Skip to main menu 10.08.26 NEWS ... Estonia's shift to a minority government triggers sharp reactions across the political spectrum, with party leaders warning of mounting instability ahead of the state budget fight and the upcoming presidential election.
10.08.26 NEWS ... The government has been operating as a minority administration for a year and must keep seeking compromises to function, Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) said.
10.08.26 NEWS ... EKRE chairman Martin Helme says Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise's candidacy could lead to the election result being challenged in court. Representatives of Reform, the Social Democrats, and Isamaa, however, see no potential legal problems.
10.08.26 NEWS ... Isamaa, EKRE and the Center Party have reached an agreement to form a new governing coalition in Pärnu, Pärnu City Council Chair Andrei Korobeinik said.
10.08.26 NEWS ... Newly independent MP Meelis Kiili told ERR that while he respects Ülle Madise as justice chancellor, he cannot support her as a presidential candidate until he hears her views on foreign policy, national defense and social policy.
10.08.26 NEWS ... Estonia's two-party governing coalition lost its majority on Monday after two members of parliament resigned from their respective parties, reducing the number of seats to 50 of 101.
09.08.26 NEWS ... Martin Helme said his party would not support Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise as a potential candidate in the presidential election and that the chancellor's conflict of roles in the election could lead to the result being challenged in court.
09.08.26 NEWS ... Reviving Estonia's economy, reversing the decline in the birth rate and ensuring national security emerged as the key issues ahead of the 2027 elections at Opinion Festival's party chairmen debate.
08.08.26 NEWS ... Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise said she has not put herself forward as a presidential candidate, but would seriously consider the role if the Riigikogu can find enough votes to support her.
08.08.26 NEWS ... Unaffiliated members of the Riigikogu are discussing who they will vote for at the upcoming presidential election on September 2, and the coalition will need their support to elect their chosen candidate.
06.08.26 NEWS ... Minister of Social Affairs Karmen Joller (Reform) has dropped plans to seek tens of millions of euros from the state budget to cover free child healthcare, leaving the issue to the next administration.
06.08.26 NEWS ... Potential presidential candidate Ülle Madise currently has the backing of 67 members of the Riigikogu, Eesti 200 chair Kristina Kallas said Thursday.
05.08.26 NEWS ... Officials from Estonia and Sweden signed a prison rental agreement that will see several hundred Swedish inmates transferred to southern Estonia to serve part of their sentences.
05.08.26 NEWS ... Preparations for this year's presidential election are unusual, as only one party has nominated a party member, and no nationwide campaigning has been seen, some experts note.
05.08.26 NEWS ... One of the figures who stated they were interested in running at next month's presidential election has announced their withdrawal from the race, Postimees reported.
04.08.26 NEWS ... At the beginning of August, several Estonian ambassadors to foreign countries took up new postings, including the ambassadors to the United States, Canada and NATO.
04.08.26 NEWS ... Reform parliamentary group leader Õnne Pillak said that Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise has expressed a willingness to run for president if there is "broad-based support" for her candidacy.
31.07.26 NEWS ... Riigikogu Speaker Lauri Hussar (Eesti 200) says he is optimistic about a new head of state being elected in early September.
30.07.26 NEWS ... Prime Minister and Reform Party chair Kristen Michal said Reform firmly backs Justice Chancellor Ülle Madise for president, urging Estonia's other parties to follow suit.
29.07.26 NEWS ... Long-serving European Commission official Maive Rute, has thrown her hat in the ring for a presidential bid and will run if she is asked to be a candidate.
29.07.26 NEWS ... Newly elected Narva Mayor Jaan Toots said the 21‑kilometer heating pipeline being built between the city and the Auvere power plant will cut heating prices for Narva residents by nearly half. He said the biggest problem is unemployment.
29.07.26 NEWS ... Politicians across party lines have reacted to diplomat Hannes Hanso's statement that he would run for president if asked, though none have pledged their support for him yet.
28.07.26 NEWS ... Incoming Estonian ambassador to the United States Hannes Hanso has said he would be willing to be a candidate at September's Estonian presidential elections, if asked.
28.07.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Regional Affairs has revoked time-limited changes for discounted ferry tickets for Saaremaa and Hiiumaa following strong criticism.
28.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia's political parties remain unable to agree on how and whether Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise might run for president in September.
28.07.26 NEWS ... Opposition party Isamaa has been the most popular party in Estonia for over a year, but pollster Emor's Research Director Aivar Voog said supporters are not particularly firm in their preference and could choose an alternative if one emerged.
28.07.26 NEWS ... There has been an increase in the number of gambling advertisements in recent years and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications is seeking to strike a balance between the freedom to conduct business and consumer protection.
27.07.26 NEWS ... The Estonian government has rejected a proposal to impose a cooling-off period before senior public officials can take jobs in industries they previously oversaw.
27.07.26 NEWS ... Reform Party support climbed in July, placing the prime minister's party alongside EKRE and the Social Democrats as Isamaa held its lead in Emor's latest nationwide survey.
27.07.26 NEWS ... Former Mayor of Tallinn Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) believes the taxpayer-funded project to build an Olympic swimming pool in Lasnamäe is being handed over to a single private company, despite the tender announced last week.
26.07.26 NEWS ... Narva City Council ousted Katri Raik as mayor in a no-confidence vote on Sunday, with 16 in favor, 14 opposed and no abstentions.
26.07.26 NEWS ... Close to 400 people turned out to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the pivotal World War Two Battle of the Tannenberg Line in Ida-Viru County.
25.07.26 NEWS ... Justice and Digital Affairs Minister Liisa Pakosta (Eesti 200) says she is opposed a cross‑party bill to set up special military courts to be in effect during conflict situations.
25.07.26 OPINION ... It seems that no one has enough political will to fight for making Estonia's presidential election system more open, transparent and democratic simply because it is the right thing to do, notes Martin Mölder.
24.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia's political parties have taken different approaches to finding a new president, who will be elected this autumn, with some meeting all hopefuls and others betting on a single candidate.
23.07.26 NEWS ... As the September presidential election fast approaches, several names have emerged as potential candidates to succeed Alar Karis. ERR News outlines those who want to run and those who do not.
23.07.26 NEWS ... Presidential candidate nominee Indrek Laul says he wants to unite parties and different worldviews, following his nomination Thursday by 30 public figures, including those from the spheres of culture, business and academia.
23.07.26 NEWS ... The Baltic states have agreed to share and jointly procure critical reserve equipment for the electricity system to strengthen the three countries' energy security.
23.07.26 NEWS ... Isamaa chair Urmas Reinsalu remains Estonia's top choice for prime minister, even as Parempoolsed chair Lavly Perling moves ahead of incumbent Kristen Michal (Reform).
23.07.26 NEWS ... The CEO of the grand piano factory, Estonia, Indrek Laul, has been nominated as a presidential candidate by dozens of public figures ahead of this autumn's elections.
23.07.26 NEWS ... The coalition's weekly cabinet meeting and press conference will not take place this week as Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) and four other ministers are on holiday.
23.07.26 NEWS ... Calls to reduce the number of medically uninsured people in Estonia by making health insurance payments mandatory have met with mixed responses from politicians.
23.07.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Justice is procuring an alternative legal assessment of the Anti-Corruption Act from legal experts for €15,000 to gain greater legal clarity. The ministry said legal problems have arisen from the implementation of the law.
22.07.26 NEWS ... Pärnu City Council chairman Andrei Korobeinik (Center Party) accuses mayor Kristel Voltenberg of interrupting a discussion on coalition functioning and of breaking agreements. Voltenberg says the current coalition has exhausted itself.
22.07.26 NEWS ... The government's planned digital state overhaul is not a cost-cutting exercise but a bid to use €300 million in annual IT spending more effectively, a ministry official said.
22.07.26 NEWS ... EKRE has risen to third place in the lastest party support survey, overtaking the Social Democrats (SDE).
21.07.26 NEWS ... A Stalinist-era mural on the ceiling of the theater at Tallinn's Mere Cultural Center has been covered up and a hammer and sickle emblem taken down as efforts to remove Soviet symbols in Estonia's public spaces continue.
20.07.26 NEWS ... Although the Prosecutor's Office initially aimed to issue a procedural decision in June or July regarding the suspicion brought against Isamaa party, the complexity of the case has pushed the timeline back.
18.07.26 NEWS ... Interior Minister Igor Taro's (Eesti 200) recent inspection of the Internal Security Service (ISS) undermines the agency's independence, an opposition MP said.
17.07.26 OPINION ... Estonia's leaders must understand that money does not ultimately come to the state from spreadsheets but from enterprise — and therefore the state's finances cannot be repaired without the economy, writes Mihhail Kõlvart.
