Estonia News

Austria's 21-year-old Dominik Distelberger had a strong second day to win the men's heptathlon with 5803 points at the International Combined Events Meeting in the Estonian capital of Tallinn on Saturday.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Bosnia used helicopters on Sunday to evacuate the sick and deliver food to thousands of people left stranded by its heaviest snowfall ever, while Pope Benedict XVI donned an overcoat to bless the few pilgrims who braved Rome's unusually cold weather to visit St.

Nordecon International AS is one of the leading civil and infrastructure builders in the Estonian market.

The expansion is connected to December 15, 2011, signed an agreement with Estonian Tax and Customs Board whereby it leases approximately 11,650 square meters for ten years from the Technopolis Ulemiste airport campus, informs LETA.

Russian-speaking grade school students participating in forums in five Estonian cities said more conversational practice must be included in their studies for speakers of Estonian as a second language.

TALLINN On Feb. 2, The Estonian government approved the European Stability mechanism foundation agreement and gave authorities to Estonia's permanent representative to the EU Matti Maasikas to sign the agreement, LETA/National Broadcasting reports.

Now that we are well in to 2012, it's time to consider new places to explore this year, which is why online travel consultant TripAdvisor.com has offered a list of its top 15 destinations on the rise.

Swedish finance minister Anders Borg during his visit to Tallinn yesterday had a meeting with the Estonian finance minister Jurgen Ligi; Borg stated that the large Swedish banks should behave in Estonia and other Baltic states as if it was their home, the Estonian news portal BBN reports referring to Eesti Paevaleht daily.... Read more...

A little more than a year ago, the tiny Baltic state of Estonia adopted the euro - at a time when the Greek crisis, and the Irish, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian crises, were exposing the common currency's weaknesses.

Georg writes "In Estonia's Tallinn University of Technology, all electronic devices - like notebooks, tablets and smartphones - are now banned in lectures held by the Institute of Public Administration .

Estonia could officially recognize on February 24 WWII veterans who fought against the Soviet Union as "freedom fighters," Estonia's Postimees daily said on Thursday.

The annual Simple Session skateboarding contest will take place on March 31 and April 1 in Tallinn, Estonia.

To Corpus Christi for a CSaP lecture by Jaan Tallinn , Chief Engineer of Skype. Since he's the Estonian programmer behind Kazaa and then a lead architect of Skype, I expect him to be talking about VoIP or some such geeky topic.

On February 2, the nation celebrates the 92nd anniversary of the signing of the Tartu Peace Treaty which in 1920 ended the War of Independence.

The past has always been something intriguing, hiding the secrets of history. People try to reveal these secrets and create a full picture about society which lived even centuries ago.

Thirty-nine prominent figures have backed the idea of a monument to Boris Yeltsin in Tallinn, which would honor the late Russian president for his role in Estonia's bloodless restoration of independence.

Technopolis Financial Statement Release Technopolis Group Financial Statements for 2011 TECHNOPOLIS PLC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELEASE February 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Technopolis Group Financial Statements for 2011 Highlights of 2011 compared to 2010: - Net sales rose to EUR 92.8 million - EBITDA rose to EUR 47.5 million - Operating profit rose to EUR ... (more)

Estonia is set to bestow former President George W. Bush with the country's highest civil award given to a foreigner for supporting its bid to join NATO in 2004.

Former Estonian Deputy Secretary General for Energy, Einari Kisel, joins the World Energy Council as a Senior Fellow, European Policies and Partnership Development .

East Capital Explorer has decided to invest EUR 10m into the new East Capital Baltic Property Fund II in the first closing of the fund.