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Finns have been able to buy drugs in Estonia based on a digital prescription since late January this year, and so far have made use of this option on 3,664 occasions.

Changes in the law will see bachelor’s degrees awarded to graduates of professional or vocational subjects. Previously such studies had culminated in a diploma of higher education.

The Estonian government at its Thursday sitting endorsed a draft agreement whereby Estonia and Japan would be able to issue to young people of ages 18-30.

Estonia’s large Russian-speaking minority has long felt marginalized by Tallinn politicians, but as the country celebrates its centenary, change appears to be afoot. Isabelle de Pommereau reports from Narva.

A German NGO granted three “northern outposts” that “face a potential vulnerability” next to Russia the peace prize on Saturday in Münster. The award recognizes the states’ efforts in supporting European integration.

What are the concerns of people in the Estonian border city of Narva? And how much significance does the EU election really have in a “Russian city”?

Thousands of apartment blocks across Estonia were built in the 1950s as temporary housing. Now an EU project in Tartu is transforming some into sustainable housing as part of a sustainable cities initiative.

The US retail giant Amazon established approximately a month ago its Estonian subsidiary Amazon Data Services Estonia OÜ, which leads to a conclusion that the concern plans to set up a data center here or offer cloud services. But the world’s largest online department store keeps its activities under a veil of secrecy.

Estonia became the first country to launch e-Residency four years ago tomorrow when journalist Edward Lucas was handed an e-Residency digital ID card by then Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. Estonia’s e-resident population has grown considerably since then to about 50,000 people from 157 countries who have established around 6,000 new companies though the programme.

Manufacturer of Estonian ID-cards Gemalto ignored security requirements, find experts who proved the latest security fault. To avoid long queues, machines were programmed to generate ID-card encryption keys in a less secure way. The manufacturer denies wrongdoing but could be looking at a lawsuit.