Estonia has allocated EUR 150,000 to support Ukraine’s energy system and the Energy Support Fund. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna announced this during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpat Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv. Tsahkna noted that Russia was carrying out brutal attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ahead of winter, terrorizing civilians. In this…
While the leaves may still not have fully fallen from the trees, so far as festive food producers go, it is already Christmas, let alone Halloween. Preparations have already long been underway in the background – in the case of artisan chocolate makers Chocokoo, since summer. “As soon as Halloween is over, it’s only Christmas…
The Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EKTK) wants to cut the national minimum paid vacation from 28 calendar to 20 working days, arguing the current system is unfair. In a letter to Minister of the Economy and Industry Erkki Keldo (Reform), the chamber said the Employment Contracts Act set a national minimum of 28…
Estonia’s general government budget deficit stood at EUR 342 million as of the end of August, the Ministry of Finance has said. This represented 0.8% of expected annual GDP – a fall of EUR 207 million. As of the end of August, central government – meaning mainly the state budget – had a deficit of…
In the first eight months of 2025, the state budget received EUR 10 billion in taxes – nearly EUR 1 billion more than during the same period last year. In August, the state treasury received EUR 1.27 billion in taxes – EUR 116 million more than in August of the previous year. 90% of August’s…
In 2024, criminals stole a total of EUR 2.3 million from Estonian citizens through bank fraud, while in the first 8 months of 2025 alone, EUR 6.1 million was stolen. The number of fraud cases and the average loss per case have also more than doubled. June saw a record high, as total losses exceeded…
The Estonian government has decided to redirect EUR 39 million from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility to the construction of the Ulemiste terminal and Rapla-Lelle railway section of Rail Baltica. As it is not possible to use all the funds provided by the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility until next spring’s deadline, the Estonian…