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Be a part of history: join us for a reenactment of a unique historical event. All nationalities welcome. Save the date: August 23, 2019, 1 pm. Holding hands in a human chain to celebrate freedom in front of the U.S. Capitol (West side). Afterwards there will be an informal gathering...

Negotiations for the withdrawal of all Soviet and later Russian troops left in Estonia began immediately after the latter regained its independence in 1991. After a lot of stalling on the Russian side, an agreement was finally reached by Presidents Meri and Yeltsin 25 years ago. On July 26, 1994,...

The Baltic Embassies and local diaspora organizations gathered on July 23, 2019, at the Rock Creek Cemetery to honor Sumner Welles and Loy Henderson. The Welles Declaration and the U.S. policy of non-recognition of the Soviet occupation of our countries helped to keep the flame of freedom alive even during...

EANC's Karin Shuey sharing her perspective with the CEPA audience (photo courtesy of CEPA) Estonian American National Council (EANC) Washington, DC Director Karin Shuey recently attended back-to-back events with very different views of NATO, transatlantic relations, and the political order in Europe.  The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)...

A plõks (snap) from the general seating area, the hillside, of Tallinn's laulu/väljak (song festival grounds) during the first concert evening, July 6, just after the laulu/peo/tuli (song festival flame) was lit atop the tule/torn (flame tower) by the laulu/lava (song stage), where it burned for two days. Laulupidu and...

A new report has identified the most highly connected countries, where innovation, online services and digitally forward-thinking lifestyles are drawing expats from across the globe. Connectivity shapes culture around the world, and in many places digital life has become indivisible from day-to-day living. High-speed internet, mobile accessibility and cashless payments...

The double-jubilee XXVII Song and XX Dance Festival "My Fatherland is My Love" ("Minu Arm" in Estonian) brought tens of thousands of singers, dancers and musicians to Tallinn for days of rehearsals, four days of performances and a parade for all performers. ERR covered the jubilee festival in Estonian, Russian...

General David L. Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, is to visit Estonia July 13-14, marking the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Estonian Air Force (Eesti Õhuvägi). The visit will include meetings with Estonian Ministry of Defence personnel, as well as those from the...

Here are just a few of the seminars that will be held at the West Coast Estonian Days in Portland July 31 – August 4. Estonian Language SkillsIf your Estonian is feeling a little rusty, there is good news. We have a short free seminar to help you brush up...

The Estonian delegation along with the representatives of six other member states left the June 26 sitting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in protest against the reinstatement of Russia's voting rights, writes ERR News. The Estonian, Ukrainian, Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian, Slovakian, and Georgian delegations left...