<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://news.err.ee/xsl"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>news | ERR</title><description>news</description><link>http://news.err.ee</link><language>et</language><copyright>Eesti Rahvusringhääling</copyright><webMaster>sos@err.ee (Eesti Rahvusringhääling)</webMaster><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:52:34 +0300</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:51:00 +0300</lastBuildDate><generator>Eesti Rahvusringhääling</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Former high-ranking EDF officers: Who is running the government in Estonia?]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610134084/former-high-ranking-edf-officers-who-is-running-the-government-in-estonia</link><description><![CDATA[Strengthening Estonia's defense capabilities is commendable, but we must now turn our attention to the powers the prime minister is prepared to grant the next defense minister to achieve that goal, write Meelis Kiili, Vello Loemaa, Riho Ühtegi, Margus Koplimägi, Leo Kunnas and Neeme Väli.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/10/3800437hc84et4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610134084</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:51:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia's government dismisses Ministry of Defense permanent secretary]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610134030/estonia-s-government-dismisses-ministry-of-defense-permanent-secretary</link><description><![CDATA[At its Thursday session, the government dismissed Ministry of Defense permanent secretary Kaimo Kuusk from his position.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2023/03/08/1820915h197dt4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610134030</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:10:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime minister: 2027 budget like a suitcase already full to bursting]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610134594/prime-minister-2027-budget-like-a-suitcase-already-full-to-bursting</link><description><![CDATA[The government wants to reduce next year's budget deficit from 4.4 percent to 4 percent of GDP. According to Prime Minister Kristen Michal, there is no room for additional spending in the budget.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/08/25/3781870h7023t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610134594</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:39:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hostage-takers hold Tartu family at gunpoint for a million euros]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610134576/hostage-takers-hold-tartu-family-at-gunpoint-for-a-million-euros</link><description><![CDATA[According to the charges, the crime was committed by a group of people who travelled to Estonia from Bulgaria for precisely that purpose, Eesti Ekspress writes.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/10/3801091h7152t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610134576</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:23:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gallery: Mythbústers' comics exhibition opens at Estonian Academy of Arts]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610134246/gallery-mythb-sters-comics-exhibition-opens-at-estonian-academy-of-arts</link><description><![CDATA[The Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) in Tallinn has opened "Mythbústers," a Nordic‑Baltic comics exhibition featuring works by 16 artists reflecting their perspectives on life in the region.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/10/3800902hedeft4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610134246</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:05:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[eDNA-based monitoring helping identify invasive crawfish species in Estonia]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610134024/edna-based-monitoring-helping-identify-invasive-crawfish-species-in-estonia</link><description><![CDATA[Traditional monitoring methods are insufficient to manage invasive species that threaten Estonia's native crayfish. However, eDNA, or environmental DNA, can help detect these species quickly and effectively, according to a doctoral thesis defended at the Estonian University of Life Sciences.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/10/3800431he2a2t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610134024</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:29:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erik Gamzejev: Both locals and outsiders deliver big at Station Narva]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133997/erik-gamzejev-both-locals-and-outsiders-deliver-big-at-station-narva</link><description><![CDATA[The atmosphere at this year's Station Narva festival was a stark contrast to the repulsive power struggles and throne games over positions that have gone on for years in the same municipality, notes Erik Gamzejev.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/11/05/3077004h5fc7t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133997</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:53:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Public Prosecutor's Office to investigate RKIK and Datasel contracts]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610134123/european-public-prosecutor-s-office-to-investigate-rkik-and-datasel-contracts</link><description><![CDATA[The European Public Prosecutor's Office will investigate transactions between the Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) and Datasel after Estonian prosecutors found grounds to suspect a possible crime.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/07/3796576h14e4t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610134123</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:23:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Isamaa, Center and EKRE to move forward with PM no-confidence motion, SDE not on board]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610134099/isamaa-center-and-ekre-to-move-forward-with-pm-no-confidence-motion-sde-not-on-board</link><description><![CDATA[While Isamaa, the Center Party and EKRE expect the Social Democrats to join the no-confidence motion against the government, the initiative will go ahead without SDE.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/09/01/2995983hef64t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610134099</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:13:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA['All quiet on the Eastern front' photo show opens in Narva]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133976/all-quiet-on-the-eastern-front-photo-show-opens-in-narva</link><description><![CDATA[An international photo exhibition at the University of Tartu Narva College explores Europe and NATO's eastern border through history, culture and psychology.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/08/13/3767119h8669t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133976</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:09:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Estonian fishing nets now protecting Ukraine from drones]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133850/old-estonian-fishing-nets-now-protecting-ukraine-from-drones</link><description><![CDATA[Old fishing nets from Saaremaa are finding a new use in Ukraine, where they are being deployed as makeshift protection against Russian drones.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/10/3800242hcfd7t4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133850</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:59:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural History Museum opens 64th mushroom exhibition]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133958/natural-history-museum-opens-64th-mushroom-exhibition</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers recommend heading out to forage, but warn against picking poisonous mushrooms, 15 species of which found in Estonia can be fatal.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/10/23/3063171h88b5t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133958</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former RKIK chief or the minister — who made contact with Datasel?]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133892/former-rkik-chief-or-the-minister-who-made-contact-with-datasel</link><description><![CDATA[Former Estonian Center for Defense Investment (RKIK) chief Magnus-Valdemar Saar says the link to Indian‑owned Datasel for shell procurement came through the defense minister, a claim both the minister and the intermediary deny.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3799777h5268t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133892</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:55:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense scandal dominates as Riigikogu parties debate restoring trust]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133862/defense-scandal-dominates-as-riigikogu-parties-debate-restoring-trust</link><description><![CDATA[Representatives of all six Riigikogu parties debated the fallout from the defense procurement scandal which led to a ministerial resignation last week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/10/3800257h7917t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133862</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:12:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform MP Kristo Enn Vaga taken to hospital after becoming unwell on live TV]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133817/reform-mp-kristo-enn-vaga-taken-to-hospital-after-becoming-unwell-on-live-tv</link><description><![CDATA[Reform Party Riigikogu member Kristo Enn Vaga suffered a medical emergency live on TV and was taken to hospital Wednesday evening. He has since been discharged.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/06/13/2898975h2b17t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133817</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:32:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia's first resident ambassador to Moldova presents credentials]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133085/estonia-s-first-resident-ambassador-to-moldova-presents-credentials</link><description><![CDATA[Estonia's first resident ambassador to Moldova, Siiri Königsberg, presented her credentials to President Maia Sandu on Monday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3799738h94aet4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133085</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:42:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kristian Pärt: Interior security not a poor relative of national defense]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132758/kristian-part-interior-security-not-a-poor-relative-of-national-defense</link><description><![CDATA[Alongside military defense, it is equally necessary to significantly and visibly strengthen the protection of the country's internal security, because threats do not begin only in a crisis or wartime, nor are they carried out solely by military means, writes Kristjan Pärt.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/04/23/2833406hd48et4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132758</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:29:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education minister says teacher pay rise unaffordable in current budget]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133805/education-minister-says-teacher-pay-rise-unaffordable-in-current-budget</link><description><![CDATA[The Education Ministry told unions it has no room in the state budget for a teacher pay raise, saying any increase would require cuts elsewhere. The Education Workers' Union warned that teachers are prepared to stage work stoppages.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/05/08/3571288hefebt4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133805</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hobby archeologists help rewrite Estonian Bronze Age history]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133052/hobby-archeologists-help-rewrite-estonian-bronze-age-history</link><description><![CDATA[Metal detectorists have helped double the number of Bronze Age artifacts found in Estonia over the past 20 years.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3799456h3d34t4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133052</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:09:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journalist: Firing of defense ministry permanent secretary does not look good]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133814/journalist-firing-of-defense-ministry-permanent-secretary-does-not-look-good</link><description><![CDATA[Recent personnel changes at the Ministry of Defense reflect a long-running conflict between two camps within Estonia's defense establishment, says Madis Hindre.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3800122h9ec6t4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133814</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:51:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Isamaa leader calls for resignation of the PM and government]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133799/isamaa-leader-calls-for-resignation-of-the-pm-and-government</link><description><![CDATA[Isamaa Chair Urmas Reinsalu believes Prime Minister Kristen Michal and his government should resign. If Michal does not do so, Reinsalu said parliament would have grounds to pass a vote of no confidence in him.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3799915he519t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133799</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:34:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education Ministry to study how teachers spend their working hours]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133763/education-ministry-to-study-how-teachers-spend-their-working-hours</link><description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Education is launching a study to determine teachers' work tasks and the time spent on them, and to develop recommendations on how to fit teachers' workload within the working hours set by law. The planned cost of the study is €70,000.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/01/3789913h55bft4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133763</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:08:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonian PM to officially offer former EDF commander the post of defense minister]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132824/estonian-pm-to-officially-offer-former-edf-commander-the-post-of-defense-minister</link><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Kristen Michal will ask former Estonian Defense Forces commander Martin Herem to become the new defense minister.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/05/21/3591037hc798t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132824</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:08:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents sue Estonian school over early start time]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133220/parents-sue-estonian-school-over-early-start-time</link><description><![CDATA[A dispute over the start time of the school day in Kõrveküla became so heated that a group of parents took the school operator to court.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3799735ha132t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133220</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:31:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of higher education students receiving needs-based support up by a quarter]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132878/number-of-higher-education-students-receiving-needs-based-support-up-by-a-quarter</link><description><![CDATA[The number of bachelor's students in Estonia receiving need‑based support has risen nearly a quarter in four years, while more students work to cover rising costs.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/01/3789775hac88t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132878</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:21:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experiment: Pärnu County soil so 'alive' it devours pair of underpants in 3 months]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132734/experiment-parnu-county-soil-so-alive-it-devours-pair-of-underpants-in-3-months</link><description><![CDATA[An unusual experiment at a horse farm near Pärnu revealed that underpants almost entirely degraded in the space of three months.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3799168h084bt4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132734</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:44:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor: Pärnu methanol tragedy the first major touchstone for Covid]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133055/doctor-parnu-methanol-tragedy-the-first-major-touchstone-for-covid</link><description><![CDATA[Wednesday marks 25 years since the Pärnu methanol tragedy. In September 2001, 154 people suffered methanol poisoning, 68 of whom died.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2018/09/11/544405h927ft4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133055</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:21:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister: Estonia will have to shelve some investments in tight fiscal situation]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132701/minister-estonia-will-have-to-shelve-some-investments-in-tight-fiscal-situation</link><description><![CDATA[Budget talks are continuing within the government. On the one hand, the government is seeking to keep the deficit below 4.5 percent, but ministers acknowledge there is little room for spending cuts.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/05/24/2876469h0b98t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132701</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:09:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 cities submit bids to host Estonia's multisport arena by deadline]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133028/3-cities-submit-bids-to-host-estonia-s-multisport-arena-by-deadline</link><description><![CDATA[Pärnu, Tallinn and Tartu submitted bids by the deadline to host the major arena planned by the Estonian Olympic Committee (EOK).]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/03/3792913h43cct4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133028</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:43:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonian‑co‑produced film gets 7‑minute standing ovation in Venice]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610133076/estonian-co-produced-film-gets-7-minute-standing-ovation-in-venice</link><description><![CDATA[The Estonian‑co‑produced feature "Woman Unknown" premiered Sunday at the ongoing Venice Film Festival's main competition, and got a seven‑and‑a‑half‑minute standing ovation.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/08/3798232h98e9t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610133076</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:37:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking care of people with dementia left up to loved ones in Estonia]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132695/taking-care-of-people-with-dementia-left-up-to-loved-ones-in-estonia</link><description><![CDATA[A recent study finds that a unified system for helping people with dementia should be established so their loved ones do not have to seek assistance from multiple agencies.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3799081h5405t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132695</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:28:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Station Narva draws record 5,766 visitors for 10th edition]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132683/station-narva-draws-record-5-766-visitors-for-10th-edition</link><description><![CDATA[The weekend's Station Narva festival attracted nearly 6,000 visitors, a record figure in the decade the event has been running.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3799078hbdbft4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132683</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:52:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rail Baltica trains procurement fails]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132842/rail-baltica-trains-procurement-fails</link><description><![CDATA[A joint procurement by Baltic passenger rail operators Elron, Vivi and LTG Link for Rail Baltica regional trains failed to receive any compliant bids by the deadline.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/06/08/3611347h49c8t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132842</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:20:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Reform minister resigns in a week as Andres Sutt steps down]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132764/second-reform-minister-resigns-in-a-week-as-andres-sutt-steps-down</link><description><![CDATA[Andres Sutt has announced his resignation as Minister of Energy and Environment, the second Reform Party government minister to leave office in the space of a week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/08/17/3770191h8d56t4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132764</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:12:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice chancellor: A single test should not rule out a preferred school]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132677/justice-chancellor-a-single-test-should-not-rule-out-a-preferred-school</link><description><![CDATA[Chancellor of Justice and Children's Ombudsman Ülle Madise said that fierce competition for high school places has put basic school students under intense pressure, forcing them to give up extracurricular activities and undermining their sense of security.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/02/3791494h185dt4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132677</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:59:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teens charged in hate‑fueled arson attacks on ethnic-owned Tallinn food businesses]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132953/teens-charged-in-hate-fueled-arson-attacks-on-ethnic-owned-tallinn-food-businesses</link><description><![CDATA[A 16-year-old boy has been charged with multiple arson and assaults motivated by extremist views, with a 19-year-old also charged over a hammer attack.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3799273h4df5t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132953</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:36:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Center Party head: Snap elections a realistic possibility]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132908/center-party-head-snap-elections-a-realistic-possibility</link><description><![CDATA[The replacement of ministers just six months before general elections, along with crises in several sectors, is a clear sign that Estonia needs a snap election, Center leader Mihhail Kõlvart told ERR.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3799213h45dat4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132908</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:33:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor condition of Baltic Sea behind flounder population slump]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132650/poor-condition-of-baltic-sea-behind-flounder-population-slump</link><description><![CDATA[Although fishers attribute the low abundance of flounder to the spread of an invasive species, a fisheries scientist says the cause is the Baltic Sea's poor hydrological conditions.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/01/13/3153178h553et4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132650</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia might remove companies that miss reporting deadlines from Business Register]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132638/estonia-might-remove-companies-that-miss-reporting-deadlines-from-business-register</link><description><![CDATA[Nearly 67,000 Estonian companies have yet to file their annual reports, but officials say those that are only a few months late are not at immediate risk of being removed from the Business Register.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3798847h51eet4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132638</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:36:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonian scientists discover dangerous water oscillations between Lake Varna and Black Sea]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132815/estonian-scientists-discover-dangerous-water-oscillations-between-lake-varna-and-black-sea</link><description><![CDATA[Unexpectedly strong currents and water-level fluctuations can occur in the narrow port canal connecting the Black Sea with Lake Varna, posing a risk to shipping and disrupting port operations. Researchers at TalTech helped determine what causes the phenomenon in the canal.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/09/3799174ha033t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132815</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:04:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist Aapo Pukk: Köler made Estonian portrait art great]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132158/artist-aapo-pukk-koler-made-estonian-portrait-art-great</link><description><![CDATA[This March marked 200 years since the birth of Estonian painter Johann Köler. Artist Aapo Pukk honored the anniversary by painting actor Ivo Reinok — dressed as Köler — in the ERR morning show studio.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/03/09/3248630hf260t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132158</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two bear cubs killed in Tartu County after repeated human contact]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132098/two-bear-cubs-killed-in-tartu-county-after-repeated-human-contact</link><description><![CDATA[Two bear cubs were culled in Tartu County on Sunday after repeatedly returning to residential homes despite being relocated, the Environmental Board (Keskkonnaamet) said.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/07/26/3718798h7318t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132098</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:17:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peeter Kaldre: NATO's secret war]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132074/peeter-kaldre-nato-s-secret-war</link><description><![CDATA[It cannot be said that NATO is sitting helplessly with its hands in its lap, fearfully waiting for a Russian attack. Preparations are underway — only the media pays little attention to them, because headlines suggesting an imminent catastrophe sell better, writes Peeter Kaldre.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2024/12/30/2675320h360ft4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132074</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gallery: New Tallinn exhibition explores queer belonging and family]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610131966/gallery-new-tallinn-exhibition-explores-queer-belonging-and-family</link><description><![CDATA[In a new show in Põhja-Tallinn, artists August Kilmi and Ly-Ann Kõllo explore the family ideal and what happens when queer people feel they don't fit into it.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/08/3798193h33e4t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610131966</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:52:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia: Russian grain transit through Baltic ports 'not acceptable']]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132641/estonia-russian-grain-transit-through-baltic-ports-not-acceptable</link><description><![CDATA[Estonia's leaders say Russian grain exports through its ports are "not acceptable" and practically non‑existent, as the Baltic states discuss joint measures to curb transit of Russian and Belarusian grain.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/11/27/3104619hce12t4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132641</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phys ed teacher: Kids need more opportunities for movement]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610131804/phys-ed-teacher-kids-need-more-opportunities-for-movement</link><description><![CDATA[Children are more likely to stay active when they have plenty of opportunities to move at home, school and in their free time, physical education teacher Siim Tõnisson says.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/08/3797875ha7cbt4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610131804</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:17:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Datasel: Our information puts value of RKIK contracts at over €150 million]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132623/datasel-our-information-puts-value-of-rkik-contracts-at-over-150-million</link><description><![CDATA[Datasel is calling on the Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) to hold talks, as the goods were manufactured and delivered and allegations concerning their quality remain disputed, a Datasel spokesperson said in a written statement.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/07/3796576h14e4t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132623</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:58:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inaccurate well records cause headaches for property owners]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610131801/inaccurate-well-records-cause-headaches-for-property-owners</link><description><![CDATA[The Environment Agency fields hundreds of requests a year to correct the locations of drilled wells on state maps, as registry data often has them in the wrong place.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/08/3797848hadddt4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610131801</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:46:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another small-island ferry strike called for September 18]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610131771/another-small-island-ferry-strike-called-for-september-18</link><description><![CDATA[Estonia's small island ferry services are facing another strike following a long‑running negotiation deadlock on pay and conditions.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/05/21/3590935h9bf3t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610131771</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:46:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[news]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ratings: Isamaa support falls to 3-year low, Parempoolsed highest ever]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610132590/ratings-isamaa-support-falls-to-3-year-low-parempoolsed-highest-ever</link><description><![CDATA[The opposition Isamaa party has slumped to its lowest support level since November 2023 while the Social Democratic Party's (SDE) rating has risen to a two-year high.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2023/03/06/1816868hccc0t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610132590</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:36:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item></channel></rss>