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Estonia’s pig population remains below pre-ASF levels

Eight of the 11 pig farms hit by African swine fever last summer have been restocked, but Estonia’s domestic pig population has yet to return to pre-outbreak levels, ERR reports. No cases of the disease were found on pig farms this year. The outbreak was detected in late August last year at Eksek…

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Estonia plans to scrap packaging excise under new bill

Estonia plans to abolish its packaging excise from July next year, according to a revised draft law, ERR reports. The Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce supports ending the tax but says new requirements to report packaging materials in detail could burden manufacturers. The excise has b…

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Monday to bring cloudy skies and rain

Monday will be mostly cloudy, with occasional light rain and temperatures reaching 9 degrees, ERR reports. The night will be cloudy with clear spells, and fog is possible in some places. Coastal areas may get a little rain. Southwesterly and westerly winds will reach 2 to 8 metres per second, wit…

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Põltsamaa school hires guards after repeated student disruptions

A small group of students has repeatedly disrupted order at Põltsamaa basic school since spring, prompting the local government to hire a security company and provide teachers with panic buttons, ERR reported. The students entered the school building despite its closed doors, damaged rubbish bins…

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AI is making cyberattacks easier as Estonia prepares for growing threats

AI is helping attackers find security flaws and write malicious programs, making cyberattacks faster and easier to carry out, experts told ERR’s AK.Nädal. Recent incidents involving temperature controls at a supermarket and a blood-storage facility have raised questions about the vulnerability of…

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Fathers get a break from cooking at war museum breakfast

Fathers were spared their usual Sunday morning pancake-making at a Father’s Day breakfast at the Estonian War Museum, a museum in Viimsi, ERR reported. The museum’s rooms were filled with the smell of pancakes early in the morning. Families came for a chance to break from their usual Sunday routi…

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Helme says budget cuts can raise wages and pensions

Martin Helme, leader of the Estonian Conservative People’s Party (EKRE) and its candidate for prime minister, told ERR that cutting more than one billion euros from the state budget could help raise wages and pensions and lower energy and food prices. Helme said the party’s proposed choices inclu…

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EKRE sets out election promises and campaign slogan

Estonia’s Conservative People’s Party (EKRE) presented its election programme and the slogan “Unwaveringly for Estonia!” at a council meeting in Tartu on Sunday, ERR reported. The council also adopted a political statement. The statement said the party was committed to national and constitutional…