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Estonian experts and politicians against young people's social media ban | News | ERR
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (688+ words) The European Union is moving toward banning social media for children under 16 in an effort to protect them from harmful content and addictive algorithms. While several countries have already begun restricting access, Estonian experts and policymakers do not support a…...
Estonian footballer Erik Sorga leaves 'boring, expensive' Faroe Islands
1+ week, 1+ day ago (250+ words) Estonian national team player Erik Sorga is leaving Faroese club Havnar B'ltfelag (HB) after seven games, citing a difficulty in adjusting to the spartan but costly lifestyle there. Sorga, 26, an attacking midfielder, only joined HB in February, but found it…...
EDF, Defense League to help in combating African swine fever spread
1+ week, 5+ day ago (309+ words) The Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) are to be involved in curbing the spread of African swine fever (ASF). The Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture is working with the EDF, as well as the volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit) and its…...
Festival to bring wealth of culture from 8 Iberian-American countries to Estonia
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (218+ words) This year's Ibero-American cultural festival brings the best of culture from several Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries on both sides of the Atlantic, all under the one umbrella. Dubbed Iberofest, the festival runs from late April to early June and is…...
Ferry Kihnu Virve to undergo maintenance
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (220+ words) The ferry Kihnu Virve, which operates between Kihnu Island and the mainland, will undergo scheduled maintenance for five to six weeks. Due to its time in dry dock, vessels will be temporarily swapped across the Kihnu'Munalaiu, Munalaiu'Manilaid, and S'ru'Triigi routes....
Brazen lynx captured on camera preying on roe deer
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (350+ words) A forestry worker in L'ne-Viru County filmed the rare sight of a lynx bringing down a roe deer, then going on to consume it, Maaleht reported. The Estonian Hunters' Society (Eesti Jahimeeste Selts) reported lynxes are generally wary of humans…...
New Euroguard warship taking shape at Estonia's Baltic Workboats
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (866+ words) Estonian shipbuilder Baltic Workboats is constructing the new Euroguard warship, which should serve as a prototype for several European navies. ERR's 'Pealtn'gija' visited the shipyard. "There is not a great deal of military industrial capability in Estonia. Our history has…...
Blocked from naturalizing, MP suggests long-term resident seek Spanish passport
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1238+ words) Even after decades of building lives and families in Estonia, many foreigners remain stuck in citizenship purgatory, blocked from naturalizing by conflicting citizenship laws. Estonia has 1. 36 million residents. About 84 percent are Estonian or EU citizens, while 16 percent are third-country nationals…...
Watch again: World Energy Council webinar on the Spanish blackout and network flexibility
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (240+ words) news | ERR TSO Elering's CEO Kalle Kilk joins his Spanish and Finnish colleagues in discussing power grid resilience in the era of renewable energy. A widespread power outage in Spain and Portugal on April 28, 2025, sharply highlighted the question of the…...
Watch at 1 p. m. : World Energy Council webinar on the Spanish blackout and network flexibility
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (241+ words) ERR TSO Elering's CEO Kalle Kilk joins his Spanish and Finnish colleagues in discussing power grid resilience in the era of renewable energy. A widespread power outage in Spain and Portugal on April 28, 2025, sharply highlighted the question of the resilience…...