Michal: Estonia has no plans to stop using oil shale
5 days ago · Source: Priit Mürk/ERR. According to Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform), Estonia does not intend to stop using oil shale, however, from 2040 it will only be possible to do so for high value-added products. The corresponding targets will be written into the Climate Resilient Economy Act. In the 2021 Recovery and Resilience Plan, the ...
Watch live at 11:55 p.m.: Kanama viaduct demolition | News - ERR
4 days ago · The cost of the work is €13.8 million. --. Follow ERR News on Facebook and Twitter and never miss an update! At approximately 11:55 p.m. on Tuesday (November 12) the Transport Administration and Defense Forces will demolish the Kanama viaduct on the Tallinn-Pärnu-Ikla road. You can watch the action live online.
Deportation of Germans from Estonia: Who, where from and on …
6 days ago · Germans living in Estonia had the opportunity to relocate to Germany in 1939 and 1941, and it was also possible to receive permission to leave during the German occupation. In addition, fleeing became an option in 1944. However, despite these events, there were still Germans in Estonia, several hundred of whom fell victim to Soviet repression in mid-August …
Defense minister: Zelenskyy says no need to fear developments in …
5 days ago · Pevkur, who met with Zelenskyy and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in Kyiv on Monday, said the meeting included a lengthy discussion on the military assistance that has been promised to Ukraine. Much of the $60 billion USD promised in aid by the U.S. has, for instance, not yet arrived. "Zelenskyy also shed light on what he discussed ...
School catering firm launches campaign to cut food waste
4 days ago · To reduce food waste and raise awareness, the amount of food waste generated in close to 80 school will be weight each day this week; at the end of the week. This is the fourth year Daily has organized the project. On day one, 13.7 kilograms of food from the plates of Raatuse school pupils ended up in the trash – a somewhat lower figure than ...
Tallinn's Town Hall Square hosts Erika Salumäe movie key scene …
5 days ago · Erika Salumäe is being played by Karolin Jürise. It is October 1988. Erika Salumäe was crowned Olympic champion in track cycling, and euphoric crowds greeted their hero in the Town Hall Square. Blue, black, and white flags, until recently illegal to display, are in abundance. That more-or-less sums up the scene filmed on Sunday, when actors ...
Exotic creatures increasingly among abandoned pets
6 days ago · Some cats have endured severe hardships before reaching the shelter. "Recently, there was a cat abandoned in such a manner that it was placed in a cardboard box, with the word 'CAT' written on it in large letters. The box had been there for at least 24 hours, and the cat was in a state of complete shock, lying motionless," Mõisamaa recounted.
Ida-Viru leaders fear job, revenue losses to follow oil shale phase …
4 days ago · The planned phase-out of oil shale energy is causing concern among local government leaders in Ida-Viru County, who say it will lead to a loss of tax revenue and jobs. The oil shale industry was pioneered in Estonia. The Kiviter process was invented here just over a century ago, and extracts shale oil by heating crushed oil shale in vertical ...
How could Trump's plans affect Estonia? | News | ERR
5 days ago · ETV weekend current affairs show "AK. Nädal" examined how Trump's announced plans so far might impact Europe and Estonia. Europe is concerned about how Donald Trump will act and how to maintain trusted alliances, said former President Kersti Kaljulaid. While, in her view, there is no reason for great optimism, there is no need to sulk either.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to give public lecture at University of Tartu
5 days ago · Political activist and leader of the Belarusian democratic movement Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's public lecture entitled titled "Belarus after 2020: Dictatorship vs. European Future" will take place in the White Hall of the University of Tartu Museum on Monday, November 18, at 3 p.m. During the lecture, Tsikhanouskaya will discuss a number of ...