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Estonian State will No Longer Translate the Laws to Russian Language

That's, to me, today's piece of news: Estonia stopped translating the laws into Russian. But why? Be careful, that can hurt since it is probably the argument of the year: the lack of money!

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Friday, January 9 2009 By Giovanni Angioni - Estonia - Russia relations

Estonia Considers Finding Alternative Energy Sources Key Issue for EU Energy Security

Foreign Minister Urmas Paet participated in the Informal Ministerial Meeting of the General Affairs Council in Prague on Thursday, 8 January.

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Thursday, January 8 2009 By Giovanni Angioni - Estonia - Russia relations

Bronze Soldier and Russian Minority in Tallinn: ‘It’s Complicated’

In April 2007 the soviet statue was uprooted from Tallinn’s city centre. It angered the Russian-speaking minority, a third of the population. Have lessons been learnt one and a half years on?

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Thursday, December 4 2008 By Giovanni Angioni - Estonia - Russia relations

Baltic Presidents Discuss Russia and Warn Against EU "arrogance"

The presidents of the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania met near the Estonian capital, Tallinn, Tuesday to discuss relations with Russia among other topics.

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Monday, December 1 2008 By Giovanni Angioni - Estonia - Russia relations

A strange wind is coming from East. Springtime or radioactivity?

Yesterday Baltic Business News published a short not about a fact that, although we did not spend too much time on commenting it -true, we have all been busy following Queen Beatrix of Nethelands in her walks in Rottermanni and Town Hall -, it still does not make me feel completely safe.

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Friday, May 16 2008 By Giovanni Angioni - Estonia - Russia relations

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