18.04.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Social Affairs wants to develop personalized medicine with the support of European Union funds and start amassing genetic data from newborns.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Minister of Justice Liisa Pakosta (Eesti 200) says planned changes to Estonia's anti-corruption law aim to clarify when criminal liability applies, reducing drawn-out cases.

17.04.26 NEWS ... With support lagging less than a year before elections, Eesti 200 has hired Johannes Merilai, former Prime Minister Jüri Ratas' chief of staff, as a communications adviser.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) softened his stance on the EU pay transparency directive Friday, clarifying his previous criticism targeted administrative burdens on companies rather than efforts to reduce the pay gap.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Marko Mihkelson says Spain worries Estonia: it blocks U.S. bases, rejects higher NATO spending, courts China and buys Russian fuel.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Parts of the European Union pay transparency directive should be adopted in Estonia, Education Minister Kristina Kallas (Eesti 200) said, adding the government has already in principle decided to do so.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Legislation to include both men and women on the board of Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) passed its first reading on Wednesday after being proposed by opposition parties.

16.04.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said his party supports rejecting the EU's equal pay directive because it is an ideologically motivated directive based on rigid rules and bans.

16.04.26 NEWS ... The Estonian government is asking the European Commission to delay the Pay Transparency Directive, arguing the new rules would severely increase the administrative burden on local businesses.

16.04.26 NEWS ... Economic affairs minister Erkki Keldo has said Estonia would rather pay a fine to postpone the EU's salary transparency legislation than increase the burden on businesses.

15.04.26 NEWS ... The fight against corruption in Estonia has taken a wrong turn if prosecutors are focusing to merely seek to prove people's friendships, said attorney-at-law and former Prosecutor General Norman Aas.

15.04.26 NEWS ... Member of the European Parliament Marina Kaljurand (SDE) has criticized recent remarks by President Alar Karis and Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, saying Estonia's leaders must communicate clearly to avoid further political tensions.

15.04.26 NEWS ... Support for the opposition Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) fell by 4 percentage points this month, according to a recent poll.

15.04.26 NEWS ... Support for Estonia's most popular political party, Isamaa, has fallen by 2.6 percentage points over the past three weeks, according to a new survey commissioned by the NGO Ühiskonnauuringute Instituut.

14.04.26 NEWS ... Politicians in the eastern border city of Narva have filed complaints and counter-complaints against one another both with the Prosecutor's Office and the Internal Security Service (ISS).

14.04.26 NEWS ... A vote in the Riigikogu to strip independent Tõnis Mölder of parliamentary immunity failed.

14.04.26 NEWS ... Leading politicians from Estonia's major parties have a range of views on a proposal to scrap the European Union's unanimity principle on foreign policy.

14.04.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications wants to limit access to high-quality aerial photographs in the state's map application to protect people's privacy. However, this could create problems for land surveyors and farmers.

13.04.26 NEWS ... Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna questioned the value of second presidential terms, prompting Isamaa chairman Urmas Reinsalu to accuse him of pressuring President Alar Karis to drop his reelection bid.

13.04.26 NEWS ... According to Estonian politicians, Sunday's elections in Hungary showed that the public had grown tired of longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, but the incoming government is certain to face a difficult period.

13.04.26 NEWS ... Estonian political party Isamaa collected over €200,000 in first-quarter donations, primarily from entrepreneurs Parvel Pruunsild and Margus Linnamäe.

13.04.26 NEWS ... The Center Party has paid off its €1 million fine, imposed for influence peddling in the Porto Franco case, as of March, the party's secretary general Anneli Ott confirmed.

13.04.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Riigikogu is advancing an amendment to the Political Parties Act to expand investigative powers of the Political Parties Financing Oversight Committee (ERJK).

10.04.26 NEWS ... On Wednesday in Tallinn, the Riigikogu debated the draft Nuclear Energy and Safety Act to establish a legal framework for a potential power plant, sparking fierce clashes between proponents and skeptics.

10.04.26 NEWS ... Opposition and coalition politicians have been split in their reaction to President Alar Karis' criticisms of the current direction of Estonia's foreign policy.

09.04.26 NEWS ... While Estonia focuses on the present moment in its foreign policy, it lacks the people, skills and knowledge to think further down the line, President Alar Karis told Lääne Elu.

09.04.26 NEWS ... Public trust in Estonia's president reached 76 percent in March, according to a recent State Chancellery survey.

09.04.26 NEWS ... The coalition parties' focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of their electoral platforms is a distraction from pressing security and energy crises, opposition politicians say.

09.04.26 NEWS ... Several coalition and opposition MPs say Estonia's long-awaited Climate Resilient Economy Act will not be adopted before the parliamentary elections due to a lack of time.

09.04.26 NEWS ... The two-week Iran-United States ceasefire announced late on Tuesday is highly fragile, political communications expert Annika Arras said.

09.04.26 NEWS ... The share of people who believe the Estonian state can feel secure has fallen to its lowest level in three years, "likely due to global events", a new nationwide survey commissioned by the Government Office shows.

08.04.26 NEWS ... Ando Kiviberg, chair of the Riigikogu Constitutional Committee, said that the government's last-minute withdrawal of its procedural restrictions decriminalization bill was a triumph of the bureaucracy over politicians.

08.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia's new embassy in Egypt was formally opened on Monday.

08.04.26 NEWS ... The opposition Center Party and Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) on Tuesday submitted a bill to the Riigikogu which, if it passed, would see direct presidential elections in Estonia.

08.04.26 NEWS ... While the opposition Isamaa has seen a fall in support in recent weeks, support for the Social Democrats (SDE), also in opposition, has risen, according to a recent poll.

07.04.26 NEWS ... Several ministries do not support a bill put forward by the Center Party to limit the number of rental light vehicles or to require helmet use when riding them.

06.04.26 NEWS ... Chairman of the Riigikogu Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson said the NATO secretary general cannot make agreements over the heads of alliance members after a controversy erupted over the weekend.

03.04.26 NEWS ... Opposition leaders say Estonia's spring economic forecast points to a deeper deficit and rising debt, warning the country's finances risk becoming difficult to stabilize.

02.04.26 NEWS ... U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is seriously considering withdrawing from NATO. Members of the Riigikogu were divided on whether this was merely a statement or a serious signal to Europe.

02.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is preparing to nominate Hannes Hanso as the country's next ambassador to the United States, according to multiple sources. Neither the ministry nor Hanso has formally confirmed the appointment.

01.04.26 NEWS ... Chairman Lauri Läänemets said that the idea for a development bank that could help Estonian companies secure favorable loans could be added to SDE's 2027 elections program.

30.03.26 NEWS ... Riigikogu member Tõnis Mölder will lose his parliamentary immunity so criminal proceedings against him can continue after Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise agreed with the Prosecutor's Office.

30.03.26 NEWS ... Lauri Läänemets, re-elected chair of SDE Sunday, said that the Reform Party will not be able to restore its rating by 2027 elections, meaning that the next PM will come from SDE or Isamaa.

29.03.26 NEWS ... The Social Democratic Party on Sunday re-elected its current leader, Lauri Läänemets, as chairman at the party's general assembly.

28.03.26 NEWS ... Isamaa chair Urmas Reinsalu pledged to reverse key policies and pursue reforms to rebuild trust if his party wins the 2027 Riigikogu elections.

28.03.26 NEWS ... The Social Democratic Party (SDE) says a criminal investigation into chair Lauri Läänemets won't dent his support as he seeks reelection Sunday unopposed.

27.03.26 NEWS ... The ruling Reform Party backed a proposal by MP Signe Riisalo's Social Affairs Committee to raise benefits for first-time parents up to age 28. Eesti 200 isn't on board.

27.03.26 NEWS ... A Narva city council deputy has been charged with voter interference.

27.03.26 NEWS ... Opposition politicians doubt claims made by the coalition following Thursday's vote on the Riigikogu speaker that cooperation remains smooth.

26.03.26 NEWS ... While ensuring gender balance on public broadcaster ERR's supervisory board is a noble aim, the form proposed is not the right way to go about it, Culture Minister Heidy Purga (Reform) said.