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Estonian Centre of Architecture is looking for a project to represent Estonia at the next international architecture biennial in Venice. The first stage of the two-stage public international curator competition will close on August 31, with three proposals moving onto the second stage. The winner of the competition will be announced on November 10.

The National Audit Office has released its overview of the migration policy choices faced by Estonia, which indicates that the state can use both employment reforms and other national reforms as well as migration wisely and in suitable proportions as levers for improving the outlook of its economic development. If Estonia wants to be successful in the international competition for attracting people who have the capacity to generate income, it has to guarantee for such people a suitable working and... Читать дальше...

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, held in Vienna, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves said EU-Russian relations are unlikely to return to normal in the near future.

Europas – Europe’s equivalent of tech startup Oscars – took place in London on Tuesday night, to celebrate the best of the continent’s tech entrepreneurship. Two Estonian-founded startups, Pipedrive and Transferwise, were among the nominees – and neither came away empty-handed.

Youngsters from all over the globe will come to Estonia this summer to take part in the language and culture camps to help young Estonians who live abroad to connect with their roots.

Each year thousands of children take part in court cases in Estonia and the EU, the recent "Child-friendly Justice – Perspectives and Experiences of Professionals" report found.

Two MPs from United Russia, Vladimir Putin's party, have asked the nation's state prosecutor if the Baltic nations' split from the Soviet Union in 1991 had any legal basis.

Residents of Vao village, Lääne-Viru County, have made a public appeal against the expansion of the center for asylum seekers next to the village.

The human rights court in Strasbourg ruled that the Estonian national courts did not violate the freedom of expression clause of the European Convention of Human Rights when they held one of the largest Internet news sites in the country liable for the offensive comments of its readers.

In 2014, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were 1,005 euros and the average hourly gross wages and salaries were 6.14 euros, an increase of 5.9 percent and 7.2 respectively, compared to 2013.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said after a meeting with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinistö that Finland's best security guarantee is to remain neutral.

A veto on the appointment of Jaak Aaviksoo as the next rector of Tallinn University of Technology did not receive the necessary number of votes for a veto and Aaviksoo will soon be named as the university's new head.

The Estonian Parliament held its last session of the season and will reconvene on September 14, unless an emergency session is needed in summer.