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Actors' Union chair: We will not be silent

Sep 4, 2024 | news.err.ee | Margus Kamlat |Bert Järvet

Reimo Sagor, chairman of the Estonian Actors' Union, commenting on a Vikerraadio interview with Kaarel Tarand from last week, stated that it is not the cultural workers who have accepted the low wages in the sector, but the country's leaders. According to Sagor, the situation has reached a point where no politician, not even the minister of culture, publicly acknowledges the need to raise the minimum wage for cultural workers.
Kallas preparing for EU Parliament hearings in October

Aug 19, 2024 | news.err.ee | Margus Kamlat |Bert Järvet

"There is now a team to build, and the first big date we are working towards is the first week of October, when the hearings of the commissioners-designate, including the high representative, will start in the European Parliament," Vivian Loonela, who is lined up to lead Kallas' office, told Radio 2's program "Hommik!" on Monday. She hoped the new European Commission would start work as early as November 1.
Former mayor: New Tallinn coalition agreement lacks substance

Apr 15, 2024 | news.err.ee | Valner Väino |Bert Järvet |Margus Kamlat

"The new coalition agreement proves that there are essentially no new things. The coalition also had to admit that Tallinn's financial position is even rather good and certainly stable. The crises we had in the last years – we managed to get through them very respectably. And the citizens of Tallinn appreciate that. All the big things that I found in the new coalition agreement were either already initiated by the party or already underway," said Kõlvart on Monday.
Simple tricks for making sure the car starts on a cold morning

Jan 9, 2024 | news.err.ee | Bert Järvet |Margus Kamlat

"One reason a car might not want to start when it's very cold outside is the fuel," Ausmees said. "I recently helped someone who had refueled their vehicle before Christmas. There are different kinds of diesel fuel, ranging from grade one to grade five in terms of cold resistance.
Vseviov: Details of Balticconnector rupture will become clear

Oct 16, 2023 | news.err.ee | Bert Järvet |Margus Kamlat

"I have not the slightest doubt that we will get to know the truth, nor do I have the slightest doubt, in fact, that this pipeline will be repaired and our security assured," Vseviov said on Raadio 2's "Hommik!" program on Monday. Vseviov added that he is confident the details regarding what caused the Balticconnector pipeline to leak last Sunday, will be established.
Saks: Kakhovka dam breach suggests Russian wants to withdraw from region

Jun 6, 2023 | news.err.ee | Margus Kamlat |Bert Järvet

"It will definitely disrupt [the start of the Ukrainian counter-offensive], there's no doubt about that, but I don't think it means its cancellation. Maybe some plans will be expedited, perhaps some will be abandoned - I don't know for sure, but what is certain is it does not make it any easier for the Ukrainians to mount a counter-offensive," Saks told ERR on Tuesday. Saks also highlighted what the decision to break the dam reveals about Russia's plans.
Pekka Erelt: Does good literature redeem author's actions as citizen?

May 4, 2023 | news.err.ee | Bert Järvet |Margus Kamlat

Erelt said that although the topic of Smuul being involved in deportations has resurfaced now, it has been discussed earlier with reference to the memoirs of Roland Lään, an active party member in Kohila parish, dated March 25, 1949. "Roland Lään gave an unusually detailed account of that day, of how they gathered at Kõue parish hall, how they headed to the farms and how the [confiscated] property was documented. Lään said that he was joined by Juhan Smuul and Debora Vaarandi.
Reinsalu: Unfriendly powers can certainly tap unencrypted phone calls

Apr 12, 2023 | news.err.ee | Bert Järvet |Margus Kamlat

Reinsalu added that he is mindful of this vulnerability when making phone calls. "The question about this, do countries hostile to us have the capability of eavesdropping, if we are talking about conversations taking place within Estonia's territory, the honest answer is: Of course this capability exists," Reinsalu told ERR's Raadio 2 morning show "Hommik!". "This is what I take into account in my phone conversations, and with sensitive information via other channels," he went on.