04.03.26 NEWS ... Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur is the most trusted member of the ruling Reform-Eesti 200 coalition, a new survey by pollster Emor shows.

04.03.26 NEWS ... Reform has fallen to fifth place in the latest popularity survey by polling firm Norstat Eesti AS and Ühiskonnauuringute Instituut.

03.03.26 NEWS ... While there is still time to decide on a potential second term, politicians should first decide who and what they want, President Alar Karis said.

03.03.26 NEWS ... Three-quarters or more of voters of all parliamentary parties, except EKRE, support Alar Karis serving a second term as president, a new survey shows.

02.03.26 NEWS ... President Alar Karis and Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) do not plan to meet in the near future after several public incidents, which have led to accusations of a rift in Estonia's foreign policy.

02.03.26 NEWS ... Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, who was in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates during the airstrikes against Iran launched Saturday by the U.S. and Israel, had reached Oman by Monday.

02.03.26 NEWS ... In light of a recent dispute between President Alar Karis and the foreign minister, ERR takes a look back at the solos of Karis' predecessors.

02.03.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Monday morning that are no signs of Middle Eastern airspace reopening, which would allow Estonian citizens to return home.

01.03.26 NEWS ... The death of Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, who was killed amid U.S.-Israeli strikes on Saturday, opens a window for the Iranian people to determine their own future, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200).

27.02.26 NEWS ... Tartu city council chair Tõnis Lukas (Isamaa) has rejoined Isamaa's Tartu faction.

27.02.26 NEWS ... While some political parties oppose Alar Karis getting a second term as Estonian president, they lack the courage to openly state that, Isamaa leader Urmas Reinsalu said.

26.02.26 NEWS ... A bill initiated by the opposition Social Democratic Party faction to set an upper limit on donations made by an individual to a political party, passed its first reading in the Riigikogu.

26.02.26 NEWS ... Parliamentary parties agreed at an expanded meeting of the Riigikogu Council of Elders that they will first speak with incumbent President Alar Karis when seeking a possible joint candidate for president.

26.02.26 NEWS ... Several members of the Riigikogu have submitted a bill that would require warning signs to be placed in front of mobile traffic cameras, arguing drivers' privacy should be protected.

26.02.26 NEWS ... The most popular candidates for prime minister –Isamaa chairman Urmas Reinsalu and Center Party leader Mihhail Kõlvart – are separated by only 1 percentage point in the most recent poll.

26.02.26 NEWS ... The Prosecutor's Office is requesting that Riigikogu member Tõnis Mölder be stripped of his parliamentary immunity so a criminal investigation into accusations of bribery can go to court.

26.02.26 NEWS ... Estonia's six parliamentary parties are divided on President Alar Karis being elected to a second term.

26.02.26 NEWS ... Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) has ruled out charging pensioners and children for tickets on county lines, saying it is a fundamental question of whether officials or politicians will prevail.

25.02.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Conservative People's Party (EKRE) held its traditional torchlight procession on Tallinn's Freedom Square and in the Old Town on Tuesday to mark Independence Day.

25.02.26 NEWS ... Reform boost in public support at the start of the year has now started to decline, according to data from Norstat's weekly survey commissioned by the Ühiskonnauuringute Instituut.

23.02.26 NEWS ... Three more experts have been added to Estonia's AI advisory council, launched by Prime Minister Kristen Michal last month.

20.02.26 NEWS ... Narva City Council approved a €134 million budget for 2026, drawing criticism from the opposition despite nearly a quarter of it being earmarked for investments.

20.02.26 NEWS ... Kantar Emor's head of surveys Aivar Voog told ERR that there were no major rating shifts in February and that a cold winter offset the Reform Party's hoped-for gains from tax cuts.

20.02.26 NEWS ... Tallinn University political scientist Ott Lumi told ERR Estonia's governance is overly technocratic, prompting the launch of the Chamber of Principle, an open platform offering ideas to all political parties.

20.02.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives (ERK) has decided to merge with the Estonian Freedom Party – Farmers Assembly (EVP-PL).

20.02.26 NEWS ... In February, Isamaa continues to lead the party ratings table ahead of the Center Party. SDE in third slightly increased its support and widened its lead over EKRE and the Reform Party.

19.02.26 NEWS ... Education Minister Kristina Kallas (Eesti 200) said Estonia does not support monitoring chat messengers of private internet conversations currently under discussion by the EU.

18.02.26 NEWS ... Estonia's coalition parties are seeking a compromise on the draft Civil Crisis and National Defense Act. Controversy surrounds amendments added to the draft by MPs with a background in the defense forces.

18.02.26 NEWS ... Claims are circulating in the Riigikogu that President Alar Karis recommended replacing Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna during a meeting last Wednesday with PM Kristen Michal.

18.02.26 NEWS ... Estonian Public Broadcasting will not show events at the Milano Cortina Paralympic Games that include Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under their own flag.

18.02.26 NEWS ... Four MPs with military backgrounds have introduced fundamental changes to a crisis and national defense bill years in the works, which the coalition finds unacceptable.

18.02.26 NEWS ... Over the past week, party support percentages have not changed significantly, according to the latest survey by the NGO Ühiskonnauuringute Instituut and the polling firm Norstat.

17.02.26 NEWS ... Estonia wholeheartedly supports Ukraine as its security and the integrity of our borders depend on it, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) in his annual foreign policy speech to the Riigikogu. Opposition politicians considered Tsahkna's speech too 'sloganistic' and criticized his attitude toward the president.

17.02.26 NEWS ... Estonia wholeheartedly supports Ukraine as its security and the integrity of our borders depend on it, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) in his annual foreign policy speech to the Riigikogu. Opposition politicians considered Tsahkna's speech too 'sloganistic' and criticized his attitude toward the president.

17.02.26 NEWS ... Social Democratic Party leader Lauri Läänemets said he sees no chance of rejoining a Reform Party-led government, adding no post would make him reconsider.

17.02.26 NEWS ... Three bids were submitted by the deadline in the tender launched by the e-Governance Academy to find a supplier of equipment needed for the digitalization of communist Cuba.

16.02.26 NEWS ... Isamaa's Tartu city council faction announced it has expelled a council deputy who said if he had a child, that child would have "unfortunately missed out on the Holocaust."

16.02.26 NEWS ... Former President Kersti Kaljulaid believes a more flexible childcare system may alleviate some families' concerns and encourage them to have children.

14.02.26 NEWS ... Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, who was disqualified from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet honoring athletes killed in the war, spoke at a dinner in Munich on Friday hosted by Estonian Olympic Committee President Kersti Kaljulaid.

13.02.26 NEWS ... Estonian politicians believe the solutions for improving Europe's competitiveness lie in reducing bureaucracy, investing more heavily in the development of AI and bringing energy prices under control.

13.02.26 NEWS ... Opposition party Isamaa has regained its position as most-supported party in Estonia, according to a recent poll.

13.02.26 NEWS ... The 2026 edition of the EU Enlargement Conference in Tallinn will take place on Friday, hosted by the International Center for Defense and Security. You can watch the discussions live on ERR News.

11.02.26 NEWS ... The Social Democratic Party (SDE) have ruled out signing the motion of no confidence against Minister of Education Kristina Kallas (Eesti 200). They believe monthly votes of no confidence against ministers devalue the concept and the opposition should instead focus on replacing the entire government.

11.02.26 NEWS ... Estonian foreign policy is and must always be unified and on message, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jonatan Vseviov said.

11.02.26 NEWS ... A Riigikogu committee formed to investigate Russian influence operations, their funding and related risks elected Eerik-Niiles Kross (Reform) as chair on Wednesday and Anti Poolamets (EKRE) as deputy chair.

11.02.26 NEWS ... The Reform Party's rating, which had been rising since the start of the year, has now stalled, the latest survey from pollster Norstat shows.

11.02.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Finance is waiting for remote gambling companies to make voluntary donations after an error exempted the franchises from paying tax. The mistake is expected to cost the state €4 million.

10.02.26 NEWS ... The Riigikogu rounds of the presidential election will take place on September 2-3 and the MPs are trying to find a candidate they can all agree to vote for, Riigikogu members said on Tuesday.

09.02.26 NEWS ... Harju District Court on Monday found former minister and MP Kalle Laanet (Reform) guilty of fraud, sentencing him to a suspended one year and four months in prison.

09.02.26 NEWS ... Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna told ERR that if President Alar Karis has proposals to change Estonia's foreign policy, they should not be made through the media, especially not on the international stage, but rather discussed at the table. So far, the president has not done so.