E-cigarette use among Estonian youth is among Europe's highest

A fresh international study shows that the incidence of youth vaping in Estonia, especially among girls is among the highest in Europe. The common belief held by many young people that vaping poses no threat to health is not accurate,...

Antibiotics and 6 common medicines that may disrupt gut health forever

Is Your Medication Silently Sabotaging Your Immune System? Find Out Now! When we are prescribed a medication, we take it, expect relief and hope that’s that but what if that same pill is quietly changing the trillions of microbes living in our...

Estonian foreign minister says Gaza situation ‘truly catastrophic,’ urges pressure on Israel

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Friday that “the humanitarian situation in Gaza is truly catastrophic,” adding that “significant pressure must be applied on Israel, ” Anadolu reports. Speaking at a joint press conference following...

Estonia's inflation finally showing signs of slowing

Prices in Estonia have eased for the second month in a row, and analysts expect the slowdown to continue next year even as the country still leads the euro area in inflation. According to preliminary data from Statistics Estonia, prices in October...

Fatal Southern Estonian crash highlights gaps in domestic violence response

Interior Minister Igor Taro (Eesti 200) questioned whether the justice system did enough after a fatal car crash in Nõo, Tartu County, was linked to a domestic violence case. The case involved a man who stabbed his ex-partner in Tartu early...

Gareth O'Callaghan: My wife’s cancer battle opened my eyes to another disease in Ireland: hate

Life has an uncanny way of reminding you that all you have ever learned and succeeded in achieving will never prepare you for what you have no control over, until it happens — whatever ‘it’ might be. ‘It’ happened to us one afternoon last...

Estonian local governments after greater financial autonomy

Estonian local governments want greater autonomy over how they use the funds allocated to them from the state's equalization and support funds. The Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities has reached out to the Ministry of Regional...

Estonia and Ireland to renovate Ukrainian hospital's ICU, train medical staff

Estonia and Ireland have signed an agreement to renovate an intensive care unit at a hospital in Ukraine's Zhytomyr Region and provide training for medical personnel. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland (DFAT), the Ministry of...

Government mulls dialing back Eesti Post and Port of Tallinn stakes

According to proposals from the minister of finance, the government plans to privatize AS Teede Tehnokeskus and reduce the state's ownership in Eesti Post and the Port of Tallinn. According to the government's consolidated report on state...

Tallinn Black Nights celebrates regional creativity with its expanded Baltic Competition

29/10/2025 - Eleven films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will compete for the Best Baltic Film Award, highlighting the region’s vibrant cinematic identity and growing international acclaim Borderline by Ignas Jonynas The 29th Tallinn Black...

European Pharmaceutical Directory 2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 30, 2025-- The "European Pharmaceutical Directory 2025" directory has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The market potential of the European biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector is enormous and...

Landowners will have to fight invasive plants in Estonia

The Estonian Ministry of Climate has submitted amendments to the Nature Conservation Act for consideration, and if approved, landowners will be obliged to control the spread of invasive plants, writes ERR News. Until now, the Nature Conservation...

Medical tourism has had a good year in Latvia

2024 has been a successful year for medical tourism in Latvia. A total of 40,733 foreign patients received medical services in Latvia, including remotely, according to information compiled by the Latvian Health Tourism Cluster (LVTK). LVTK...

Estonian expert: Family support vital for trans youth navigating change

Haldre, a gynecologist who leads the Ministry of Social Affairs' medical assessment committee for gender reassignment, said on ETV's "Hommik Anuga" that questions of gender identity have always existed. She noted there have always been those...

Tallinn mayor: Coalition talks in Tallinn should begin this week

The Social Democrats (SDE) invited potential Tallinn coalition partners for talks Monday morning, but one of those parties, Isamaa, declined the offer. The meeting was canceled around 9.30 a.m. Monday. Isamaa also put the talks on pause over the...

Study: National-level management failures behind Estonia's teacher shortage

Teacher shortages in Estonia are a growing problem, mainly due to the lack of a long-term national strategy, a recent study found. Teacher shortages are a serious problem in Estonia, prompting researchers from the University of Tartu and Tallinn...

Thesis proposes planet-friendly alternative Estonian diet

Estonians' current eating habits, especially their preference for meat and dairy, place a strain on the environment and increase health risks, exceeding several of the planet's ecological boundaries. Bashir Bashiri, a newly minted PhD from Tallinn...

Ukraine to receive €50 million to rebuild hospitals under EU guarantees

The European Union has agreed to allocate about €50 million under its guarantees for a joint project by Ukraine's Ministry of Health and the World Bank to rebuild Ukrainian hospitals. As reported by Ukraine's Ministry of Health, the decision has...

Romania’s Rubik Hub selects 41 European HealthTech startups for the Rubik Garage program

Startup accelerator Rubik Hub has announced the selection of 41 promising European startups for its latest Rubik Garage program, this time fully dedicated to the HealthTech vertical. Out of 116 applications from 22 European countries, 41 startups...

China's rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, possible successors to panda diplomacy

With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it's hard to mistake China's endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys for any other animal. These rare and charismatic monkeys, unique to the...