Новости за 15.07.2015

Villu Leegen, who drove his Land Cruiser down the Harju Hill stairs, next to the War of Independence Victory Column on the Freedom Square in 2013, received a two-year sentence for new traffic violations.

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves officially approved Marina Kaljurand's nomination on Wednesday and she will assume duties as Estonia's 29th foreign minister.

The United States has provided more than 3.6 billion euros (4 billion dollars) to assist Syrian conflict victims and is reviewing resettlement applications for more than 14,000 Syrians, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Anne Richard said in a telephone interview with ERR and other European journalists on Tuesday.

Three new group homes for 24 orphans have been opened today in Narva, costing 1.4 million euros.

Despite the political crackdown, the number of people who say they want to leave Russia for political reason remains low, and if presidential elections took place today, three voters from four would vote for current President Vladimir Putin.

Former Estonian prime minister and EU commissioner Siim Kallas said the Estonian government decision to adopt 200 asylum seekers is not going far enough as it will not satisfy those completely against immigrants, nor those who see potential to enhance the economy.

The outgoing Foreign Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus met with the India’s Ambassador to Estonia Ashok Kumar Sharma in Tallinn last week, to once again convey Estonia’s plea to allow the 14 Estonian anti-piracy crew, detained in India for almost two years, to return home.

Estonia's summer may not yet have arrived, but Saaremaa Lihatööstus, a meat processing company, has built one of the nation's largest solar power farms with over 1,000 panels.

The potential third bailout to Greece has been estimated at 82-86 billion euros, with support in the Estonian Parliament split between coalition-opposition lines.

Maris Lauri, the former finance minister of Estonia and now a Reform Party MP, wrote on Tuesday that there is no final agreement on the third Greek bail-out package because the EU leaders only agreed on the conditions on which further negotiations will be based upon. Lauri also said that due to the unstable political situation in Greece, future negotiations may easily fail.