The Rising Cost of Living and Increasing Need for Subsistence Allowance in Tallinn, Estonia

The Rising Cost of Living and Increasing Need for Subsistence Allowance in Tallinn, Estonia

The deputy mayor of Tallinn, Betina Beškina, informed that the rising cost of living has affected the families living in the capital of Estonia. Beshkina pointed out that the subsistence allowance is essential for families living in absolute poverty in order to be able to keep their housing and provide basic needs. Last year, a … Read more

Russia’s Vehicle Ban in Estonia: Compliance with EU Sanctions

Russia’s Vehicle Ban in Estonia: Compliance with EU Sanctions

The driver of the car in Luhama claimed to be an employee of the embassy at the border control point, however, the document check revealed that the person has a citizen’s passport and the car does not have a diplomatic registration number plate, the Estonian Tax and Customs Department informed. Sanctions are not applied to … Read more

Restrictions on Russian License Plates in Latvia: Will Belarusian Plates Face the Same Fate? State Revenue Service Clarifies

Restrictions on Russian License Plates in Latvia: Will Belarusian Plates Face the Same Fate? State Revenue Service Clarifies

This week it became known that cars with Russian license plates are no longer allowed to enter Latvia. Portal TVNET contacted the State Revenue Service (SRS) to clarify whether the same fate awaits cars with Belarusian license plates and in which cases it is generally possible to confiscate a car with Russian license plates. 2023-09-14 … Read more

Lux Express Incident: Drunk Passenger Kicked Off Bus in Estonia

Lux Express Incident: Drunk Passenger Kicked Off Bus in Estonia

The incident happened on September 10, on the way from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, to Narva. Company representative Ingmars Rús states that, according to the driver, the situation started much earlier. The passenger boarded the bus under the influence of alcohol and without a ticket. Other passengers informed the driver about the man and … Read more

Autumn Session in Riga: Parliament’s Hope for Effective Governance and Opposition Obstruction

Autumn Session in Riga: Parliament’s Hope for Effective Governance and Opposition Obstruction

The autumn session in Riga was opened by Parliament Speaker Lauri Husar, who expressed the hope that the Parliament will be able to resume effective work in the autumn. The country’s president, Alars Karis, who addressed the deputies after Husar, also expressed a similar hope. “In order for the country to function and solve the … Read more

Lidl Eesti’s Investment Strategy, Losses and Expansion Plans in Estonia

Lidl Eesti’s Investment Strategy, Losses and Expansion Plans in Estonia

Losses were caused by investments and related processes. The company plans to cover the losses using future years’ profits, the report said. In total, since 2016, “Lidl” has invested 111.1 million euros in long-term assets in Estonia. In the last financial year, the company invested 25.1 million euros. In order to finance the investments of … Read more

Proposed Temporary Restriction of Voting Rights for Citizens of Russia and Belarus in Estonian Municipal Elections

Proposed Temporary Restriction of Voting Rights for Citizens of Russia and Belarus in Estonian Municipal Elections

In the current situation, this ban would apply to citizens of Russia and Belarus, since both of these countries are carrying out aggression against Ukraine. The authors of the draft law state that the Estonian state institutions have no way to make sure that the citizens of the aggressor countries are free from the influence … Read more

Terrifying Incident: Dog Dragged Behind Car, Seeking Justice and Recovery

Terrifying Incident: Dog Dragged Behind Car, Seeking Justice and Recovery

“They wouldn’t let him near the dog, and they wouldn’t accept money,” Wallner said. Wallner said he did not find the former owner intentionally harmed the animal, and police came to the same conclusion. Valner promised to tell more about the exact circumstances of the incident soon. Shortly after the incident, however, Wallner said that … Read more

Mysterious Car Crash Involving Sculpture in Terva: Estonian Police Hunts Down 36-Year-Old Man for Investigation

Mysterious Car Crash Involving Sculpture in Terva: Estonian Police Hunts Down 36-Year-Old Man for Investigation

“The 36-year-old man who was driving the Ford car has been found, and the police have spoken to him. The exact circumstances of the incident will be clarified in the investigation,” Otomaars Virk, operational manager of the Southern Prefecture of the Estonian Police, told the newspaper. The newspaper reports that the man was arrested in … Read more