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27

08

2008

Estonian and German Governments: the Presence of the European Union in Georgia Must Be Expanded


Prime Minister Andrus Ansip met with Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, with whom the main topic under discussion was the current situation in Georgia. The heads of the Estonian and German governments condemned the military aggression of Russia against the sovereign country. When speaking about the influence of the decisions and behaviour of Russia on relations with the European Union, both parties stressed that the European Union must be uniform in addressing Russia.

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26

08

2008

Estonian MFA Position on Russia Declaration Over Georgia

Estonia has repeatedly emphasised that Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected and must not be called into question. 

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25

08

2008

Jüri Uluots, Prime Minister Who Acted as President, Will be Buried at Kirbla


Sunday, 31 August, Jüri Uluots, the Prime Minister who acted as the President (1890-1945), and the remains of his family, will be buried in their homeland in Lääne County, Kirbla Cemetery.

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21

08

2008

How Dangerous is Russia? - Cafebabel Debate in Tallinn


How and when will the Ossetian conflict end?
Does Estonia really risk its independence again?
What is Europe doing in the mean time?
And, most of all, what is happening in Russia?

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20

08

2008

A Golden Öölaulupidu

Photo AFP/Scanpix

To celebrate the 20th of August and the Restoration of Independence, a night song festival was organised in the evening of the 19th of August. For some reasons, one Estonian guy far away in Peking thought this was not enough and decided to celebrate this day its own way.

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