The days of the removal and rethinking of Soviet monuments could serve as an opportunity to look to the future and abandon altogether the practice of creating political and ideological monuments of dedication, ERR opinion editor Kaupo Meiel finds in Vikerraadio's daily comment.
Minister of Education and Research Tõnis Lukas (Isamaa) visited Narva as he believes the city to be a key location for the switch to universal Estonian education. While the transition should kick off in just two years' time, only a fifth of Narva teachers are capable of teaching subjects in Estonian. The ministry promises additional funding and to boost the responsibility of principals.
The Social Insurance Board (SKA), the City of Narva and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) opened a new information center for war refugees on Monday, expanding on assistance arriving refugees are being offered right at the Estonian border checkpoint.
Following a failed natural gas procurement, the City of Narva on Friday opted to declare a state of emergency, which will allow for gas heating to be replaced by more polluting energy sources.
The mayors of Narva and Narva-Jõesuu have expressed objections to President Alar Karis' suggestion that a permanent exhibition about the horrors of Russia's war in Ukraine should be placed at the only surviving red army tank monument in Estonia.