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VP Juldeh Jalloh Calls for Urgent Action on Domestic Revenue Mobilization
Sierraloaded
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July 4, 2025
Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, called for urgent action on domestic revenue mobilization during his address at the closing of the Financing for Development Forum 4 (FFD4). His comments followed a presentation reaffirming...
Estonia's crops struggling amid summer rainfall
ERR
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June 28, 2025
Estonia's cucumber season will be delayed this year due to rainfall and nighttime frosts. A good yield is not expected for any crop. While temperatures remain similar to this year, the summer has seen more rainfall. Cucumbers are the most affected...
EU Commission Working on Ports and Industrial Maritime Strategies
SeaNews
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July 4, 2025
Acknowledging the growing pressure from global competition and rising security risks on Europe’s shipbuilding, maritime manufacturing, and shipping sectors, the European Commission is working on an EU Ports Strategy and an EU Industrial Maritime...
The NATO Meeting in The Hague and the Latest Developments in the International Security Environment
Diplomat magazine EU
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June 30, 2025
Conclusions and Lessons for Military and Intelligence Services “Geopolitics does not forgive ignorance and does not reward indecision.” — adapted from Zbigniew Brzezinski By Corneliu Pivariu The NATO meeting held in The Hague on June 24-25, 2025,...
Former deputy mayor: Reform's moves in Tallinn depend on Sõõrumaa's decision
ERR
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June 30, 2025
On Monday, Reform Party mayoral candidate Urmas Sõõrumaa will announce whether the party will remain in opposition in Tallinn or begin cooperating with other parties, such as the Center Party, said Pärtel-Peeter Pere, head of the party's Tallinn...
Estonia Notifies UN Of Ottawa Convention Withdrawal
MENAFN
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June 28, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 28. On June 27, Estonia officially submitted the instruments of withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines...
ETC | +3.3% international arrivals in Europe in Q2, +13% spending in 2025
Tornos News
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July 4, 2025
European tourism recorded a resilient and stable course in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest report by the European Travel Commission (ETC) entitled “European Tourism: Trends & Prospects”. Despite ongoing economic pressures and...
Tallinn mayor Ossinovski dismisses Reform Party deputy mayors
ERR
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June 27, 2025
Mayor of Tallinn Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) issued a decree on Friday evening, taking over the responsibilities of the former deputy mayors Pärtel-Peeter Pere and Viljar Jaamu (both Reform). "Pärtel-Peeter Pere protested that this was a violation of...
Estonia's traditional Midsummer wreaths made with up to 12 wild plants
ERR
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June 27, 2025
In Estonia, traditional Midsummer floral wreaths — or flower crowns — are made using seven, nine, or 12 different plant species, reflecting numbers with symbolic meaning. According to Environmental Board project manager Heidi Öövel, birch twigs...
Tallinn plans to reduce the number of parking spaces
Baltic News Network
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June 27, 2025
Tallinn is developing new guidelines that will reduce the number of parking spaces in new and renovated buildings, but the crisis in the municipality may delay their adoption, writes ERR News. City officials have completed work on new parking...
Estonian’s Parliament resumes efforts to cut ties between Church and Moscow Patriarchate
Church Times
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June 26, 2025
ESTONIA’s Parliament has adopted a revised Churches and Congregations Act, in a fresh legislative effort to cut ties between the Estonian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate. The amended law was adopted last week; 68 members of parliament...
Expert: Estonia will stop subsidizing all forms of power generation in the future
ERR
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June 29, 2025
Estonia has no plans to directly support the construction of a nuclear power plant under any scheme, and all investment risk must be borne by the developers themselves, said Einari Kisel, professor of energy at TalTech and adviser to the Ministry...
Sunken warships from WWI and WWII are ticking pollution time bombs at the bottom of our oceans
Euronews
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In December 1918, the HMS Cassandra was headed towards Tallinn to support Estonian efforts to break away from Bolshevik rule at the end of World War I. She hit a mine and sank off the island of Saaremaa. Most of her 400 crew survived, but 11 went...
Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia Officially Submit Withdrawal Notices From Ottawa Convention To United Nations
Free Press Journal
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June 29, 2025
Vilinus: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have officially submitted their withdrawal notices from the Ottawa Convention to the United Nations Secretary-General. About The Decision The three Baltic nations cited evolving national security needs as the...
Estonian football club to charge players infrastructure fee on top of membership charges
ERR
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June 26, 2025
The football club Flora announced that starting August 1, it will introduce a monthly infrastructure fee for all players training at the club and its football school, in order to improve the quality of the training facilities it uses. According to...
Estonia is trying to count bears
Baltic News Network
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June 26, 2025
The Environment Agency and hunters agree that there are many bears in Estonia, but admit that it is difficult to give an exact number due to the problems of counting, writes ERR News. The Environment Agency has installed around 700 trail cameras...
Only every eighth person against phosphorite mining in Estonia
ERR
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June 29, 2025
A survey conducted by the Estonian Geological Survey on public attitudes toward mineral extraction found that only 12 percent of respondents were opposed to phosphate mining. The survey also revealed a significant increase in positive public...
Estonia joins 14 other EU states in calling for ETS2 ammendments
ERR
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June 25, 2025
Estonia, along with 14 other EU member states, sent a letter to the European Commission on Wednesday calling for changes to the second carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS2). The letter warns of the negative social impact that could occur should a...
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia notify UN of withdrawal from mine ban treaty
Xinhua News Agency
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VILNIUS, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia officially submitted their withdrawal notices from the Ottawa Convention to the United Nations Secretary-General on Friday. The three Baltic nations cited evolving national security needs...
Meteorologist: Volatile weather could haunt Estonia for most of the summer
ERR
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June 28, 2025
At the moment, weather models show no signs of a prolonged warm period on the horizon, although with a bit of luck, real summer warmth could arrive in the second half of July or in August. However, a few warmer days are just around the corner,...