The Estonian fish processing sector hopes to double its exports to Japan next year, industry executives attending a fish fair in Tokyo told BNS.

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Published: August 21 2016

Victims of communism and nazism remembered on Black Ribbon Day, 77 years after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Photo: Siim Lõvi / ERR

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Published: August 27 2016

The Estonian American National Council (EANC) is pleased to announce Steve Jürvetson as its 2016 Outstanding Achievement Award recipient.

Mr. Jürvetson will be honored at EANC’s awards gala on Saturday, November 5 at the San Francisco Marriott Union Square in San Francisco, California.

The 2016 Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes Jürvetson’s many successes in the realm of venture capital investment, where he was an early investor in Hotmail, in Tesla, and of course, in Estonia’s own Skype.

He is currently a partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), and is known for his investments in “disruptive companies,” funding startups in electronics, space technology, clean technology, nanotechnology and life sciences.

Jürvetson’s most recent investments have been in early-stage technology companies, among them Agradis, an agricultural biotech company, and Gen9, a gene synthesis company, and his current board responsibilities include SpaceX, Synthetic Genomics, and Tesla Motors (TSLA) – Jürvetson was the first Tesla Model S owner.

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Published: August 21 2016

Bowling winners: Laine Skonberg (third place), Liz Laupa (second place), Tooni Männik (second place), Christiina Vinkman (first place), Derek Kuusalu (first place).  Photo: Carl Skonberg

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Published: August 21 2016

Frier from USA, who has lived in Estonia for 12 years, described an incident in his Facebook: “So this morning I parked my car next to some Russian guy.

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Published: August 21 2016

20. August 2016 - 9:19

Dear friends,

Today we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the restoration of the Republic of Estonia. Surely many of you remember the anxious days in August 1991. Today 25 years ago the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia functioning as a parliament adopted the Resolution on the national independence of Estonia that restored the independence of Estonia. Years of hard work and fighting for Estonia’s independence preceded 20 August both in occupied Estonia and in exile. Estonians in exile carried the legal continuity of the Republic of Estonia, explained what had happened to the Baltic states and the importance of non-recognition policy, distributed information on the situation in Estonia, preserved and developed the Estonian language, culture and civic society.

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Published: August 20 2016

The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC), representing more than 20 million Central and Eastern European Americans, strongly backs the United States' continued unconditional commitment to upholding the NATO Treaty as well as U.S. support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all Central and Eastern European nations.

Our organization stands firm in its belief that America's close cooperation with all NATO allies and partners is fundamental to ensuring U.S. and European security.

The CEEC urges both the current and future Administrations to continue developing allied relations with all NATO members and transatlantic partners, and to take such action as deemed necessary to maintain security of the Alliance, including the European Reassurance Initiative.

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Published: August 14 2016

Marina Kaljurand

The Estonian American National Council announces that Hon. Marina Kaljurand, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Estonia, will be the keynote speaker at the EANC’s November 5, 2016, gala event in San Francisco.

Kaljurand has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia since July 16, 2015; from 2011 to 2014, she was the Estonian ambassador to the United States and Mexico.

Gala ticket prices will go up Sept. 1 - make your reservations now with the order form below! Gala dinner tickets are $175 per person until Sept 1, $200 thereafter. A special price of $150 is available for young adults under the age of 30.

The full-day program includes a free panel series on topics such as transatlantic security, U.S.-Estonia relations, engaging with Estonian-American history, and EANC’s strategic future. Plenary session speaker will be Hon. James D. Melville, U.S. Ambassador to Estonia.

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Published: August 14 2016