5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (463+ words) Tallink's chief captain Tarvi‑Carlos Tuulik says a major leap in ship safety occurred 10–12 years ago, when new requirements were introduced mandating that passenger ships must be built so they can return to port on their own after any accident....

4+ hour, 52+ min ago  (517+ words) Summer capital Pärnu and the association of local authorities believe introducing a new tax on tourists would be beneficial, but officials in Tallinn think it would damage tourism. While tourists in Riga have so far had to pay €1 for every…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (594+ words) Justice and Digital Minister Liisa Pakosta (Eesti 200) has sent the government a draft law that would end telecom companies' obligation to collect people's communications data on a mass scale at the state's request. The ministry notes in the explanatory memorandum…...

8+ hour, 20+ min ago  (443+ words) Russia conducted a live-fire exercise on Lake Peipus near Estonia's eastern border for the first time and without notifying the Estonian authorities last week, according to media reports. Lake Peipus, the fifth-largest lake in Europe, is located on Estonia's eastern…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (206+ words) A Tallinn apartment which recently sold for €4 million is reportedly the most expensive transaction in Estonian real estate history. The property is a 340-square-meter apartment which takes up an entire floor at the Volta Skai development in North Tallinn. The…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago  (405+ words) Baltic streaming platform Go3 says the proposed rules would limit companies' investment choices and make Estonia less attractive to international streaming providers The Ministry of Culture has drafted a bill which would transpose the EU's Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) into…...

9+ hour, 5+ min ago  (369+ words) This year's blueberry harvest in Estonia is excellent, and the weather favors picking. But instead of selling to wholesale buyers, foragers prefer to sell their berries in social‑media groups, where they can get a better price. For blueberry pickers…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (536+ words) While a child has the right to both parents and both parents have the right and responsibility to participate in raising their child, problems appear when a sound principle becomes an end in itself, Viktor Turkin writes. Increasingly, one hears…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (274+ words) U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, who died on Saturday, was a "good" and "steadfast" friend of Estonia, and his unexpected death is a loss for regional security, Estonia's politicians have said. Graham, a Republican and close ally of US President Donald Trump,…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (274+ words) U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, who died on Saturday, was a "good" and "steadfast" friend of Estonia, and his unexpected death is a loss for regional security, Estonia's politicians have said. Graham, a Republican and close ally of US President Donald Trump,…...