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.

08.02.26 NEWS ... Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture Hendrik Johannes Terras (Eesti 200) has called an emergency meeting for Monday to discuss the severe weather conditions and technical disruptions affecting transport links to Estonia's islands.

07.02.26 NEWS ... Riigikogu opposition parties believe the ruling coalition is criticizing President Alar Karis' statements on Ukraine primarily because they do not want him to continue as president. The Reform Party refuted that claim.

06.02.26 NEWS ... By publicly seeking a conflict with President Alar Karis, the government is preparing not to endorse the head of state for a second term, political observers find.

06.02.26 NEWS ... Speaking in Milan, Italy, President Alar Karis told Estonian journalists that Estonia's foreign policy remains unified despite recent public debate over his comments on Ukraine. Karis advised the foreign minister and prime minister to call him directly in case of disagreements, rather than airing them through the media.

05.02.26 NEWS ... Estonia will temporarily close two crossing points on the border with Russia following a series of incidents in which Russian border guards have behaved irrationally, Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) said on Thursday.

05.02.26 NEWS ... Social Democrat MP and Riigikogu National Defense Committee member Raimond Kaljulaid said that failure to align and coordinate foreign policy with President Alar Karis marks a failure by the foreign and prime ministers.

05.02.26 NEWS ... Prime Minister Kristen Michal said Tuesday that President Alar Karis' idea of Ukraine ceding territory to Russia clashes with Estonia's core values and longstanding support.

05.02.26 NEWS ... A stalled bill along with restricted access to data granted to authorities is hampering the fight against money laundering, the Ministry of Finance says.

04.02.26 NEWS ... Doris Raudsepp, who was elected to the Tallinn City Council on the Reform Party ticket, has left the party and is joining Isamaa, which is currently in power in the capital.

04.02.26 NEWS ... Belgium is reportedly considering renting space in Estonia's prisons to relieve overcrowding in its own jails, Belgian media reports.

04.02.26 NEWS ... The Reform Party continued to climb in the party rankings in January, being the only one to gain support and holding steady in third place, a new poll shows.

04.02.26 NEWS ... Drivers are being asked to carefully consider the risks of driving on unofficial ice roads in western Estonia between the mainland and islands as the areas are not properly monitored.

03.02.26 NEWS ... Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) said on Tuesday that Estonia is pushing for Latvia to complete its part of Rail Baltica within the agreed timeframe.

03.02.26 NEWS ... ERJK chief Liisa Oviir has sent an inquiry to the Reform Party over an unpaid invoice to software firm ADM Interactive, warning it could count as a prohibited donation.

02.02.26 NEWS ... Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise submitted a request to the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional parts of the Traffic Act that do not allow for partial refunds for the motor vehicle registration fee in cases where the vehicle is stolen, destroyed, or otherwise deemed unusable.

29.01.26 NEWS ... Estonia will withdraw from the secretariat of the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS) intergovernmental organisation, saying it does not want to cooperate with Russia in any format. Russia's membership was suspended in 2022.

01.02.26 NEWS ... Members of parliament voted in favor of a statement supporting the people of Iran and condemning the systematic and extensive human rights violations of the Iranian authorities.

31.01.26 NEWS ... A Kohtla-Järve politician who is a self-described fascist and who has called for a Russian invasion of Estonia may face a fine or even detention for hate speech over social media, Delfi reported.

30.01.26 NEWS ... Several MEPs have declared additional income but failed to disclose the exact amount. According to Politico, Estonian MEP Riho Terras is among them. Terras rejected the claims and sent confirmation of his declaration to ERR.

30.01.26 NEWS ... An MP brought a Bolt Food bag into the Riigikogu this week, sparking a brief standoff, though a bill on foreign labor being processed still passed, Postimees reported.

29.01.26 NEWS ... Henrik Hololei was released from office over a probe into gifts received from Qatar, Politico writes.

30.01.26 NEWS ... The Estonian state is to analyze how viable it would be to reduce dependence on U.S. tech giants such as Microsoft, Google or Amazon for its software.

30.01.26 NEWS ... Riigikogu Foreign Affairs Committee head Marko Mihkelson lambasted a photo of Trump and Putin apparently hanging in the White House Palm Room.

29.01.26 NEWS ... Parempoolsed leader Lavly Perling rose to third place in the ratings for the candidate Estonians would most like to see as prime minister, according to a recent survey.

27.01.26 NEWS ... King Frederik X of Denmark and Queen Mary wrapped up a two-day state visit to Estonia on Wednesday, stressing the importance of a strong friendship in unpredictable times.

28.01.26 NEWS ... The Riigikogu has passed an amendment to the Defense Services Act, with the provision requiring conscripts to have B1-level Estonian language proficiency omitted.

28.01.26 NEWS ... The Reform Party rose to third place in party rankings, while the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) lost support, a new Norstat poll shows.

27.01.26 NEWS ... According to a January party support survey by Turu-uuringute AS, the Center Party has the highest support, backed by 20 percent of eligible Estonian voters.

24.01.26 NEWS ... Non-Estonian voters, meaning Russian-speaking voters, have again formed a homogeneous bloc around the Center Party, sociologist Aivar Voog said.

23.01.26 NEWS ... Opposition parties Isamaa and the Center Party saw the largest monthly gains in support in January, according to a recent poll.

23.01.26 NEWS ... The new Narva city government was approved on Thursday by the narrowest of margins.

22.01.26 NEWS ... On Thursday, the opposition in Narva City Council submitted a motion of no confidence against Council Chair Mihhail Stalnuhhin. The motion will be discussed at an extraordinary meeting on January 29.

22.01.26 NEWS ... New legislation is being drafted to make it harder to change pension funds in the short term and correct one of the "greatest financial wrongs" committed against working people, the prime minister and finance minister said on Thursday.

22.01.26 NEWS ... Pärnu city government is calling for a new city center bridge to resemble a four-arched structure, opened in 1938 during the period of the first republic, which previously stood on the same site.

22.01.26 NEWS ... Even if Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had an unlimited budget, it still couldn't read Donald Trump's mind, Raimond Kaljulaid (SDE) tells ERR in an interview. While Kaljulaid considers Estonian politicians' positions on the Greenland issue generally reasonable, he criticizes the lack of coordination and consistency in messaging.

22.01.26 NEWS ... U.S. President Donald Trump's speech to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, was aimed at a domestic audience, Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Erkki Keldo (Reform) said.

21.01.26 NEWS ... A committee to investigate Russia's influence activities, their financing methods, links to the Estonian public sector, propaganda projects, and the risks associated with them has been started by the members of parliament.

21.01.26 NEWS ... The foundations of the existing world order have already collapsed, Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) chair Martin Helme said.

21.01.26 NEWS ... Support for the opposition Isamaa fell 1.3 percentage points to 27.1 percent, though it remains the most-supported party in Estonia, according to a recent survey, while the Reform Party's has rallied a little since a slump late last year.