President of the Republic, Kersti Kaljulaid, will this week go on a working visit to New York where she will take part in the annual UN General assembly. Apart from numerous bilateral meetings with other heads of state and participation in various discussions, the Head of State will also give a state address at the General Assembly on Wednesday night, Estonian time.

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Published: October 02 2017

EANC joined a coalition of 23 groups concerned with human rights in signing an open letter to Secretary of State Tillerson and Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin stressing the importance of implementation and enforcement of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.

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Published: October 02 2017

Group picture of Pillerkaar at Scanfest 9-3-17: (l-r) Toomas Parratt, Deborah Klepp, Kadri Kallas Zelek, Arney Smit, Jeff Zelek, Age Landra-Robinson, Jyri Erik Kork.

The morning of Sunday, September 3, tropical depression Harvey was dampening everything except spirits at the 33rd annual Scandinavian Festival in Budd Lake, New Jersey.

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Published: October 02 2017

Photo Riina Kindlam

 ‘Tis the season to go out in the forest foraging for seened (mushrooms), see people returning from such jaunts carrying ämbri/täied  (bucketfuls) of seened  or to go out and buy butter-fried kuke/seene (chanterelle mushroom) flavored potato chips. Prepared värsketest kartulitest  (from fresh potatoes).

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Published: October 02 2017

EANC members at LEP 2017 with Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Ratas (Ülle Ederma, Matti Prima, Mai-Liis Bartling, Eric Suuberg, Gilda Karu, PM Rattas, Arne Kalm). Not in picture: Mati Otsmaa.

During Labor Day Weekend, the 33rd Lääneranniku Eesti Päevad (LEP), The West Coast Estonian Days, hosted by the Los Angeles Estonians had a healthy representation of members from the Eesti Rahvuskomitee Ühendriikdes (“ERKÜ” or the Estonian American National Council “EANC”); all of whom attended on their own account to support the regional celebration of Estonian Culture.

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Published: September 30 2017

Graphic of Russian and Belarussian participation as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense. 

With Russia’s quadrennial military exercise Zapad getting underway, there’s no shortageof analysis and commentary on what to expect. Scheduled to start on September 14th and run for seven days, Zapad 2017 has been a hot topic among think tanks, NGOs, Russia experts, military experts, and other interested parties for the last several months.

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Published: September 30 2017

August 26, 2017 – Kotkajärve, Muskoka, Canada

On the 50th anniversary of Kotkajärve Metsaülikool (MÜ), and as the Republic of  Estonia approaches its centennial in 2018, the participants of MÜ2017 send their greetings and congratulations to Estonians around the world.

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Published: September 25 2017

This year marked the 68th Estonian summer camp in the UK. These summer camps have taken place every summer since 1949.

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Published: September 25 2017