The government approved Thursday the distribution of €3.37 billion in European Union Cohesion Funds. The allocation is subject to European Commission approval.
As winter sets in, Estonia's housing associations are concerned about the cost of empty apartments, which were bought by Russian citizens, who are now either unable to maintain them or pay utility bills.
The construction of a 2+2 section of the Tallinn-Tartu-Võru-Luhamaa highway has caused the Transport Administration to permanently relocate three speed traps to the Tallinn-Narva highway.
The Ministry of Education has finalized a draft law outlining the process through which the country's schools will transition to having Estonian as the only language of instruction. The transition is set to begin in 2024, with the ministry hoping to have the draft signed into law by November this year.
An increase in the number of sightings of Eurasian Brown Bears close to, or inside, population centers in Estonia has prompted a hunters' lobby group to call for greater numbers of culls. However, the 'increase' may be just a perception resulting from the increased use in smartphones to take video of wildlife when spotted, one expert says.