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According to the leader of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), on a political level, Estonia is welcome to the Eurozone since its financial state is extremely strong.Discussing the issue of the adoption of the single European currency and the words coming from the Bussels-basedthink tank, the Estonian national...

bbn.ee - 8 March (BNS) - During the last decade the  life expectancy for both men and women has risen  in Estonia, but currently the difference between men's and women's life expectancy is nearly 11 years.According to Statistics Estonia, the life expectancy in the country in 2008 was the highest...

bbn.ee - 6 March (BNS) - The rector of Tallinn University, Rein Raud, flew to China on Saturday to complete the process of establishing a Confucius Institute at Tallinn University that started one and a half years ago.An agreement with the Confucius Institute headquarters in Beijing has already been signed...

Viljandi Paalalinna gümnaasiumis 15. märtsil toimunud pidulikul emakeelepäeva üritusel andis haridus- ja teadusminister Tõnis Lukas kätte auhinnad 2009. aasta keeleteo konkursi laureaatidele.Üldsuse poolt konkursile esitatud tegude ja tegijate hulgast valis Emakeele Seltsi juhatus hindamiseks kuus kandidaati. Nende seast tegi oma valiku praeguse haridus- ja teadusministri juhitud komisjon, kuhu kuuluvad kõik...

I've wanted to introduce distant readers to the Estonian word for snowshoes for many winters now. Finally, I got my chance before the snow melts! At least our snow over here in Eesti, because we've still got a lot of it to melt. My friend Andres Ideon had barely managed...

Kontserdihooaeg 2010/11 tuleb nii dirigent Paavo Järvile kui Pariisi orkestrile eriline. Järvist saab kolmeks aastaks muusikakollektiivi peadirigent.Koostöö vilju saavad peagi maitsta ka eestlased. Eesti Rahvusmeeskoor sõidab septembris hooaja avakontserdiks Pariisi, et esitada Jean Sibeliuse sümfooniat «Kullervo». Novembris plaanitakse 2400 kohaga kontserdisaalis Salle Pleyelis Arvo Pärdi uue heliteose «Silhouette» maailma esiettekannet....

Läinud nädalavahetusel toimus kolm ettekannet Arvo Pärdi "Cantusest Benjamin Britteni mälestuseks" kahes Iisraeli linnas.Esitajaks on kuulus Iisraeli Filharmoonia Orkester, mida juhatab debütandina Soome noore põlvkonna tippdirigent Pietari Inkinen. Tema solistiks on suurepärane noor Ameerika tšellist Alisa Weilerstein, kes mängib Antonín Dvořáki Tšello-kontserti. Seda kava alustab dirigent Arvo Pärdi "Cantu-sega" ja...

Vist iga eestlane on tuttav Lydia Koidula (1843-86) lihtsa, südamliku luuletusega “Meil aiaäärne tänavas” (1865), mida peetakse peagu rahvalauluks. Paljud siiski teavad, et luuletus pole algupärand, vaid Koidula laenas ta saksa keelest. Aga kust?   Mitmes eesti luulekogus puudub Koidula osas see laul, arvatavasti ülalmainitud põhjusel, et ta pole originaalteos. Laulikutes...

bbn.ee - Swedbank and SEB, the two largest lenders in the Baltics, had their credit rating outlooks changed to stable from negative at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, which said the Baltic economies are stabilizing, reports Bloomberg. The Baltic states “are about to emerge from their recent sharp economic correction,”...

bbn.ee - On May 29, tens of thousands of blondes will parade through the Latvian capital of Riga, as part of the city’s annual Go Blonde festival. The event, originally conceived to uplift the public mood during the country’s economic crisis is rapidly becoming a major tourist attraction for the...