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1 month ago | 
news.err.ee | Helen Wright |Marcus Turovski |Michael Cole
Lt. Liis Vaksmann, of the EDF HQ Public Affairs Section, told ERR News the name Hedgehog has been in use since 2008. It was selected because the EDF has a preference for names that are short, easy to remember and symbolic. Hedgehog – siil in Estonian – fits all the categories. "It has a small body but can defend itself successfully against larger adversaries — it is well suited to Estonia, a small country that must be prepared to defend itself against bigger threats," she said in a written reply.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
news.err.ee | Karin Koppel |Marcus Turovski
The parent company of Södra Forest Estonia OÜ, the Swedish cooperative Södra Skogsägarna Ekonomisk Förening, announced that its core objective is to manage its members' forests and process their raw materials to add value to forest properties. As part of its strategic implementation, Södra has decided to withdraw from its forest holdings and related operations in the Baltics. "Our mission is to serve our members' forests, but not to own forests ourselves.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Karin Koppel |Marcus Turovski
In February 2022, the Environmental Board proposed changes to the protection regime of natural sites within the Natura 2000 network, suggesting that forest habitat types be placed under stricter protection. A review of forest habitats is currently underway.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Karin Koppel |Marcus Turovski
The unusual mosaic sidewalk was located in the Kassisaba urban region in the City Center district, in front of the building at Loode 2. However, as this is a narrow street lined mostly with two-story residential houses, the mosaic was not widely known. Now, the local landmark has disappeared, and the section of the street that once stood out with its vibrant colors against the otherwise gray pavement has been covered with asphalt.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Aleksander Krjukov |Johannes Voltri |Marcus Turovski
"I had a very productive meeting with the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL) this morning. We agreed on several matters, but there is one aspect that might be of particular interest to the public," said Justice and Digital Minister Liisa Pakosta at the government's press conference. "Our shared goal is to genuinely support Estonian exports. The export of Estonian companies is one way to bring more money into Estonia.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Marcus Turovski
"If information in Estonian is not provided, it constitutes a violation of the Language Act and the Consumer Protection Act," wrote Ilmar Tomusk, director general of the Language Inspectorate, in a letter sent last week to Bolt CEO Markus Villig. On August 1, a person contacted Bolt with a complaint regarding the parking of the company's cars and scooters in Viimsi. The individual received a response in English to their letter written in Estonian.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Mait Ots |Marcus Turovski
The Commission prepared a report under Article 126(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union for 12 member states, including Estonia, to assess their compliance with the deficit criterion set out in the Treaty. Based on this assessment and the opinion of the Economic and Financial Committee, the Commission does not find it necessary to initiate an excessive deficit procedure against Estonia," stated the decision conveyed by the Commission's press service.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Mait Ots |Marcus Turovski
Tallinn has rental or right of superficies contracts with MPEÕK for a total of three plots, while the Ministry of the Interior has given the church use of four buildings for a symbolic rental fee. MPEÕK has a 36-year rental contract for the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral at Lossi plats 10 in Toompea from 2001.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Mait Ots |Arp Müller |Margitta Otsmaa |Marcus Turovski
At the end of January, on the Vikerraadio show "Reporteritund," Arp Müller was told by Ave Schank-Lukas, the economic adviser of the European Commission's Representation in Estonia, that specific numerical targets have not been set for residential buildings. Each country needs to establish its national trajectory on how to achieve a reduction in energy use in standard residential buildings.
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Aug 10, 2023 | 
news.err.ee | Andrew Whyte |Marcus Turovski
Speaking Wednesday, battlegroup commander Brig. Giles Harris told ERR News that: "I'm pretty confident in saying that has already been the case for some time. Even without the spikes in numbers during exercises like Spring Storm, it's already a big commitment."Brig. Harris put the figure at around 11,000 in terms of the number of British soldiers to have already passed through on rotation to the battlegroup, based at Tapa and with headquarters in Tallinn.
