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Veljo Tormis   The intellectual property team of Law Firm VARUL led by lawyer Mati Kaalep represented the Estonian composer Veljo Tormis in a plagiarism dispute against BBC Worldwide Limited as the creator of the popular Australian crime series Top of the Lake, See-Saw Holdings PTY LTD as the producer...

According to a survey commissioned by the Estonian Government Office and conducted by a professional market research company TNS Emor, 32 percent of Estonian residents would agree to admit refugees in the country. The poll shows that 42 percent are against and 26 percent remain either neutral or undecided in...

Liviko is pleased to announce that the legendary Estonian Liqueur Vana Tallinn is now also available in USA. Our partner in Illinois is Taurus Imports - http://taurusimports.com/. You can read more about Vana Tallinn here: www.vanatallinn.ee.

Tramlines 1 and 3 have been stopped for the month in Tallinn and since lines 2 and 4 were already out of commission for repairs, the capital will not see another tram on its streets before the end of the month. The stop allows the city's transport department to renovate...

Alberta Estonian Heritage Society’s third and current president, Ave Peetri, with the second ex-president Bob Kingsep at a Board meeting in Calgary, 2013. Photo: Helgi Leesment    Overview by Helgi Leesment, Calgary, Alberta, with input from Bob Kingsep   In its 10 years, the Alberta Estonian Heritage Society has blended...

In a statement issued on June 19, 2015 by the US Ambassador Daniel Brooks Baer to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the United States clearly asks Russia to free the abducted Estonian internal security service agent Eston Kohver. “Nine months have passed since members of the...

A NATO official, writing to RFE/RL (June 20, 2015) on condition of anonymity, said that Moscow is stationing "thousands of troops, including mechanized and naval infantry brigades, military aircraft, modern long-range air defense units and hundreds of armored vehicles, including missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads -- into its western...

14 knitting enthusiasts from USA and 2 from Sweden are visiting Setomaa during their knitting trip to Estonia with Nancy Bush.    Photo by Tiina Ets

Photo by Ardi Hallismaa/Estonian Defense Forces   The British defense secretary Michael Fallon paid a brief visit to Ämari Air Base in Estonia on Wednesday, meeting his Estonian counterpart Sven Mikser and greeting the UK's pilots and ground crew who are currently flying and looking after four RAF jets stationed...

Estonian border posts, soon to be seen on the eastern border (Photo Courtesy of the Ministry of the Interior)   ERR News - Estonia is planning to erect 760 border posts and 412 floating markers on the temporary control line between Estonia and Russia. The aim is to better inform...