Estonia

Estonia commemorates 14th anniversary since Soviet forced deportations to Siberia

Every year, Estonia commemorates the anniversary of the June 1941 deportation with a national day of mourning. Seventy-eight years ago, Soviet security authorities deported 95,000 people from the Baltic states,…

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Estonia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines elected to Security Council for the first time

For the first time Estonia and the Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines were elected to the U.N. Security Council. Niger, Tunisia and Vietnam also won two-year…

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Danske Bank selling Estonian private loans unit

Danske Bank, which has been embroiled in a major money laundering scandal, has agreed to sell its portfolio of Estonian private loans to LHV Pank in a deal worth $410…

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Europe Votes: Estonia, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s and FT projections of the voting today in Estonia: Estonia – The Projections If the turnout of 36.52% is maintained in this vote, Politico…

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Warnings about money laundering by Danske Bank in Estonia were ignored

Russia's Central Bank sent warnings in 2007 and 2013 to Estonian and Danish financial supervisors over suspect transactions worth billion of dollars at the Estonian branch of Danske Bank but…

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Anti-immigrant party enters Estonian Government

A divisive anti-immigrant party, led by a father and son, is now part of the Estonia n Government with the family duo taking the oath as Estonia's interior and…

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EBA ends probe of Estonian, Danish regulators over Danske Bank

The European Banking Authority (EBA), the EU banking watchdog, terminated an investigation of financial regulators in Estonia and Denmark in relation to suspected money laundering activities by Danske Bank after…

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ECB looking into Swedbank’s Estonian operations

The European Central Bank (ECB) is looking into Swedbank's Estonian operations, Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported on Wednesday, citing an undisclosed source. Sweden is not part of the eurozone but…

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Far right set to enter government for first time in Estonia

A far-right eurosceptic populist party sealed a deal to be part of the next government in a three party coalition in Estonia. The Estonian Conservative People's Party (EKRE), said…

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Entrapment – The Russian shadow over banking’s Nordic noir and money-laundering scandals – FT

When Nordic banks started to flood into the Baltic countries at the turn of the century, it seemed a golden opportunity to establish a lucrative new business in a hyper-competitive…

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Reform party wins Estonia’s general election

The centre-right Reform Party has won Estonia's general election. The BBC reports that the Reform Party, led by former MEP Kaja Kallas, won about 29% of the vote whilst the…

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Estonia goes to the polls

Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas of the Centre party and who leads a four-party coalition, Sunday will be facing stiff competition in a general election . BBC reports that his…

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Estonia’s push to become a digital society left it vulnerable to dirty money – Banking Regulator warns

Estonia’s push to become a digital society has left it vulnerable to dirty money and sanction breaches, the country’s top banking regulator has warned. The Baltic state took center stage…

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Estonia disagrees with an EU which would have lesser role for smaller nations

In his speech focusing on the future of the European Union before the European Parliament on Wednesday, Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas said that Estonia does not wish for the…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing with the latest news from around the globe, a newspaper review from Malta and a headline digest of the main news chosen in the past…

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Commissioner Jourová requests EBA to probe actions of Danish and Estonian national financial watchdogs following Danske Bank money laundering scandal

The EU’s banking watchdog is set to probe the actions of Denmark and Estonia’s national supervisors to see how they failed to pick up on Danske Bank’s massive money laundering…

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Pope Francis starts Baltic visit

Pope Francis kicks off a Baltic tour in Catholic Lithuania on Saturday where he will honour victims of the region's Nazi and Soviet occupations as the Church reels from fresh…

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Danske Bank CEO quits on money laundering scandal

Danske Bank’s chief executive Thomas Borgen resigned on Wednesday after a investigation revealed payments totalling 200 billion euros (178 billion pounds) through its Estonian branch, many of which the bank…

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UEFA Nations League Roundup

Switzerland beat Iceland 6 - 0, while Spain beat England 2 - 1 in England. Northern Ireland lost to Bosnia Herzegovina 1 - 2. This is the round up of…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Our morning briefing for today covers news in Malta, the Mediterranean, Syria, the US, Turkey, the Korean peninsula and the Sun. (more…)

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Spanish aircraft suspended from NATO’s Estonian mission

El Pais reports that the Spanish Eurofighter jets deployed in the Baltics have halted their air-policing drills after one of them accidentally fired a missile on Tuesday over southeast Estonia, Allied…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Start your day informed with your morning briefing providing you the highlights of what happened in the last 24 hours Malta, Europe and the World, in just under…

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Estonia urges NATO for investigation on Spanish aircraft missile launching

Estonia urged the head of NATO on Wednesday to investigate the accidental launching of an air-to-air missile in its airspace on Tuesday by a NATO Air Policing mission plane. The…

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Spanish fighter jet accidentally launches an air-to-air missile in the Estonian air space

Estonian World reports on how a Spanish Eurofighter jet accidentally launched an air-to-air missile in the Estonian air space on 7 August. The incident occurred on 7 August at 3:44 PM…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your Morning Briefing for today covers some of the headlines covered by Malta's Newspapers, the latest update from around the world and other stories which hit the…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The conclusion of the Egrant inquiry dominates the front pages of the Maltese newspapers. The developments in the US following a hostage situation in Los Angeles is currently…

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Estonia Spy Chief: Network of operatives pushing Russian agenda in West

VOA reports how or the past several months, intelligence and security officials in the U.S. government and private sector have cautiously marveled at the seemingly slow pace of Russian cyberattacks and…

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US ambassador to Estonia to resign following Trump’s comments on EU and NATO

The U.S. ambassador to Estonia says he will resign late next month, making him the third U.S. ambassador to step down in 2018. In a private Facebook message shared with…

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Thursday’s Morning Briefing – 24th May, 2018

Good morning The Maltese newspapers lead with the story related to a bomb which exploded yesterday in Gharghur. In this explosion a man Kevin Ellul (43), who happens to…

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Tuesday’s Morning Briefing – 22nd May, 2018

Good morning Hazy morning in Malta. The overcast seems to stay throughout the day, even though temperatures should reach 21 degrees (C). Our morning round up follows. Today’s Malta's newspapers…

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Estonia to implement free transport

Euronews reports that as of July 1st, Estonia will implement free transport for its residents across most of the Baltic country. The free fare zone will run 24 hours a day,…

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