<?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>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:08:24 +0300</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:55:00 +0300</lastBuildDate><generator>Eesti Rahvusringhääling</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Tallinn mural plan backfires as graffiti artists tag over works]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610152093/tallinn-mural-plan-backfires-as-graffiti-artists-tag-over-works</link><description><![CDATA[While Tallinn is utilizing city-commissioned murals to reduce graffiti, street artists have responded by painting over them. The university town of Tartu takes a more conciliatory approach.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/28/3821740h7478t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610152093</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:55:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eesti 200 and Greens consider merger ahead of 2027 vote]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151559/eesti-200-and-greens-consider-merger-ahead-of-2027-vote</link><description><![CDATA[Riigikogu party Eesti 200 and the Estonian Greens (Rohelised) are considering a merger ahead of the March 2027 Riigikogu election, Eesti Ekspress reported.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/12/30/3141193hac5ft4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151559</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:37:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister proposes removing state protection from Soviet-era buildings]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151460/minister-proposes-removing-state-protection-from-soviet-era-buildings</link><description><![CDATA[Justice Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta (Eesti 200) has proposed allowing buildings bearing occupation symbols erected between 1940 and 1991 to be removed from state heritage protection.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/07/05/3695248h8341t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151460</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:23:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kristen Michal: The government's budget is both prudent and responsible]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151367/kristen-michal-the-government-s-budget-is-both-prudent-and-responsible</link><description><![CDATA[Estonia's 2027 budget will reduce the deficit while investing in defense, economic growth, technology, infrastructure and health, Prime Minister Kristen Michal said in a political statement.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/29/3822316hc71et4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151367</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:41:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gallery: Major Tallinn Prisma store becomes Coop Peremarket]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151604/gallery-major-tallinn-prisma-store-becomes-coop-peremarket</link><description><![CDATA[The merger of the Coop and Prisma retail chains reached a milestone in Tallinn on Tuesday when Sikupilli Prisma became Coop Peremarket, the first Prisma hypermarket to join Coop's store network.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/29/3822289h7e79t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151604</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:14:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia summons Russian chargé d'affaires over defense firm sabotage]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151589/estonia-summons-russian-charg-d-affaires-over-defense-firm-sabotage</link><description><![CDATA[Estonia's Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires on Monday to condemn the arson attack on defense company Milrem Robotics.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/04/3793492hd317t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151589</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:10:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publisher: AI will come for translators and illustrators first]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151322/publisher-ai-will-come-for-translators-and-illustrators-first</link><description><![CDATA[Publishing house Tänapäev's editor-in-chief told ERR that original manuscripts written with AI remain rare, but the technology has already made its way into translation and illustration.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/11/16/3090399h597et4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151322</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:08:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Estonian ministries saw wage hikes in the past year]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151583/all-estonian-ministries-saw-wage-hikes-in-the-past-year</link><description><![CDATA[Average pay rose at every Estonian ministry over the past year, with the largest increases at the regional affairs and culture ministries. Pay grew slowest at the education and justice ministries.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/04/24/2835596h334ct4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151583</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:59:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Isamaa head: The state budget one of continued chaos]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151562/isamaa-head-the-state-budget-one-of-continued-chaos</link><description><![CDATA[Opposition Isamaa leader Urmas Reinsalu called the coalition's 2027 budget a continuation of chaos. He said the next government must revise is to cut public sector spending.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/29/3822661hd22ft4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151562</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:42:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court: Publishing expunged conviction details partly unconstitutional]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151289/supreme-court-publishing-expunged-conviction-details-partly-unconstitutional</link><description><![CDATA[Estonia's Supreme Court has ruled that indefinitely publishing certain expunged drug and arson convictions is unconstitutional, meaning the Riigikogu will have to revisit the legislation.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/29/3822430h8311t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151289</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:39:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM: Estonia will monitor neighboring countries' fuel excise decisions]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151205/pm-estonia-will-monitor-neighboring-countries-fuel-excise-decisions</link><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Kristen Michal says Estonia is watching its neighbors' fuel tax cuts but cannot afford further relief while trying to reduce its budget deficit.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/28/3821395h10eet4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151205</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Defense Minister Martin Herem shoots to top of most popular ministers ranking]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151184/new-defense-minister-martin-herem-shoots-to-top-of-most-popular-ministers-ranking</link><description><![CDATA[Of Estonia's government ministers, residents trust new Defense Minister Martin Herem by far the most, followed at a considerable distance by Culture Minister Heidy Purga and Social Affairs Minister Karmen Joller.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/29/3822349hcad3t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151184</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:20:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[WSJ: Estonian tech guru 'terrified' of AI yet set to make billions]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151223/wsj-estonian-tech-guru-terrified-of-ai-yet-set-to-make-billions</link><description><![CDATA[Estonian tech billionaire Jaan Tallinn had long warned of the risks of rapid Artificial Intelligence (AI) development, the Wall Street Journal reported.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/29/3822397hc51at4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151223</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:39:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISS chief: Milrem arson was first successful Russian attack on Estonia this year]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151406/iss-chief-milrem-arson-was-first-successful-russian-attack-on-estonia-this-year</link><description><![CDATA[The arson attack on the Milrem building was the first successful attack in Estonia this year carried out on behalf of Russian special services, Internal Security Service (ISS) chief Margo Palloson has said.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/04/14/2822549h382ft4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151406</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Migration pressure clogs administrative courts, delaying other cases]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151283/migration-pressure-clogs-administrative-courts-delaying-other-cases</link><description><![CDATA[Migratory pressure is putting such a burden on the Estonian court system that it has been delaying other proceedings.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/07/31/3740149h9574t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151283</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:12:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert: Russia clearly has the upper hand in the air in Ukraine]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151277/expert-russia-clearly-has-the-upper-hand-in-the-air-in-ukraine</link><description><![CDATA[Ukraine faces a difficult winter as Russian air attacks intensify and shortages of Patriot interceptor missiles leave it struggling to protect civilian infrastructure, Marko Mihkelson tells ERR in an interview.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/04/06/3291066h6228t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151277</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:16:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister: Ukraine gets €6.6bn in EU support to boost combat power]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151175/minister-ukraine-gets-6-6bn-in-eu-support-to-boost-combat-power</link><description><![CDATA[Defense Minister Martin Herem (Reform) welcomed the European Union's €6.6 billion aid package to Ukraine, calling it "a powerful step forward" in aid.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/29/3822355h0f06t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151175</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:44:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[SDE deputy chair: Government's tax break for the well-to-do root of state budget woes]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151157/sde-deputy-chair-government-s-tax-break-for-the-well-to-do-root-of-state-budget-woes</link><description><![CDATA[Social Democratic Party Deputy Chair Riina Sikkut said abolishing Estonia's income "tax hump" was the root of the budget's problems, tying the government's hands.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/29/3822199ha2c1t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151157</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:04:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia: Russia responsible for arson attack on defense contractor Milrem]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151220/estonia-russia-responsible-for-arson-attack-on-defense-contractor-milrem</link><description><![CDATA[Based on ISS intelligence, there are grounds to state with full confidence that the arson attack on the Milrem building in Tallinn on August 15 was an act of sabotage commissioned by Russian special services, the government said in a press release.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2022/11/26/1695094h4ef2t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151220</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:36:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tallinn-Tartu train timetable change postponed to November 2]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151112/tallinn-tartu-train-timetable-change-postponed-to-november-2</link><description><![CDATA[Elron's September schedule change cut Southern Estonia's morning rail link to Tallinn, with Elva passengers facing a 45-minute Tartu transfer and a journey of nearly four hours.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/29/3822265h0527t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151112</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:28:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meelis Oidsalu: President's title of 'supreme commander of national defense' misleading]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150602/meelis-oidsalu-president-s-title-of-supreme-commander-of-national-defense-misleading</link><description><![CDATA[President-elect Ülle Madise wants the National Defense Council to meet more regularly, raising questions about how she will use the presidency's largely symbolic role in defense policy.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/08/10/3763534h102at4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150602</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:11:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia's special care funding falls 5 times short of sector's expectations]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151091/estonia-s-special-care-funding-falls-5-times-short-of-sector-s-expectations</link><description><![CDATA[The government plans to allocate far less state funding to specialized care in the coming years than the sector sought. The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People says even that amount is welcome.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/11/3802000h06e4t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151091</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:50:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Time travel' takes Estonian schoolchildren to the 1936 Berlin Olympics]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150599/time-travel-takes-estonian-schoolchildren-to-the-1936-berlin-olympics</link><description><![CDATA[For nearly a decade, Estonian schools have been using the Time Travel method to bring history to life.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/28/3821524haa96t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150599</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:10:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Media executives: Foreign-language dubbing ban harms economy, security]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610151058/media-executives-foreign-language-dubbing-ban-harms-economy-security</link><description><![CDATA[ERR and private media outlets in Estonia have called for a reversal of the ban on foreign-language dubbing.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/29/3822241hf4eft4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610151058</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:39:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gallery: Estonia marks 32 years from the Estonia ferry disaster]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150551/gallery-estonia-marks-32-years-from-the-estonia-ferry-disaster</link><description><![CDATA[Monday marked 32 years since the sinking of the Estonia ferry. A memorial service and wreath laying were held at the disaster's monument in Tallinn.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/28/3821449h461bt4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150551</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:13:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Going to the theater a chance to develop self-empathy]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150524/study-going-to-the-theater-a-chance-to-develop-self-empathy</link><description><![CDATA[University of Tartu doctoral student Merilin Jürjo studied what happens in our minds during a theater performance and why some productions resonate with us while others do not.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/28/3821530hd1e6t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150524</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:44:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scabies spreading in Estonia again]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150662/scabies-spreading-in-estonia-again</link><description><![CDATA[Doctors and nurses warn that the disease spreads easily and urge those infected to complete treatment.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/28/3821653h21b0t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150662</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:42:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonian actors protest onslaught of artificial intelligence in new EU rules]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150644/estonian-actors-protest-onslaught-of-artificial-intelligence-in-new-eu-rules</link><description><![CDATA[The Estonian Actors' Union is concerned that proposed EU changes to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) would make it easier for AI to use actors' voices and likenesses.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/28/3821788h700ct4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150644</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:20:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia's women finish 42nd, men 66th at Chess Olympiad]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150494/estonia-s-women-finish-42nd-men-66th-at-chess-olympiad</link><description><![CDATA[Estonia's women's team finished 42nd and the men's team 66th as the 46th Chess Olympiad concluded in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sunday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/27/3820618h36e2t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150494</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:01:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[€14 million cut from road funding for 2027, delaying project completion]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150620/14-million-cut-from-road-funding-for-2027-delaying-project-completion</link><description><![CDATA[The completion of some road maintenance projects due for 2027 will be delayed, Infrastructure Minister Kuldar Leis (Reform) said.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/28/3821641hf2bct4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150620</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:47:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia's R&D funding might not hit agreed-upon 1% of GDP next year]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150617/estonia-s-r-d-funding-might-not-hit-agreed-upon-1-of-gdp-next-year</link><description><![CDATA[Under an agreement reached years ago, the state is to spend at least 1 percent of GDP on research and development. However, funding may fall short of that target in the coming years.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/28/3821578h7144t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150617</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:41:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harles Tammeleht: Business tourism could help Tallinn hotels survive the winter]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150455/harles-tammeleht-business-tourism-could-help-tallinn-hotels-survive-the-winter</link><description><![CDATA[A conference center at Tallinn's Linnahall could bring visitors during the low season and help hotels and restaurants operate year-round, writes Harles Tammeleht.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/25/3819514hcc3ct4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150455</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:20:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[French hosts strip Estonia of quadcross 3rd place, hand it to France]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150467/french-hosts-strip-estonia-of-quadcross-3rd-place-hand-it-to-france</link><description><![CDATA[The FIM SidecarCross & QuadCross and of Nations round in Dardon-Gueugnon, France, ended in a major setback for Estonia as the team was stripped of third place.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/28/3821422hb43dt4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150467</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:38:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia prioritizes national defense, postpones Rail Baltica completion in 2027 budget]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150491/estonia-prioritizes-national-defense-postpones-rail-baltica-completion-in-2027-budget</link><description><![CDATA[Next year's state budget projects €20.2 billion in spending and €19.4 billion in revenue. The deficit is forecast at 4 percent of GDP.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/04/07/3293014h7dc5t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150491</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonian kids increasingly experience fear of school]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150425/estonian-kids-increasingly-experience-fear-of-school</link><description><![CDATA[In recent years, the number of students who find going to school extremely frightening or unpleasant has grown.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/10/3801280h3647t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150425</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:17:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert: Ukraine's recent success an operational-level breakthrough]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150383/expert-ukraine-s-recent-success-an-operational-level-breakthrough</link><description><![CDATA[Ukraine's successful offensive near Lyman has achieved an operational breakthrough that could be repeated elsewhere, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Neeme Väli told ERR. ]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/27/3820639hf2e6t4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150383</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:33:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister: Trump-Zelenskyy UN encounter did not bring peace any closer]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150380/minister-trump-zelenskyy-un-encounter-did-not-bring-peace-any-closer</link><description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent meeting did little to advance the Ukraine peace process, Foreign Minister Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/28/3821272h1c5ct4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150380</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:51:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[7-year sentence handed down to Oleg Bessedin for anti-Estonia activities]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150341/7-year-sentence-handed-down-to-oleg-bessedin-for-anti-estonia-activities</link><description><![CDATA[A court has found a pro-Kremlin propagandist guilty of crimes against Estonia's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/15/3806782h7cb0t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150341</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:02:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost all forms of heating to become more expensive for Estonians this winter]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150209/almost-all-forms-of-heating-to-become-more-expensive-for-estonians-this-winter</link><description><![CDATA[Prices for nearly all types of heating will rise as the heating season gets underway. The increase will be particularly steep for those who heat with natural gas, as its price on the global market has more than doubled.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/10/25/3065352h0127t4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150209</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:16:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO aircrews training in Estonia again this week]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610144122/nato-aircrews-training-in-estonia-again-this-week</link><description><![CDATA[NATO air defense aircraft based in the Baltic states are conducting training flights in Estonian airspace this week, including low-level flights.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/28/3821101h64fdt4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610144122</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:53:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia law change will allow domestic cellphone roaming during crises]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610150188/estonia-law-change-will-allow-domestic-cellphone-roaming-during-crises</link><description><![CDATA[From Thursday, mobile customers in Estonia will be able switch to a rival operator's network if their own is damaged during a crisis situation.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2024/11/01/2601964h9cc3t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610150188</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:26:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass publication of data on deceased persons makes historians' work easier]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610149741/mass-publication-of-data-on-deceased-persons-makes-historians-work-easier</link><description><![CDATA[In September, the Ministry of the Interior began publishing, as open data, the names, birth and death dates, and personal identification codes of deceased persons. For historians and name researchers, machine‑readable data makes research easier.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/09/12/3010479h5648t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610149741</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey: most employees handle personal matters during working hours]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610149672/survey-most-employees-handle-personal-matters-during-working-hours</link><description><![CDATA[A CV.ee survey shows that the strict line between working time and personal time has long blurred in many workplaces.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/10/31/3071028h0f80t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610149672</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas' Church recreated in Lego after 18‑month fan effort]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610149693/st-nicholas-church-recreated-in-lego-after-18-month-fan-effort</link><description><![CDATA[Enthusiast Nikolai Mordan's recent interest has been building Lego versions of well‑known Tallinn buildings.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/27/3820582hfef0t4.png' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610149693</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:35:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia to hold regular National Defense Council meetings]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610149717/estonia-to-hold-regular-national-defense-council-meetings</link><description><![CDATA[Until now, the meetings of the National Defense Council have taken place ad hoc at the president's invitation, but the next Estonian president, Ülle Madise, wants to make the institution's work systematic, said future presidential adviser Taimar Peterkop.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2025/05/09/2855750h13a4t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610149717</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:50:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mart Meri: 'Silverwhite' stayed with my father until the end]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610149270/mart-meri-silverwhite-stayed-with-my-father-until-the-end</link><description><![CDATA[Philologist Mart Meri says the themes of "Silverwhite" stayed with his father, Lennart Meri, until the end of his life, surfacing even in his presidential speeches.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/24/3818104hb670t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610149270</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:10:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marko Mihkelson: Defeatism is not deterrence]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610149216/marko-mihkelson-defeatism-is-not-deterrence</link><description><![CDATA[The snowball of speculation about an imminent Russian attack on Europe is gathering pace. Isolated facts are being mixed with wishful thinking, worst-case scenarios and, at times, little more than the need to grab attention, writes Marko Mihkelson.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/05/12/3575392h63a3t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610149216</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tattoo culture researcher: Women have always been the main source of inspiration]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610148454/tattoo-culture-researcher-women-have-always-been-the-main-source-of-inspiration</link><description><![CDATA[Tattoo artist and researcher of Estonian tattoo culture Oskar Poll told ETV that while tattoos during the Soviet era often featured maritime motifs and women, the range of subjects has since expanded considerably.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/25/3819745h6f23t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610148454</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:50:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikk Kasesalk: Estonian culture has no other refuge anywhere in the world]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610148226/mikk-kasesalk-estonian-culture-has-no-other-refuge-anywhere-in-the-world</link><description><![CDATA[Estonia's competitiveness must largely rely on capable, educated people, but that idea is under pressure as the education system's capacity fails to keep pace with demand, writes Mikk Kasesalk.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/09/25/3819388he755t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610148226</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:10:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIS to spend millions promoting Estonia and its e‑residency program worldwide]]></title><link>https://news.err.ee/1610149636/eis-to-spend-millions-promoting-estonia-and-its-e-residency-program-worldwide</link><description><![CDATA[The Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS) is running several major procurements to market Estonia abroad, including up to €1 million for promoting the e‑residency program and up to €3 million for tourism business marketing.]]></description><media:thumbnail url='https://s.err.ee/photo/crop/2026/07/30/3738934h2f09t4.jpg' height='75' width='75' />				<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.err.ee/1610149636</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:25:00 +0300</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category></item></channel></rss>