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Baltics
Orange 'fireball' over Estonia turns out to be aircraft contrails
A bright orange object that seemed to fall from the sky over Tallinn and Lääne County on Thursday afternoon was most likely sunlit aircraft contrails, according to a member of the Tõrva Astronomy Club.
ERR News · 1 h ago
Estonian President Joins Rally Drive, Football and Sword Fight in Father's Day Show in Mulgimaa
Estonian President Ülle Madise takes part in a special Father's Day programme filmed in Mulgimaa, South Estonia. It airs on public broadcaster ETV on Sunday, November 8.
ERR News · 2 h ago
Estonian parties still compiling candidate lists for March Riigikogu elections
Estonian parties are still assembling candidate lists for the parliamentary elections on 7 March 2027. Final lists are due by mid-January, and several parties have yet to decide where their leaders will run.
ERR News · 3 h ago
Estonian rectors seek €19.7 million for new tuition-free study places in 2027
Estonia's Council of Rectors and university representatives are urging parliament to add funding to the 2027 state budget for more tuition-free study places. The draft budget raises higher education funding by only €3.67 million.
ERR News · 4 h ago
Estonian security service warns nearly 400 Estonians studying in Russia risk recruitment
Estonian officials warn that young people studying in Russia can be recruited by intelligence services or sent to the front in Ukraine. UNESCO data show 384 Estonians studied there in 2023.
ERR News · 5 h ago
Estonia's coastal fishing reform stalls as every side waits for the others to move
Estonia's coastal fishing reform is stuck because fishermen, officials and politicians each wait for another party to act, writes Indrek Adler, a former ministry fisheries official. The decision may be postponed to the next political term.
ERR (rus) · 7 h ago
Estonian Supreme Court partially rehabilitates man who tried to flee USSR by boat
Estonia's Supreme Court on Friday partially rehabilitated Imre Arakas, convicted in 1979 for trying to flee the Soviet Union and for stealing weapons. It rejected a rehabilitation request from another man.
ERR News · 7 h ago
Estonian Power Exchange Price Rises to 19 Cents per Kilowatt-Hour on Saturday
The average electricity price in Nord Pool's Estonian zone on 7 November is 8.4% higher than on Friday, reaching 19.15 cents per kilowatt-hour. Latvia and Lithuania have a higher average price, while Finland's is far lower.
ERR (rus) · 8 h ago
Klaipėda plans replica of historic White Lighthouse; maritime enthusiasts demand full reconstruction
The Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda plans a symbolic replica of its historic White Lighthouse at the end of the northern pier. Lighthouse researchers criticise the idea and want the original rebuilt, while port officials cite security and development risks.
LRT English · 8 h ago
Estonian court rules bear hunting permits unlawful in four of five areas
An Estonian administrative court has ruled that the Environmental Board unlawfully authorized brown bear hunting in four areas last year, as it failed to adequately consider alternatives to killing. Only one of the five permits met legal requirements.
ERR News · 9 h ago
Lithuania's Labour Code amendments take effect: probation and dismissal rules change
Amendments to Lithuania's Labour Code that took effect on November 1 extend probation for high earners and change dismissal and final payment rules. Remote work and annual leave provisions are also affected.
LRT English · 10 h ago
Nearly 111,000 People in Estonia Left Without a Permanent Family Doctor
Estonia's National Audit Office reports a growing number of residents without a permanent family doctor, with more physicians retiring in coming years than residency programmes will train. Experts and the minister disagree on solutions.
ERR (rus) · 10 h ago
Estonia Expects Cloudy Saturday with Clear Spells, Up to +9°C
Weather forecast for Estonia on Saturday: cloudy with patches of fog overnight and light rain in places during the day. Daytime temperatures will reach 5–9 degrees above zero.
ERR (rus) · 13 h ago
Estonian banks gain right to suspend suspicious payments to fight online fraud
Estonia's parliament, the Riigikogu, has passed a law letting banks temporarily suspend suspicious payments and share information with police and other financial institutions. Last year scammers took nearly €30 million from people in Estonia.
ERR News · 17 h ago
Estonia considers extra support for researchers as competition for EU research grants surges
Applications to the European Research Council's Starting Grant call rose 60 percent while its budget fell. Estonia's Research Council is weighing wider bridge funding for researchers who narrowly miss out.
ERR News · 18 h ago
Estonian court backs school's early start despite parents' objections
Tartu Administrative Court dismissed a complaint by 18 parents against Kõrveküla Basic School's decision to start classes at 8 a.m. The court found the school had grounds for an exception to the government's general rule.
ERR News · 6 Nov, 18:13
Ukrainian citizen sentenced in Estonia for migrant smuggling
Pärnu District Court in Estonia has sentenced a 37-year-old Ukrainian citizen to one year and ten months in prison for smuggling migrants into the country. After serving his term he will be expelled and banned from Estonia for five years.
ERR News · 6 Nov, 17:11
Lithuania's defence minister: Kaliningrad border calmer than Poland's
Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said the situation on the border with Russia's Kaliningrad region is currently calmer than on the Polish side. The deployment of troops assisting border guards will likely be extended.
LRT English · 6 Nov, 16:12
Estonian Maritime Museum orders roughly €1 million research vessel from Latvia
The Estonian Maritime Museum has signed a contract with Latvian shipbuilder Invessel to build a new research catamaran. The vessel will cost about €1 million and is due for completion in 2028.
ERR News · 6 Nov, 16:11
Taru Nature House in Tallinn named Estonia's Wooden Building of the Year
Taru Nature House, designed by the Kavakava architecture firm in Tallinn's Noblessner district, has won Estonia's Wooden Building of the Year title. It is the country's largest public wooden building.
ERR News · 6 Nov, 15:12
Lithuania's National Audit Office: Deficit Could Approach 6% of GDP by 2029
Lithuania's National Audit Office says the government's draft 2027–2029 budget breaches national and EU fiscal rules. It warns the deficit could approach 6% of GDP by 2029.
LRT English · 6 Nov, 14:13
Former Tartu industrial area by the railway station could become a district of homes and offices
The Estonian city of Tartu has started a detailed plan for a four-hectare former industrial site near its main railway station. It envisions offices, commercial space and apartments, while the Tartu Mill business keeps operating.
ERR News · 6 Nov, 14:10
Estonian National Museum in Tartu opens interwar silver exhibition
The Estonian National Museum in Tartu opened an exhibition on Friday, November 6, on Estonian goldsmiths and silverwork made between 1918 and 1944. It is the most comprehensive overview to date of the period's makers and their work.
ERR News · 6 Nov, 13:10
Katre Kõvask to Lead A. Le Coq from January
Katre Kõvask will become head of Estonia's largest beverage producer A. Le Coq and vice president of Olvi Group's Baltic division in January. She previously led oat drink maker YOOK.
ERR (rus) · 6 Nov, 12:12
Rail Baltic Estonia chief: few years' delay will barely affect freight
Rail Baltic Estonia CEO Anvar Salomets says a delay of a few years to Rail Baltica will make little difference to freight operators. Estonia's section is now expected to be finished and operational by the end of 2034.
ERR News · 6 Nov, 12:12
Kiisa reserve power plant cost Estonia €1.8 million to maintain last year
Estonian grid operator Elering paid €1.8 million in fixed costs for the Kiisa emergency power plant last year, with the same projected for this year. The operator is preparing to lease out both gas-fired plants.
ERR News · 6 Nov, 11:12
Lithuanian teachers' union threatens to strike on November 16
The Lithuanian Education Workers' Trade Union says it will launch a nationwide strike on November 16 unless a pay deal is reached. It demands a 10% rise in salary coefficients, while the ministry offers 7.56%.
LRT English · 6 Nov, 10:12
Salomets: Rail Baltica delay will have little effect on freight transport
Anvar Salomets, chairman of the management board of Rail Baltic Estonia, says a delay of a couple of years in construction will not significantly affect freight carriers. Completion of the Estonian section has been moved to the end of 2034.
ERR (rus) · 6 Nov, 09:12
Domestic violence costs Estonian society at least €273 million a year
A study by Estonia's Foresight Center estimates the annual cost of domestic violence at no less than €273 million, nearly triple the amount tied to cases reported to police. An expert says much of the harm could be prevented.
ERR News · 6 Nov, 09:11
Lithuania debates reported US request on Belarusian fertiliser transit, plus other weekly news
Politico reported that the US approached Lithuanian diplomats about Belarusian fertiliser transit via the port of Klaipėda. Lithuania's foreign minister denies any such discussion, while a presidential adviser acknowledged an approach.
LRT English · 6 Nov, 08:11