19.03.25 NEWS ... According to SDE chair Lauri Läänemets, the Reform Party's worldview is bankrupt. Urmas Reinsalu, chairman of Isamaa, stated that while Kaja Kallas' government hit a dead end in a year, Kristen Michal reached that point much faster.

19.03.25 NEWS ... Defense and security, economic competitiveness, and reducing bureaucracy are the main priorities of the incoming Reform and Eesti 200 government a draft of the new coalition agreement published on Wednesday shows.

19.03.25 NEWS ... Heads of Riigikogu opposition parties have called on the government to swiftly and fully implement the military advice of the EDF commander, which would mean increasing national defense spending to 6-7 percent of GDP.

19.03.25 NEWS ... According to a March survey by Turu-uuringute AS, the new government formed by the Reform Party and Eesti 200 begins its term with 20 percent support. During the same period, 69 percent of respondents supported opposition parties in the Riigikogu.

19.03.25 NEWS ... Support for the opposition Isamaa party remains at its highest level in the past six years, according to the latest survey conducted by the Institute for Societal Studies and Norstat, reaching 31.4 percent. Meanwhile, the two coalition parties collectively received 18.7 percent support from respondents.

19.03.25 NEWS ... Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (Reform) dismissed criticism on Tuesday that Estonia could have chosen faster methods for procuring ammunition instead of, for example, joint procurements with other countries.

19.03.25 NEWS ... Politicians told ERR on Monday they were unaware of a new plan proposed by the Ministry of the Interior's plan to develop a nationwide surveillance network, supporting facial and license plate recognition. MPs said it is likely an initiative put forward by officials.

18.03.25 NEWS ... The Estonian government has convened an advisory council of business leaders, with the aim of focusing on economic efficiency and growth over the next 18 months.

18.03.25 NEWS ... The Constitutional Committee of the Riigikogu has proposed that a draft amendment restricting the right to vote in local elections be adopted as an urgent matter next week. Two different amendments will be sent to the plenary session of the Riigikogu, with a choice needing to be made over which version to adopt.

17.03.25 NEWS ... Reform and Eesti 200 have already agreed on the new coalition's working agreement and goals for security and economic policy. But specific steps and calculations will not be known for several weeks.

16.03.25 NEWS ... The Parempoolsed party will participate in the upcoming autumn elections with its own candidate lists and does not plan to join electoral alliances, the party announced.

15.03.25 NEWS ... The Reform Party and Eesti 200 started their coalition talks on Saturday, necessitated after the ejection of the Social Democrats (SDE) at the start of the week.

15.03.25 NEWS ... The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) is set to alter its official title, party leader Martin Helme said ahead of a congress to take place next month.

15.03.25 NEWS ... The Trade Unions Confederation (Ametiühingute keskliit), the umbrella organization for unions in Estonia, has called for halting the Employment Contract Act draft, warning that flexible working hours could lead to financial uncertainty, workplace inequality, and long-term health risks for employees.

15.03.25 NEWS ... Leader of opposition chair Urmas Reinsalu has suggested Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) be replaced in his post, over an inability to make necessary decisions in national defense.

15.03.25 NEWS ... The Riigikogu has been discussing presidential candidates ahead of next year's election, with current incumbent Alar Karis, former prime minister Andrus Ansip, and current Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise all mentioned.

15.03.25 NEWS ... The Reform- Eesti 200 coalition is moving forward with its plan to boost foreign labor numbers in Estonia, following the ousting from office of the Social Democrats (SDE), who had blocked the move.

14.03.25 NEWS ... The Reform Party and Eesti 200 will start negotiations on a new coalition agreement this weekend. While a large number of points related to security and the economy are already clear in advance, both parties say the new coalition agreement has to be even more precise and any overly general language discarded.

14.03.25 NEWS ... According to Reform Party MP Toomas Kivimägi, a major reshuffle of Riigikogu standing committees will soon begin. To ensure the Reform-Eesti 200 governing coalition has majority in as many as possible, Kivimägi said some of the current committees could be merged.

14.03.25 NEWS ... Minister of Culture Heidy Purga (Reform) is to take part in the world's largest video game and interactive entertainment conference, taking place next week in Northern California.

14.03.25 NEWS ... The Reform-Eesti 200 coalition is facing a €250 million revenue shortfall after scrapping planned corporate and personal income taxes, requiring cuts and new sources of income to balance the state budget.

14.03.25 NEWS ... Thousands of people have flocked to join Estonia's opposition parties in recent years, in marked contrast with joining rates for the coalition parties, who have not seen such a membership surge.

14.03.25 NEWS ... The ruling Reform and Estonia 200 parties have said they want to break down the draft climate bill, the domestic legislation which puts in place European Union climate goals, into sections, and to assess how far these sections align with economic aims.

14.03.25 NEWS ... A total of 59 percent of citizens currently support holding Riigikogu elections on an extraordinary basis, while 52 percent said that Kristen Michal (Reform) should resign as Estonia's prime minister.

13.03.25 NEWS ... With two weeks to go before the vote in the Session Hall of the Riigikogu, it remains unclear whether the disenfranchisement of citizens from aggressor states and stateless individuals will secure the necessary votes to amend the Constitution or whether the entire process will fall through.

13.03.25 NEWS ... Aivo Peterson, accused of treason, remains in custody, but members of his current party, Koos, as well as Oleg Ivanov, who was forced to leave the party, wish to run alongside him on the same list in Estonia's local elections set to take place this fall.

13.03.25 NEWS ... The membership of the non-parliamentary party Parempoolsed surpassed that of the ruling party Eesti 200 on Thursday.

13.03.25 NEWS ... The Social Democrats (SDE) have not taken their ejection from the government too hard as, at the latest in two years' time, they will be needed to take part in a new coalition, party chair Lauri Läänemets said.

12.03.25 NEWS ... The Reform Party and Eesti 200 will start negotiations on a new coalition agreement this Saturday. According to Eesti 200 leader Kristina Kallas, the division of ministerial portfolios does not simply mean sharing out the four positions vacated by the outgoing SDE.

12.03.25 NEWS ... Eesti 200 will have stronger leverage in the new bipartite coalition with the Reform Party than it had up to now, politics observer, former adviser to President Alar Karis and former ERR journalist Toomas Sildam said.

12.03.25 NEWS ... By sending the Social Democrats into the opposition, the coalition has made its life significantly more difficult in the Riigikogu. The opposition will begin reallocating positions and the Social Democrats may seek to claim the post of Riigikogu deputy speaker.

12.03.25 NEWS ... The exit of the Social Democrats (SDE) from government has not only meant four ministers leaving their posts, but has also meant prominent SDE MP Eduard Odinets will have to vacate his Riigikogu seat, Põhjarannik reported.

12.03.25 NEWS ... The Riigikogu's Constitutional Committee has sent for its first reading a government-initiated bill which aims to enhance the supervision of party financing.

12.03.25 NEWS ... On Wednesday, the boards of the Reform Party and Eesti 200 decided to begin coalition negotiations. The official talks will start on Saturday. Representing the Reform Party in the negotiations will be Kristen Michal and Erkki Keldo, while Kristina Kallas and Margus Tsahkna will take part on behalf of Eesti 200.

12.03.25 NEWS ... Climate Minister Yoko Alender (Reform) has said that she is canceling several initiatives put in place by former Regional and Agriculture Minister Piret Hartman (SDE).

12.03.25 NEWS ... A combined 19.4 percent of Estonia's voters support the incoming new ruling coalition, i.e. the Reform Party and Eesti 200, according to the latest poll commissioned by the nonprofit Institute of Societal Studies and conducted by Norstat.

12.03.25 NEWS ... A change in government alone is not enough to bring voters back to the Reform Party. The prime minister's party must bring more individuals with a business background into the government to once again be seen as a credible advocate for economic policy, political scientist Ott Lumi believes.

11.03.25 NEWS ... The Reform Party and Eesti 200 will begin negotiations on Wednesday. The parties are expected to draw up a completely new coalition agreement.

11.03.25 NEWS ... ERR News takes a look back at the past week's events culminating in the Social Democrats' eviction from the coalition and Reform and Eesti 200's decision to move forward without SDE.

11.03.25 NEWS ... In a criminal case involving independent MP Tõnis Mölder, the Prosecutor's Office has provided the defense with a case file containing materials gathered during pretrial proceedings. The defense lawyers are now expected to submit their requests.

11.03.25 NEWS ... The Reform Party and Eesti 200 have not yet decided on who will make up their delegations for upcoming government coalition talks. The first planning meeting between the two parties is scheduled for Wednesday, after which negotiations will proceed topic by topic.

11.03.25 NEWS ... The leader of Eesti 200, the junior partner in the new governing coalition, and Minister of Education Kristina Kallas hopes to see a thorough overhaul of the public sector, including the restructuring of government agencies, which could ultimately lead to the closure of some institutions.

11.03.25 NEWS ... While Monday's removal from coalition came as a nasty surprise to many Social Democratic (SDE) Riigikogu members, the party is already setting about planning where it goes next, particularly since the change has altered the dynamics at parliament – not necessarily in favor of the continuing Reform-Eesti 200 coalition.

11.03.25 NEWS ... A focus on right-wing policies will help improve support for the Reform Party, Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) said.

10.03.25 NEWS ... Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) is at the heart of the coalition government's problems and it would be appropriate for him to resign, says Isamaa Chair Urmas Reinsalu.

10.03.25 NEWS ... Estonia's opposition parties see the collapse of the government coalition as a result of the decline in support for the Reform Party. They also say the unpopular decisions the Reform Party blames the SDE for were made jointly by the coalition.

10.03.25 NEWS ... According to Madis Kallas, chair of the SDE's Riigikogu group, his party is not ready for further compromises when it comes to issue of removing the right to vote from non-citizens.

10.03.25 NEWS ... The Reform Party and Eesti 200's forthcoming two-party government coalition plans to eliminate the taxation of corporate profits, scrap personal income tax starting from the first euro as well as cut the number of officials by 20 percent.

10.03.25 NEWS ... The chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Lauri Läänemets, said that the Reform Party and Eesti 200 have decided to continue governing without the Social Democratic Party.

10.03.25 NEWS ... Eesti 200 head, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas, along with Reform Party vice-chair and MP Maris Lauri, believe that the Social Democratic Party's (SDE) proposals for economic stimulus and tax changes are neither reasonable nor realistic. Both politicians expect the Social Democrats to stop delaying key legislative initiatives if the current government coalition is to continue.