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Jan 7, 2025 | 
news.err.ee | Valner Väino
Pipko is Estonian-born and has been nominated to the position by incoming President Donald Trump, due to take office later this month. According to the Estonian Commercial Register, Pipko was born in Estonia in 1960, emigrating to the U.S. with his mother in 1981. As such, he has been held up by the incoming U.S. administration as an example of how the "American Dream" functions for people.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
news.err.ee | Valner Väino
Pipko is Estonian-born and has been nominated to the position by incoming President Donald Trump, due to take office later this month. According to the Estonian Commercial Register, Pipko was born in Estonia in 1960, emigrating to the U.S. with his mother in 1981. As such, he has been held up by the incoming U.S. administration as an example of how the "American Dream" functions for people.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Valner Väino
The Estonian government has approved its position on the EU's proposal to reduce CO2 emissions by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990 levels, on the condition that the necessary technology to achieve this target is available. Isamaa party chair Urmas Reinsalu criticized the government's position, calling it "analytically immature." He urged the government to reassess the proposal from the perspective of Estonia's national interests and the broader competitiveness of both Estonia and Europe.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Valner Väino
Residents of Tallinn's Old Town say it's no longer a safe place to live. They say it isn't the tourists that are the problem, but young folks from the outskirts of Tallinn and nearby municipalities. As [the City of Tallinn's] nightlife adviser, how would you respond to these statements? Do you think the Old Town has become unsafe for residents? The foremost judges of a neighborhood's safety are its residents themselves.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Valner Väino |Aili Vahtla
The need for additional funds stems from the freezing of Estonia's base public transport budget in 2020. "In previous years, the shortfall in public transport subsidies has likewise been funded from the government's reserve," the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture said.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Valner Väino
Head customs inspector at the Narva checkpoint Tatjana Zabalujeva told ERR that customs operations at the Narva border have returned to normal, and the long queues experienced around Midsummer Day are no longer an issue. However, customs continues to discover prohibited goods that people attempt to smuggle across the border daily. "Every day we find goods hidden under outerwear.
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Jun 15, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Valner Väino
Hussar also said the recent expulsion of MP Züleyxa Izmailova, who has since joined the Social Democrats, was justified due to ongoing conflict. Hussar gave an interview to ERR which follows. What is your assessment of the current state of the Eesti 200 party? As someone who is no longer a member of the party's board, I may indeed now get the opportunity to assess things from afar. I believe that the party has stood up for itself and, as a result, has been able to get some clarity.
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May 24, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Valner Väino
According to statistics analyzed by Pindi Kinnisvara, the number of secondary market apartment listings since the beginning of the year has increased by 46 percent in Tallinn, 36 percent in Tartu, 46 percent in Pärnu and 55 percent in Narva. Throughout Estonia, the number of used apartment listings has risen by 38 percent since the beginning of the year. Listings for houses and residential plots have increased by more than 20 percent.
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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.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
news.err.ee | Valner Väino
Political parties and independent candidates must pay the bond to the Ministry of Finance before registration. It will be refunded if the parties or candidates receive at least 5 percent of the total votes. "Vasakpoolsed is not concerned with maximizing the enrichment of companies at the expense of workers.
