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The Central Council of Estonians in Canada (EKN) and the Estonian World Council (ÜEKN) will organize an election debate with representatives of political parties on January 29 at 1 pm (Toronto time, 8 pm Estonian time), at Tartu College in Toronto, 310 Bloor St. W. (in hybrid form). The election...

After a long wait, the new United States Ambassador to Estonia will soon be in place. George P. Kent was nominated by President Joe Biden on September 2, 2022, to serve as the next ambassador to the Republic of Estonia. His nomination was sent to the U.S. Senate on September...

Estonia wasted a decade when credit money was cheaper and could have been invested in problem sectors, Nasdaq Tallinn stock exchange management chair Kaarel Ots told ERR's "Otse uudistemajast" (Straight From the Newsroom) webcast on January 11. "Given the current climate, where interest rates are rising and the demand for...

The fund supporting Ukrainian refugee students studying at the University of Tartu provided much needed financial assistance to 113 refugee students last semester. 117,000 euros was granted to Ukrainian students in need. Funding for this support has been a truly international effort, with a large measure of the donated money...

The Board of Directors of Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) recently announced that after an extensive and rigorous search process, they have chosen Martin Suuberg to be NEWMOA’s new Executive Director. The Board states that Martin Suuberg has extensive experience in environmental law and regulation, having worked in a...

Some 86,000 individuals in the Estonian diaspora are qualified to vote in Estonia’s March 2023 parliamentary elections. Casting ballots abroad is scheduled for February. It was reported that in the 2019 elections, out of 77, 881 who were qualified to vote, only 2016 actually cast their ballots (by mail or...

ERR News took a brief look at the year ahead. Tallinn Takes Over as the EU's Green Capital Estonia's capital takes over as the EU Green Capital on January 1. Launched in 2011 by the European Commission, the title rewards cities which have made the most progress "in improving the...

Kristjan Prikk, Estonia's ambassador to the United States, made a return visit to the Bay Area on December 7 and 8. The highlight of the trip was a public panel at Stanford University, “Russia’s War in Ukraine: What’s at stake and what we should do about it” with Ambassador Prikk...

This article appeared in the "Üleilmse eestluse" / "Global Estonian" November 2022 newsletter in both Estonian and English(www.globalestonian.com) Riina Kindlam There used to be an unwritten rule in Estonian communities abroad that CHILDREN, ANIMALS and ELDERS were always spoken to in Estonian. Slightly older children immediately picked up on how...

For the eighth year, Bay Area Baltic organizations held the annual Baltic Christmas Fair on Saturday, December 3 at the Latvian Lutheran Church Hall in San Francisco. Nearly twenty vendors from the Baltic communities offered a wide variety of Baltic gifts, crafts, and treats for sale. This year's event had...