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Estonian disc golfer Kaidi Allsalu was very close to winning the stage of the professional tour (DGPT) held in Copenhagen, losing to the tour's number one Eveliina Salonen only by extra throws.

The Riigikogu, via two of its committees, has supported a proposal from Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise to harmonize legislation relating to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism regulations, as they concern banks accounts.

Mobility company Bolt is set to invest more than €100 million in France over the next five years. The investment was announced by Bolt founder and CEO Markus Villig on the occasion of French President Emmanuel Macron's "Choose France" summit, which aims to attract foreign investors to France.

A flash estimate put Estonia's current account at €121 million in deficit in March, down from a €37 million deficit in March 2023, with goods exports down 14 percent and imports 12 percent but service exports and imports up 1 and 3 percent, respectively, on year, according to a statistical release published by the Bank of Estonia on Tuesday.

Estonian disc golf star Kristin Tattar has made history by becoming the first women's Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) player to achieve a rating of 1,000 points. Disc golf fans in Estonia will be able to see Tattar in action during the European Disc Golf Festival at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds this July.

Since the Supreme Court had doubts that the European Parliament Election Act complies with European Union law, it has allowed, as an interim legal protection measure, the election commission to register also those Green Party candidates whose €4,100 deposit was not paid.

Estonia's recent turn at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final and grand final in Malmö was a thoroughly enjoyable affair, and there was no real pressure arising from political issues which engulfed the competition at times, two of Estonia's six performers said.

The warm weather in Estonia at the start of April kept the country's bees active. However, the subsequent cold spell brought the development of the colonies to a temporary standstill. Now, finally, the active season for bees is truly underway.

According to the Finnish energy company Teollisuuden Voima, the repair of the third reactor at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant will be completed on Tuesday, which could lead to lower electricity prices in both Finland and Estonia.

Saaremaa Municipal Mayor Mikk Tuisk has sent Minister of Regional Affairs Piret Hartman (SDE) a letter expressing concern that it still remains unclear whether the ferry MS Regula will be operating the popular Virtsu-Kuivastu route connecting Saaremaa to the Estonian mainland this summer. Answers are expected within a couple of weeks.

The Riigikogu's Constitutional Affairs Committee has decided that a deposit of €4,100 required to run in next month's European Parliament elections is not an excessively high sum, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) reported Monday.

As this year's large-scale military training exercise Spring Storm (Kevadtorm) continues, a helicopter descent involving British RAF (Royal Air Force) Chinooks took place in Saaremaa on Monday.

The defense of the Netherlands starts with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and their borders with the Russian Federation, Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said this week.

Tallinn's Old Town real estate prices have been stable for a year, but commercial and residential space remains tricky to sell. Entrepreneurs must choose a business with much care, while tenants prefer a refurbished, comfortable flats.

Skeleton Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of energy storage devices, announced its expansion into France at an economic summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. Over a five-year-period, the company plans to invest €600 million in R&D (research and development) and the production of SuperBatteries

Two opposition parties at the Riigikogu have submitted a motion of no confidence against Minister of IT and Economic Affairs Tiit Riisalo (Eesti 200), citing alleged influence from lobby groups in his decision making, among other issues.

The public sector's wage fund in Estonia is unlikely to rise in 2025, despite earlier pledges by some government members, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) reported Monday.

A conference discussing security and defense in the Baltic Sea Region organized by the Estonian World Council can be watched live online in English from 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday (May 14).