Новости за 24.07.2015

Health and Labor Minister Rannar Vassiljev said he is positive that Kohta-Järve and the employment office will solve the unemployment crisis which hit Northeast Estonia after over 600 recent sackings, including 426 with fertilizer producer Nitrofert.

The cleaning crew at the Ataturk Airport found a bomb threat letter on a Turkish Airlines flight which had just arrived from Tallinn on Wednesday evening.

Viljandi Folk Music Festival is transforming the otherwise quiet southern Estonian city of Viljandi into center of folk lovers from across Europe and elsewhere.

Defense Minister Sven Mikser said, looking back at the defense developments within last year, that the expansion of Estonia’s national defenses has passed a number of milestones that increase the country’s security.

Estonian football team Nõmme Kalju lost its second leg match against Vaduz of Liechtenstein 2-0 in Tallinn on Thursday evening, losing 5-1 on aggregate and saying goodbye to international club competition for this year.

Reform Party head, Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas said the coalition agreement can always be improved, adding that he is not very optimistic on Social Democrat proposals which bring tax hikes.

More Estonians than ever are using debit cards to make payments, instead of cash.

In an interview with Eesti Päevaleht, Foreign Minister Marina Kaljurand said that no one is under the illusion that kidnapped Estonian security official Eston Kohver will be cleared by Russian authorities.

Üleilmseid temperatuuride keskmisi vaadates oli möödunud kuu mitmel pool maakeral pikaajalisest keskmisest soojem ning tõi kaasa kuumarekordeid. Eestis siiski mitte – siin jäi juuni keskmine 0,5 kraadi keskmisest madalamaks.

Former oligarch and political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky said there are three regions where Russia can start a full-blown war – Ukraine, the Baltic states or in the Middle East.

Ilma prognoosita ilma ei tea, kuid ehk on ka kliimaprognooside tegemine üks paras kohvipaksu pealt ennustamine? Alles hiljuti räägiti võimaliku mini-jääaja peatsest tulekust, ent värsked uudised kuulutavad, et äsja möödunud juuni näol oli tegu kõige kuumima kuuga ning ka tänavune aasta olevat seni mõõdetuist kõige soojem.

On July 23, 1940, the acting US Secretary of State, Sumner Welles, issued a declaration that condemned the Soviet Union’s aggression against Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

US paratroopers currently training in Estonia and members of the Estonian Defense League conducted a parachute jump exercise from Black Hawk UH60 helicopters at Nurmsi Airfield on Thursday.