Sources: ERR
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania disconnect from the IPS-UPS synchronous transmission grid in order to synchronize with the Continental Europe grid. 2025-02-8
Elections to the European Parliament begin and will continue until June 9, with the Netherlands and Estonia voting today. 2024-06-6
Russia removes the border markers signaling the border with Estonia on the Narva River, prompting a protest by the EU. 2024-05-23
Estonia becomes the 36th country in the world where same-sex couples can marry. 2024-01-1
Estonia removes all of its COVID-19 entry restrictions for non-EU travellers after the Estonian Health Board concluded that the situation is under control and that third-country nationals are unlikely to affect the epidemiological situation in the country. 2022-06-17
Estonia's coalition agreement collapses as the junior coalition partner, the Centre Party, joins the far-right EKRE in defeating a government bill on primary education, and is subsequently expelled by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Kallas is expected to form a coalition with two other parties, Isamaa and the Social Democrats. 2022-06-3
Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden expel over 100 Russian diplomatic staff from their countries. Latvia closes the Russian consulates in Daugavpils and Liepāja, while Estonia closes the Russian diplomatic facilities in Narva and Tartu. These actions come as a reaction to the newly revealed Bucha massacre. 2022-04-5
The Estonian cargo ship MV "Helt" sinks near the Port of Odesa in the Black Sea following an explosion. All six crew members on board were rescued, according to authorities. Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets says that an investigation into the incident will occur. 2022-03-3
Estonia and the Republic of Ireland announce their intentions to sign an OECD-led multilateral agreement that would set a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent, making them the last OECD member countries to join the deal. 2021-10-7
Estonia suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine by people under 60 years old following a report of a possible link with cases of blood clotting. 2021-04-7