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The Estonian government signed a contract to borrow 200 million euros from the European Investment Bank (EIB) with the money channeled to co-finance EU-funded projects in the nation. Ott Heinapuu, a spokesman for the Ministry of Finance, told uudised.err.ee that the money will be used to fund investments which support...

Photo by Anu Oinas   Pillerkaar performed eight traditional Estonian dances at the Christmas Village on 12-6-2014 and then invited the audience to dance some genuine Estonian folk dances with people passing through the market. Anu Oinas led Pillerkaar with the dances and the following performers participated:  Age Landra Robinson,...

Steve Jurvetson, US venture capitalist with Estonian roots, and his colleague Tim Draper from prestigious US venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) became first US citizens who are also Estonian e-residents. Accepting the digital e-resident identity card from Estonian PM Taavi Rõivas, Jurvetson who is also member of the...

Vice President Joe Biden met with Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas in the White House on December 10, 2014.  Photo by U.S. Embassy Tallinn   Washington, D.C. 10 December – Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, who is on a visit to the United States, discussed the security situation in the European...

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From December 1, 2014, Estonia became the first country in the world to offer foreigners e-residency. Senior editor for The Economist magazine, Edward Lucas, is now the country's first e-resident.   According to Taavi Kotka, the Deputy Secretary General on ICT at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the aim of...

What can you pick up from a local kohvik on your way to work in Tallinn? From the Reval Café on Müüri/vahe tänav ("Between the (town) walls" Street) in Tallinn's vanalinn (old town), you can grab along a glorious kilu/või/leib among other things.   On dark rukki (rye), often simply...

What a pleasant surprise to witness such an amazing talented young dancer. Alissa Saluri is the daughter of Jessica and Rein Saluri and the granddaughter of Ulle and Peep Saluri. Alissa was always dancing even before joining her first dancing school at the age of eight.   She took her...

Lakewoodi Eesti Kiriku kontorisse hüppas aknast hirv...   LAKEWOOD, NJ –The punchline of the Monday morning (nov. 17, 2104) incident still is largely unknown for parishioners at Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lakewood.   The church's pastor, The Rev. Thomas Vaga, said he still is scratching his head as to...