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2 months ago | 
news.err.ee | Karin Koppel |Merilin Pärli
On Wednesday, Lufthansa announced it would invest €14 million in airBaltic, acquiring a 10 percent stake in the company. Estonian Air CEO Toomas Peterson, who headed both Estonian Air and the Civil Aviation Authority, told ERR Lufthansa's decision is good news. "This also indicates Lufthansa's opinion on airBaltic's current value, which would be around €140 million. However, the final decision will be made by the new investors when the IPO is carried out — if it is carried out," he noted.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
news.err.ee | Merilin Pärli
The TAI has published updated version of its national recommendations for best practice regarding diet, physical activity and sleep. In particular, the TAI recommends children under the age of two should not be given any foods containing added sugar. Children aged 3 to 6 are recommended to eat a maximum of two pieces of chocolate or one candy bar a day, though on the proviso that no other sweet or savory treats or sweetened dairy products will be consumed.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
news.err.ee | Merilin Pärli
The recent picturesque thick blanket of snow drew crowds of friends and families out onto the sledding hill at Tallinn's Song Festival Grounds on Sunday. Michael, who works at the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn, was out sledding with his three-year-old daughter Zosia — and their old wooden sled was the most beautiful on the entire hill. "This is actually the sled from when I was a kid," Michael said. "So it's 35 years old.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
news.err.ee | Merilin Pärli
Next year, Estonia will begin implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, aimed at ensuring that men and women receive equal pay for equal work. How exactly wage transparency will be achieved is up to each member state to decide. Estonia's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications is expected to draft the relevant legislation by the summer. "Job applicants must be informed of the salary or salary range no later than by the job interview.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Merilin Pärli |Aktuaalne Kaamera
For the last 12 years, doctors, nurses and caregivers' salaries have been negotiated by collective agreements. Last year, the minimum hourly rate for healthcare workers rose by 20 percent, and by 10 percent this year. It was supposed to rise by another 10 percent in 2025, but instead, a four-year wage freeze was put forward. Health professionals did not agree with this. Now they came out with a compromise proposal.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Merilin Pärli
Do you still remember the Reform Party's election slogan of "Tax Free Fridays"? It envisioned lowering the income tax rate from 22 percent to 18 percent, even though a Reform-led government is now on track to return to 22 percent. What we have instead are state-free Fridays. When the coronavirus pandemic hit, people stayed in their home office if at all possible and soon took a liking to the arrangement. Books and articles were written about it, while productivity and team spirit suffered.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
err.ee | Merilin Pärli |Aivar Pau
Kui Hiiumaal ja veel mõnes hajaastusega maapiirkonnas on käigus kauplusbuss, siis Tallinnas sõidab juba pea 17 aastat ringi raamatukogubuss Katariina Jee, mis viib inimestele kätte uuemat ja populaarsemat lugemisvara. Annika Marsh on raamatukogubussis laenutajana töötanud pea 15 aastat. Talle ratastel töökoht meeldib. Ent uus buss, mis sai lugejate nõudmisel samuti nimeks Katariina Jee, on Marshi sõnul veel parem kui vana.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Merilin Pärli
How do you feel about the fact that your party colleague in Narva, Katri Raik, is now cooperating with Mihhail Stalnuhhin? First of all, it has to be said that Katri Raik makes these decisions independently of the party leadership, and there is really only one Social Democrat and one member of Eesti 200. The rest of the people in this coalition are local candidates. But in a situation where Stalnuhhin continues to say that Lauri Läänemets is a fascist, you can guess what I think about this issue.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Merilin Pärli
"Employees discovered a bag in the children's zoo that hadn't been there before, and when they looked inside, they found a live guinea pig nestled between blankets and two heads of cabbage," said Inari Leiman, curator of Tallinn Zoo's children's zoo, recounting how Cosette, a guinea pig abandoned by a family moving abroad, ended up at the zoo. "Our veterinarian examined her, and we estimate she is around 3-4 years old, a female, perhaps slightly overweight.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Merilin Pärli |Aktuaalne Kaamera
Unlike the infamous Patarei prison, the current buildings on the almost 50,000-square-meter site of the former Tallinn Prison have no heritage value and are awaiting demolition. New developments can have a height of up to four floors and should be a 75-25 split for retail and residential purposes. Risto Vähi, development manager of ELUM Kinnisvara, believes interest will be high and that around a dozen developers may put in offers. The deadline is November 25 and the starting bid is €8.4 million.
