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Estonia moved one step closer to its goal of euro adoption on November 4 when Finance Minister Jurgen Ligi submitted a bill to the parliament paving the way for the replacement of the kroon.

Estonia's government may sell as much as a third of Eesti Energia AS , the biggest Baltic utility, to help fund an estimated 20 billion krooni of planned investments including oil-shale power plant upgrades.

The three Baltic Prime Ministers have concluded a meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, where talks over energy issues dominated the wide-range of topics discussed.

Deputy Vice Premier of the Peoplea TMs Republic of China Zhang Dejiang will be in Estonia for an official visit from 2-3 November .

At the opening of the new Chemistry Building of the University of Tartu , Prime Minister Ansip called the day a red-letter day for Estonian science, as it would create an even better infrastructure for our education to be competitive.

The municipal elections in Estonia, which took place on the 18 of October, were won by The Centre Party, led by the current Tallinn mayor Edgar Savisaar.

Latvia and Estonia are seeking to increase their bilateral cooperation, including on energy projects.

Latviaa s government needs to pass next yeara s state budget to avoid a a oenegative reactiona from markets, European Union Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said.

" On Wednesday [14. Oct] Latvian Prime-Minister Valdis Dombrovskis is planning to visit the capital of Estonia with a formal visit.

Estonia, a former Soviet republic, has generated another anti-Russian controversy.

Riigikogu - " The government presented to the Riigikogu the draft budget for 2010, which meets the requirements of the Maastricht budget criterion.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will be in Estonia for an official visit on Thursday, 8 October.

Estoniaa s Prime Minister Andrus Ansip has rejected calls for a new inquiry into the 1994 Baltic sea ferry disaster that claimed 852 lives, as claims of a cover-up continue to circulate, reports news agency LETA.

A prosecutor in Estonia on Monday urged for a new investigation of a 1994 Baltic Sea ferry disaster which claimed the lives of hundreds of Swedes, as claims of a cover up continue.

The Estonian finance ministry has revealed that it has agreed in principle to divest the country's minority stake in former state-owned monopoly Eesti Telekom, Reuters reports.

The Estonian government has nominated Siim Kallas to serve a second term as a European commissioner.

Estonia must bring its budget gap within the European Union's threshold this year if the Baltic state is to keep its 2011 euro goal and can't assume the bloc will relax its rules, Standard & Poor's said.

Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri will be in Estonia for an official visit from 14-15 September.

The Prime Ministers of the Baltic States : the Baltic Way was a unique, peaceful demonstration that changed the world Vilnius a ' The Prime Minister of Estonia, Andrus Ansip, the Prime Minister of Latvia, Valdis Dombrovskis and the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Andrus Kubilius, signed a joint declaration, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Grigol Vashadze is on an official visit in the Republic of Estonia.