Baltic News Service (Estonia)

TALLINN, Aug 13, BNS - The Viru County Court last week approved custody for a Polish national who had attempted to cross the Narva River illegally from Estonia into Russia, intending to subsequently travel to Ukraine to fight on the Russian side. Please log in to read full article

TALLINN, Aug 13, BNS - The Estonian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Russian embassy to present a diplomatic note on declaring the first secretary of the Russian embassy's staff persona non grata. Please log in to read full article

TALLINN, Aug 09, BNS – According to the Estonian Agriculture and Food Board, based on the general health status of farm animals, there are no signs of widespread spread of the African swine fever (ASF) at Nurme farm in southern Estonia, and the launch of forced culling will be on hold until the assessment of an European reference laboratory is received. Please log in to read full article

TALLINN, Jul 31, BNS - A US subsidiary of the Estonia-founded technology company Wise has been fined 4.2 million US dollars, or 3.7 million euros, by local authorities for violating anti-money laundering rules, Postimees reports. Please log in to read full article

TALLINN, Aug 05, BNS - The Office of the Prosecutor General has charged Johanna-Maria Lehtme with breach of trust and embezzlement, as evidence collected during the pre-trial proceedings shows that, starting from August 2022, Lehtme entered into agreements with a Ukrainian company that were detrimental to the economic interests of the NGO Slava Ukraini. Please log in to read full article

TALLINN, Mar 14, BNS - Three patients are feared to have been infected with the tuberculosis pathogen during a lung examination at Narva Hospital, as the equipment they were examined with was later found to be contaminated with the pathogen. Please log in to read full article

TALLINN, Mar 10, BNS - Social Democratic Party (SDE) chairman Lauri Läänemets said that Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal's decision to break up the government was an irresponsible and cynical step, the only objective of which is to save the Reform Party's ratings, which have fallen to a record low level. Please log in to read full article

TALLINN, Feb 24, BNS - In his speech on the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia on Monday, President Alar Karis said that reforming education is definitely a necessary step to ensure Estonia's long-term development, and it is necessary to reevaluate our understandings of learning and adopt new opportunities and technological solutions. Please log in to read full article

TALLINN, Feb 24, BNS - In his speech on the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia on Monday, President Alar Karis said that now is the time for us to reinterpret Estonia’s security in a broader way, and to invest in it -- percentage points more, but above all making it more impactful in substance. Please log in to read full article

TALLINN, Feb 24, BNS - In his Independence Day speech on Monday, President Alar Karis noted that Estonia's pace of development has levelled out, and while people are doing the same amount of work, maybe even more, there is no visible or perceptible change in well-being. Please log in to read full article