Mirjam Mäekivi

Dec 11, 2024 | news.err.ee | Jüri Nikolajev |Mirjam Mäekivi |Helen Wright

The ministry says Estonia's regions require greater attention from the state, and the government itself would benefit from having representatives on the ground to facilitate communication between the central government and the regions. Therefore, the experience gained from the Ida-Viru representative is set to be expanded nationwide said Deputy Secretary General for Regional Development Sigrid Soomlais.

Dec 11, 2024 | news.err.ee | Jüri Nikolajev |Mirjam Mäekivi |Helen Wright

The ministry says Estonia's regions require greater attention from the state, and the government itself would benefit from having representatives on the ground to facilitate communication between the central government and the regions. Therefore, the experience gained from the Ida-Viru representative is set to be expanded nationwide said Deputy Secretary General for Regional Development Sigrid Soomlais.

Dec 10, 2024 | news.err.ee | Mirjam Mäekivi |Helen Wright |Juhan Kilumets

Estonia's state owned passenger train operator Elron believes residents of southern Estonia have the most to gain. Elron CEO Lauri Betlem told the morning program "Terevisioon" on Tuesday that the syncnig of the train schedules will start on January 6. He said this is a temporary solution for facilitating rail travel between the countries. The next step will be creating a direct Tartu-Riga connection, which is planned as an express line to enhance convenience.

Nov 28, 2024 | news.err.ee | Jane Saluorg |Mirjam Mäekivi |Helen Wright

For several years, the government has wanted to restore the Tartu-Riga connection to improve accessibility. A longer-than-expected certification process meant the connection could not run between the cities during Tartu's year as the EU capital of culture. But most of the issues have now been overcome and the project can move forward, said Märt Ehrenpreis, Elron board member.

Jul 19, 2024 | news.err.ee | Mirjam Mäekivi |Margitta Otsmaa |Andrew Whyte

The newly emerged Koos party, which pursues a pro-Russian line, picked up 3 percent support, however, putting it on a level pegging with coalition party Eesti 200 in the ratings, according to Kantar. Kantar Emor conducted its July survey on behalf of public broadcaster ERR's newsfloor, covering the period July 11 to 17.