Many popular and widely available plant-based meat alternatives are highly processed and high in salt and saturated fats, says Estonian researcher Liis Lutter. Climate scientists urge cutting meat to protect the environment, but the health effects of these substitutes remain largely unknown. “We see that we should reduce meat consumption to lower our environmental footprint,…
Estonia’s central bank, which forecast 1.5% growth this spring, now expects 0.6% for 2025, but has raised its 2026 outlook from 2.6% to 3.2%. According to the central bank, next year’s economic growth is expected to stem from additional borrowing directed into the economy by the government. The economy’s own growth conditions are forecast to…
Kaspar Oja, an economist at the Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank), said government sector spending had increased in Estonia as well as in other European countries over the past five years. In Estonia and elsewhere in Eastern Europe, the growth has been sharper, partly because of higher defense spending. In Estonia, government sector expenditures have…
Facing labor shortages, Estonia may soon let companies hire skilled foreign workers in certain sectors outside the country’s strict annual immigration quotas. Under the planned changes to the Aliens Act, sectors facing labor shortages – currently manufacturing, transportation, and warehousing – could more easily hire skilled foreign workers, who must be paid at least 80%…
The government has agreed to a 10% wage rise for teachers in 2026. The pay rise is a part of the draft bill for next year’s state budget, agreed by the two coalition parties, Reform and Eesti 200. Rescue Board (Paasteamet) and Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) personnel will also get a 10% rise…
A real estate developer is planning a commercial and residential development close to Tallinn’s Old City Harbor area. The application, from developer Tristania, states the plan is to develop a Nordic-style urban quarter in the city center, as a landmark which would attract city residents, visitors, innovative companies, and creative talent. “The development could offer…
The beverage company A. Le Coq has signed an agreement to acquire shares in Varska Originaal, but mineral water production will continue in Varska. On September 15, A. Le Coq signed a purchase agreement to acquire all shares of Varska Originaal AS. Jaanus Vihandi, a member of A. Le Coq’s management board, said the company…