Marko Tooming

The recent round of coalition talks for a new power in Estonia's capital Tallinn lasted until 3 a.m. As a result, the four parties have agreed on everything except a statement on the voting rights of non-citizens, city government positions and a few nuances of phrasing.

The Center Party's coalition with the Social Democrats was functional, which is why its collapse leaves outgoing Deputy Mayor Vladimir Svet (Center) with a slightly sour taste in his mouth, he told ERR on Friday. His main concern regarding the incoming city government is that they'll prioritize tearing down what the previous power built.

Although abolishing monthly kindergarten fees in the Estonian capital has been a Reform Party election slogan for years, Tallinn's new four-party ruling coalition has initially agreed that the city will go the fee reduction route instead. Tallinn's monthly kindergarten fee rate will be reduced from next year at the earliest.

The Center Party suspects that during Sunday's Tallinn City Council session, which saw the appointment of a new mayor and city government, the four parties of the ruling coalition used marking ballots during the voting to ascertain how each member voted. This would constitute a violation of the secrecy of the vote.

The Center Party suspects that during Sunday's Tallinn City Council session, which saw the appointment of a new mayor and city government, the four parties of the ruling coalition used marking ballots during the voting to ascertain how each member voted. This would constitute a violation of the secrecy of the vote.

The Ministry of Education's claim for nearly €120,000 cannot be deemed valid, as part of the claimed money has already been repaid, while another part thereof is wholly unfounded, Paul Keres, former education minister Mailis Reps' defense lawyer and an attorney and partner at Levin law firm, told ERR on Wednesday.

Minister of Economic Affairs and IT Tiit Riisalo (Eesti 200) said Deputy Secretary General Sandra Särav will continue in her role at the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MKM). He also said he had communicated with Bolt over the platform work directive.

Gas company Eesti Gaas will hike the price of natural gas for home consumers in June, giving recent events that have spooked the market and growing demand as the reasons, CEO Margus Kaasik told ERR.

When the more general level of the basic agreements between EU Member States was established seven or eight years ago, Estonia was aware that it may have trouble fulfilling the climate targets for forestry and land use, or LULUCF. Estonia held the Council of Europe presidency during some of the negotiations, forcing it to concede rather than defend its goals.

The mother of the infant found dead in Suure-Lähtru in February is still in detention in Morocco, and neither the prosecutor's office nor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can predict when she will arrive in Estonia.