Estonia will be holding the presidency of the EU for its first time during the second half of 2017. As such, it’s expected that the number of foreign officials visiting Estonia will increase exponentially. This is a unique opportunity to present the tech-savvy nature of Estonians. With approximately 20 high-level events due to take place,…
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The longest ice road in Europe stretches from the seaside resort town of Haapsalu to the Noarootsi peninsula in western Estonia. I cuts travel time significantly as drivers take a shortcut across the frozen Baltic sea. The regular highway code doesn’t apply on this road. It has it’s own rules.
With opulent church spires, a castle, and winding streets still using names from the Middle Ages, Tallinn is more than the capital of Estonia. Anne Banas from SmarterTravel.com writes on USA Today about 10 irresistibly charming World Heritage cities. You can find the article here: 10 irresistibly charming World Heritage cities
Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet recently made a speech in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, urging the necessity of wholesale changes in people’s lifestyles, according to a report by Kristopher Rikken on the Estonian Public Broadcasting English site. After noting the importance of citizens living within their means, Mr. Paet, formally Estonian Defence Minister, set out…
SNC-Lavalin Homburg Property Management, a company owned by two Canadian capital holding companies, has opened an office in Tallinn. Similar ventures are also being opened in Riga and Vilnius. The company was founded by one of the biggest engineering, construction management and maintenance companies in the world, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., with more than 100 years’…
Estonia ranks in 26th place in the world table of perceived corruption, according to figures released by Transparency International. With a score of 6.5 (where 10 equals ‘highly clean’ and 0 ‘highly corrupt’) Estonia has moved up the table by one place compared with last year, says a report compiled by Baltic Business News. The…