News Estonia Politics: Estonia's ruling party taps climate minister for the Baltic country's top job
Estonia’s ruling center-right Reform Party has chosen Saturday Climate Minister Kristen Michal to replace outgoing leader Kaja Kallas as prime minister of the Baltic country. The unanimous decision to nominate Michal was made following a closed-door meeting by the party's governing board, only two days after the European Union tapped Kallas to become the bloc's new foreign policy chief. Kallas, Estonia’s first female prime minister since January 2021, currently heads a three-party coalition government.
News Estonia Politics: Satirical column. What does Estonia's political elite think about today's solar eclipse?
We asked Estonia's top politicians — leaders of the small coalition and the large opposition, as well as would‑be presidential candidates — what they think about the solar eclipse and whether it will bring anything good or bad to Estonia.
News Estonia Politics: French court rejects claim over 1994 Estonian ferry disaster
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court rejected a compensation claim Friday related to the 1994 sinking of an Estonian ferry, which remains one of Europe’s deadliest maritime disasters. The court ruled on the claim from more than 1,000 survivors and relatives of victims of the accident in which a car ferry connecting the Estonian capital […]
News Estonia Politics: Politics Briefing: Trump picks a new envoy for Ottawa
A U.S. administration source told The Globe that Mr. Trump wants to nominate Aldona Wos, a retired physician and former U.S. ambassador to Estonia. Ms. Wos and her ... This is the daily Politics ...
News Estonia Politics: Crypto-Based Trading App Augur Releases New Version That Promotes More Liquid and Legitimate Markets
TALLINN, Estonia, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The ... and create prediction markets on any outcomes in the world, from political elections and sports to future asset prices. ...
News Estonia Politics: Speaker of Estonian parlt to meet with Central, East European colleagues in Poland
Polluaas is also scheduled to meet with the marshal of the Sejm of Poland, Marek Kuchcinski, to discuss bilateral relations between Estonia and Poland, cooperation in the European Union and in ...
News Estonia Politics: The Unfinished Business of the Cold War
In March 1990, Estonia and Lithuania declared the Soviet Union an occupying power and announced their transition toward independence. Latvia made a similar announcement in May. They had no choice. A ...
