The lack of explosive population growth has been troubling Estonians for more than a century. A successful policy on population growth requires consistency in striking agreements between political parties and thus transcending ideological barriers, says Mark Gortfelder, a demographic researcher at the University of Tallinn.
A bill to add two new flag days to the existing total, both of them marking Estonia's cultural heritage, has been sent to the Riigikogu, after obtaining cabinet approval.