian Chess Federation signed an agreement on May, 14, in Tallinn with former chess world champion Garry Kasparov, now president of the Kasparov Chess Foundation, to initiate a chess program in Estonian grade schools. Twelve schools have so far confirmed participation in the chess program...

  This was the theme for the 2012 Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies Conference held last weekend of April in Chicago. An interesting thought to ponder, when you consider the past twenty years. The conference had over 200 participants attending from as far as Japan and Australia. Sonoko...

  One of Estonia's most internationally well-known politicians, Minister of Defense Mart Laar, has requested for resignation from his post as he recovers from a stroke. "I am used to doing my work with complete dedication; I am not capable of doing so right now. For that reason I have...

  Estonian municipal leaders were in Annapolis and met at the U.S. Naval Academy with Maryland counterparts and other friends of Estonia including the representatives of Maryland Maryland Estonian Exchange Council (MEEC) and JBANC. The Estonian delegation represented Pärnu, Haapsalu, Kuressaare, Sillamäe, and Tallinn. They were in the U.S. for...