14.03.26 NEWS ... At Saturday's party council meeting, Parempoolsed elected Andrus Kaarelson council chair and outlined priorities including economic growth, AI and less state control.

14.03.26 NEWS ... The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) approved a statement Saturday outlining priorities of economic growth, the nation-state and migration changes.

14.03.26 NEWS ... At its council meeting Saturday, Estonia's Center Party called for a fuel VAT cut and said it will begin talks to join the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR).

13.03.26 NEWS ... The board of Eesti 200 decided to bring forward the elections for the party board and a new chair by several months.

13.03.26 NEWS ... From April 1, Estonia's top public servants will see their salaries rise, pushing the president, Riigikogu speaker and Supreme Court chief justice above €10,000 a month.

13.03.26 NEWS ... Recent critically-received statements by the foreign minister and the prime minister suggest a foreign policy shift that has not been universally discussed, Raimond Kaljulaid finds.

13.03.26 NEWS ... Former Tallinn deputy mayor Pärtel-Peeter Pere has left the coalition Reform Party, accusing party leader and Prime Minister Kristen Michal of indecision and micromanagement.

13.03.26 NEWS ... Even the Reform Party's own parliamentary faction has not discussed the idea of slashing mothers' income tax by 3.7% per child and says it is more a topic for the upcoming elections.

11.03.26 NEWS ... The United States sees Estonia's rare earth metals resources, and not military cooperation, as the key area of partnership, opposition EKRE leader Martin Helme said.

12.03.26 NEWS ... The government is set to decide Thursday for how long to postpone planned fuel and power excise duty hikes, while no other taxes will be slashed.

11.03.26 NEWS ... EKRE's low rating is the result of Isamaa and Center copying items from the party's program, while voters need to be convinced the original is always better, said party leader Mart Helme.

11.03.26 NEWS ... Prime Minister Kristen Michal's statement, according to which Estonia is a U.S. ally but does not subscribe to Trump's MAGA ideology, is a mistake, said opposition Riigikogu member Raimond Kaljulaid.

11.03.26 NEWS ... Support for Estonia's political parties has not changed significantly over the last week, the latest survey by research company Norstat Eesti AS and the NGO Ühiskonnauuringute Instituut show.

10.03.26 NEWS ... Estonia is an ally of the United States, but that does not mean the Reform Party-led government follows U.S. President Donald Trump's MAGA ideology, said Prime Minister Kristen Michal.

10.03.26 NEWS ... Tallinn wants to see new activities at the Christmas market this year, to offer residents and tourists entertainment as well as shopping opportunities, and extend the operating time into the new year.

09.03.26 NEWS ... President Alar Karis has still not signed the decision to recall Jaap Ora, who served as ambassador to Kazakhstan and stood down from the role at the end of last year.

09.03.26 NEWS ... Opposition MPs find Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna ignored the Riigikogu Foreign Affairs Committee's stance in his Iran conflict comments, criticize EU foreign policy.

09.03.26 NEWS ... Leaders of the Reform-Isamaa Tartu coalition have hit out at city authorities not being able to nominate members of the planned Tartu Prison oversight committee.

09.03.26 NEWS ... Estonia has repatriated over 1,000 people from the Middle East on seven extraordinary flights, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said on Sunday. Around 400 Estonian citizens remain in the region.

07.03.26 NEWS ... A would-be Narva coalition between the Center Party and Plan B fell apart after a councilmember meant to defect changed his mind, leaving the opposition short of votes.

07.03.26 NEWS ... Social Democrats, Parempoolsed and Isamaa sharply criticized the Reform Party's newly unveiled vision for the future of Estonia, calling it misleading and unlikely to deliver.

07.03.26 NEWS ... The ruling Reform Party unveiled a seven-page vision for Estonia on Saturday, highlighting freedom, security, economic growth and AI, and opening it for public discussion.

06.03.26 NEWS ... The use of drone cameras in traffic enforcement needs legal clarity, Interior Minister Igor Taro (Eesti 200) said Friday, while stressing the need to ensure compliance with traffic rules.

06.03.26 NEWS ... According to analysts Annika Arras and Martin Mölder, President Alar Karis' high rating is a problem for the ruling Reform Party as criticizing the incumbent carries risks.

06.03.26 NEWS ... Isamaa on Friday released an audit of the Reform Party's three years in government, sharply criticizing tax hikes, rising debt and what it calls slogan-driven energy policy.

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).