1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (264+ words) Despite EU plans to let local governments restrict short-term rentals where needed, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications sees no need for new limits in Estonia. The European Commission's proposal is aimed primarily at European cities and regions where…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (305+ words) The government wants to reduce next year's budget deficit from 4.4 percent to 4 percent of GDP. According to Prime Minister Kristen Michal, there is no room for additional spending in the budget. Eesti 200 Chair and Education Minister Kristina Kallas said expectations…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (554+ words) A new €800,000 state program to support Ida‑Viru women's entry into the labor market will spend over €615,000 on salaries and other staff-related costs, documents show. The large personnel costs are justified by intensive one‑on‑one counseling and the need…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (232+ words) Estonia's first resident ambassador to Moldova, Siiri Königsberg, presented her credentials to President Maia Sandu on Monday. Their meeting focused on strengthening bilateral ties and Moldova's EU accession, which Estonia back strongly. Security issues were also discussed. Estonia is to…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (775+ words) Insurance companies continue to receive new claims stemming from flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Pärnu last Friday, with most of the damage involving flooded basements, garages and ground floors of buildings. ERGO's head of claims, Caterina Lepvalts, told ERR…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (686+ words) The role of the Ministry of Finance is not to decide which choices a minister should make. Our task is to help the government make decisions, considering that it is not possible to satisfy all wishes with European Union support…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (451+ words) Infortar's subsidiary Infortar Agro is expanding into Lithuania by buying agricultural group UAB Litagra, which operates in milk and crop production, poultry farming, feed manufacturing and other farming activities. Litagra is a Lithuanian agricultural group that began operations in 1991. The…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1410+ words) In recent days, people have begun asking how much of the European Union's next budget period funding will reach rural areas and small towns, how places farther from centers will be supported, and what will happen to the EU support…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (492+ words) It is extremely cynical to hear concern about budget balance from those who themselves have been the architects of irresponsible decisions, writes Mart Võrklaev in response to Jüri Ratas' commentary "Growth bought with state debt will clip future prosperity." When…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (345+ words) On Friday, the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture announced a public written auction for the disposal of shares of the public limited company Eesti Post. The deadline for submitting bids is 27 November. The auction will sell 100 percent of Eesti…...