News: Estonia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Estonia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• September 5th 2014 – November 1st 2012
• October 17th 2012 – November 11th 2011
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Estonia: news

Estonian tax threat to Finns' booze cruises

Wednesday, June 7th 2017, 7:40

Steep rise in alcohol tax means that visiting Finns will be hit in the pocket.
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Estonia faces cross-border beaver problem

Monday, May 8th 2017, 7:18
related countries: Russia

Estonia wants to clear beaver dams from its border with Russia to prevent smugglers and other illegal activity.
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Cyber attack

Thursday, April 27th 2017, 0:58

How, a decade ago, a ground-shaking cyber attack brought Estonia to its knees - and spurred it to rebuild.
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Estonian troops give up their barracks to NATO allies

Thursday, April 13th 2017, 11:16

Soldiers vacate their barracks for a tented camp in order to give visiting NATO allies a roof over their heads.
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Estonian police teddy bears will comfort children

Thursday, March 30th 2017, 13:46

Estonian police cars will carry teddy bears to comfort children at scene of incidents.
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'Enemies of the Kremlin'

Friday, February 10th 2017, 13:59

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg meets a "Humpty Dumpty" hacker on the run in Estonia.
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Estonia clamps down on cheap drink imports

Monday, January 2nd 2017, 11:51

Estonia introduces new excise stamps to halt 'deposit lottery'.
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Estonian navy chief resigns over contraband scandal

Wednesday, November 23rd 2016, 17:26

The head of the Estonian navy resigns after a ship was found with smuggled alcohol and cigarettes.
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Twitter restores Putin parody account

Wednesday, June 1st 2016, 17:47
related countries: Russia

A popular account that pokes fun at the Russian president goes back online after an outcry from the real Estonian president and others.
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VIDEO: Estonian triplets run for Olympic glory

Saturday, May 28th 2016, 14:49

A set of identical triplets will make history as they compete against each other at the summer Olympics in Rio.
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VIDEO: Snow-diving squirrel caught on camera

Sunday, January 17th 2016, 11:16

A squirrel in Estonia shuns help from the locals to forage alone in the snow.
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