04.12.25 NEWS ... Reform MP Mart Võrklaev, who voted to cut the gambling tax after criticizing it, told ERR it was a political compromise and still considers the law a bad one.

01.12.25 NEWS ... This week, Svante Pääbo, Nobel Prize winner for sequencing the Neanderthal genome, is visiting Estonia. In an interview with Novaator, Pääbo notes that genetics is often burdened with unrealistic expectations and says fears of humanity's imminent extinction are unfounded.

25.11.25 NEWS ... In an interview with ERR, EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said lasting peace requires binding obligations on Russia to prevent future aggression.

25.11.25 NEWS ... Parempoolsed leader Lavly Perling called Parvel Pruunsild's claims of a revenge motive behind a funding probe sad and dangerous on "Terevisioon."

25.11.25 NEWS ... Following a summons for the Isamaa party to appear in front of the Central Criminal Police, major party sponsor Parvel Pruunsild claims in an interview to ERR that the ISS and Prosecutor's Office are desperate to find compromising material on him and may launch further criminal cases if needed.

21.11.25 NEWS ... Ukraine's ability to repel Russian forces is hampered by internal disorganization and inferior weaponry, military expert and Come Back Alive foundation director Taras Chmut told ERR's Russian-language news portal. He also warned that if Russia wins in Ukraine, NATO, given its current state of readiness, would struggle to counter Russian troops.

11.11.25 NEWS ... Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Sweden has not set a limit on the amount of help it will give Ukraine and the country has already donated €10 billion worth of military equipment.

07.11.25 NEWS ... Newly elected Reform Party secretary general Kristo Enn Vaga said the party will meet the next general election with its current chairman and must offer a credible vision.

07.11.25 NEWS ... MP Meelis Kiili says a recently leaked and already controversial Riigikogu national defense report criticizes the field for misguided development and lacking in-depth analyses, and that he hopes it will at least spark debate in society.

05.11.25 NEWS ... Isamaa leader Urmas Reinsalu declined to clearly explain why his party gets the mayor's seat but also why he won't take up the post despite the Center Party's clear win in Tallinn's local elections.

30.10.25 NEWS ... Reform Party honorary chair Siim Kallas says internal debate over values and strategy is ongoing, and by early next year, the party's direction should be clear.

28.10.25 NEWS ... Fear and other emotions have become a central axis of modern media and politics — not just reflected, but actively created and amplified, say semioticians from the University of Tartu and Tallinn University.

16.10.25 NEWS ... Former Tallinn Mayor Jüri Mõis spoke to ERR about the local elections in Tallinn, the cost of living crisis and how things used to work in Estonian municipal politics.

14.10.25 NEWS ... Middle East expert Peeter Raudsik told ERR that Israel and Hamas are unlikely to accept all peace deal terms and tensions in Gaza remain high — mostly internally.

13.10.25 NEWS ... Sitting in the political spectator's seat, ex-EU commissioner Kadri Simson says what frustrates her most is sheer stupidity — still far too common in politics.

01.10.25 NEWS ... Last week, a Russian court sentenced Narva Museum Director Maria Smorževskihh-Smirnova to 10 years in prison in absentia. In an interview with ERR, Smorževskihh-Smirnova said that culture cannot remain silent in wartime.

01.10.25 NEWS ... New Estonian coding school kood/Zhytomyr launched its first course on September 29, welcoming over 80 students in Ukraine. ERR News spoke to Project Manager Mari-Liis Kitter about the organization's role in Ukraine's recovery and future plans.

29.09.25 NEWS ... Music producer Boipepperoni, aka Frederik Mustonen, talks in "ID" about Triibupasta's rise, his future plans and why Estonian pop should take more risks.

25.09.25 NEWS ... Reform MP Aivar Sõerd sharply criticized next year's state budget format in an ERR interview, calling it "activity-based absurdity" and a waste of money.

17.09.25 NEWS ... Estonians' economic confidence has fallen sharply. Kantar Emor's Aivar Voog tells ERR the reasons lie in politics and taxes, not survey methods.

15.09.25 NEWS ... Former U.S. Army Europe commander Ben Hodges says the Baltic Air Policing mission should shift to air defense and calls for more thorough NATO air defense exercises.

15.09.25 NEWS ... Interior Minister Igor Taro told Vikerraadio that public criticism of officials risks turning into thought control and that he does not plan to resign over his recent about-turn.

15.09.25 NEWS ... Defense Ministry Permanent Secretary Kaimo Kuusk said in an interview that Russian drones in Poland don't mean war, stressing U.S. support for NATO's east.

14.09.25 NEWS ... Marek Kohv, a researcher at the Tallinn-based International Center for Defense Studies (ICDS), believes the NATO mission to bolster the eastern flank will likely increase Estonia's air defense capabilities.

12.09.25 NEWS ... The Ministry of the Interior says current laws lack tools to intervene before a terrorist act occurs, adviser Jüri Vlassov told "Vikerhommik" in an interview.

12.09.25 INTERVIEWS ... Estonian Football Association (EJL) chair Aivar Pohlak says he sees no contradiction in Russia still being a member of UEFA.

12.09.25 NEWS ... One of the Reform Party's founders, businessman Meelis Atonen, told ERR the party's leaders are drifting left and the government's chaos is fueling uncertainty.

09.09.25 NEWS ... Russia is on its knees and bleeding, trying to scare us into believing it's still strong, says Defense Forces chief Lt. Gen. Andrus Merilo.

07.09.25 NEWS ... If we look at four years of data on parents' income and math exam results, we see weaker schools falling behind, researcher and Foresight Center expert Eneli Kindsiko told Vikerraadio in an interview.

03.09.25 NEWS ... Defense Ministry Permanent Secretary Kaimo Kuusk says the entire defense sector shares responsibility for audit errors and pledges full cooperation with the National Audit Office.

27.08.25 NEWS ... In an interview with ERR, Foreign Minister and Eesti 200 deputy chair Margus Tsahkna said that in light of the Ministry of Finance's summer economic forecast, it is now very difficult to explain to the public whether all the enacted tax hikes were truly necessary. According to Tsahkna, the Social Democrats were behind those tax increases.

27.08.25 NEWS ... Estonian Refugee Council director Eero Janson said Israel's man-made famine in Gaza is a war crime and amounts to genocide, with its blockade holding two million Palestinians hostage. As his group continues working to deliver food aid, he urged Estonians to pressure politicians to take a clear stand.

24.08.25 NEWS ... Former Ukrainian Prime Minister and head of the Kyiv Security Forum Arseniy Yatsenyuk spoke to ERR about the current state of peace talks, speculation over possible territorial concessions by Kyiv and the role of the United States in efforts to end the war. In his view, peace in Ukraine must come before any agreement on security guarantees.

19.08.25 NEWS ... Andrus Ansip, a founding member of the Reform Party and former prime minister, told "Vikerhommik" that the party's slump in support stems from poor decisions inherited from the governments of Jüri Ratas and Kaja Kallas. Ansip compared the recent power struggle in Tallinn to a marriage, saying the stronger partner cannot publicly berate the other.

18.08.25 NEWS ... In an interview with Vikerraadio, SEB Estonia head Allan Parik shared a major bank leader's view of the economy and people's coping, addressed whether a banking license in Estonia is effectively a "permit to print money" and if banking secrecy still exists.

17.08.25 NEWS ... Since the summit in Alaska gave no impression that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is willing to make even the slightest concessions, Ukraine's allies must continue to apply pressure on Russia as the aggressor, Foreign Ministry Secretary General Jonatan Vseviov said on ETV's "Aktuaalne kaamera."

16.08.25 NEWS ... Security expert Rainer Saks told ERR that while Russian President Vladimir Putin secured a delay in new U.S. sanctions during Friday's Alaska meeting with President Donald Trump, the latter stuck with making no major decisions on Ukraine without Kyiv's consent.

12.08.25 NEWS ... Marko Mihkelson, chair of the Riigikogu Foreign Affairs Committee, says no major decisions or agreements are expected from Friday's meeting in Alaska between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. He told ERR that with the United States not tightening sanctions on Russia, Putin has no pressure to end the war.

10.08.25 NEWS ... The vitality of small languages lies in their ability to adapt and find a place in modern pop culture — whether through Mari rap, Udmurt techno or Finno-Ugric TikTok videos — making them relevant for younger generations, Finno-Ugric philologist Bogáta Timár told ERR in an interview.

03.08.25 NEWS ... In 2023, Americans Steve Brown and Simone Heron left their jobs in New York and opened Brewklyn Craft Beer Cafe in Noblessner. Two years later, the couple reflects on starting a business from scratch, giving up their old lives and moving to Tallinn.

31.07.25 NEWS ... Estonia is diligently developing its defense capabilities, and the new Ministry of Defense development plan published Wednesday incorporates several areas with a focus specifically on the development and innovation in the domestic defense industry, Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said.

28.07.25 NEWS ... In June, historian and scholar Piret Lotman — longtime senior researcher at the Estonian National Library — celebrated her 75th birthday. In an interview with the journal Keel ja Kirjandus, Lotman said the 17th century was pivotal for the Estonian people and culture, noting that had we become part of the Russian Empire without the emergence of native-language literature, we likely wouldn't have a country of our own today.

28.07.25 NEWS ... Andres Käosaar, a psychologist from Estonia living and working in the United States, studies how people behave in isolation and extreme conditions, such as Antarctica and on space missions. He also tests those insights on himself.

03.07.25 NEWS ... The Financial Intelligence Unit exceeded its legal authority when it requested individuals' bank account statements, doing so in a couple of thousand cases, Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise said on "Aktuaalne kaamera."

01.07.25 NEWS ... Last weekend, Estonian folk band Duo Ruut performed 3 shows at the Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. Band members Ann-Lisett Rebane and Katariina Kivi told ERR that the experience of playing at one of the world's biggest and best known music festivals is still yet to fully sink in.

01.07.25 NEWS ... The so-called super-database law, passed by the Riigikogu but not yet promulgated by the president, may be unconstitutional and will likely require Supreme Court review if enacted, Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise said on the "Uudis+" radio program.

24.06.25 NEWS ... Several factors point to the fact that Qatar was prepared for a missle strike by Iran targeting the U.S. air base located within the country, Middle East expert Peeter Raudsik told ETV's "Aktuaalne kaamera" on Monday night.

24.06.25 NEWS ... Investor, entrepreneur and lead organizer of this summer's inaugural Kikumu Festival, Indrek Kasela, tells ERR in an interview that being a nation and a state is like a sport: once you've finished one competition, you have to be ready for the next — because one gold medal won't get you very far.

22.06.25 NEWS ... The United Kingdom's resurgent Liberal Democrat party has been led by Sir Ed Davey MP since 2020. Davey recently visited Estonia to champion NATO unity, a stronger defense and deeper European ties in the face of Russian aggression and hybrid threats. While here, he gave an interview to ERR News which follows.

20.06.25 NEWS ... Iceland is one of NATO's 12 founding members — but it doesn't have an army, an air force or a navy. It contributes one civil expert to each of the Baltic battlegroups on a rotating basis. But what do they do?