Nato flotilla assembles off Estonia to protect undersea cables in Baltic Sea

Taskforce to act as โ€˜security camera of the Balticโ€™ after string of suspected sabotage incidents on critical infrastructureA Nato flotilla likened to โ€œthe security camera of the Balticโ€ has assembled off the coast of Estonia as the military alliance se…

Estoniaโ€™s city at the โ€˜end of the free worldโ€™ stares across a frozen border at Russia

Estonia’s third-largest city is struggling to face off threats from Russia.

Britainโ€™s Baltic defense club falls flat on military spending pledge

U.K. leader Keir Starmer says talking about extra defense spending is tough at the moment.

Starmer wants to โ€˜double downโ€™ on Russia sanctions โ€” but wonโ€™t spell out defense hike

“We have to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position whether or not there are negotiations,” says UK prime minister.

Europeโ€™s next top diplomat is ready to be undiplomatic

Will Kaja Kallas be able to make her voice heard?

Quels commissaires europรฉens ont le plus dโ€™immobilier, dโ€™argent et dโ€™influence ?

POLITICO a passรฉ en revue les dรฉclarations d’intรฉrรชts des prรฉtendants ร  lโ€™exรฉcutif bruxellois.

Leaked documents: Which EU commissioners have the most property, money and influence

POLITICO has reviewed the declarations of interest of every European Commission nominee.

The winners and losers of the new European Commission

What the portfolios tell us about the EUโ€™s power dynamics.

Interest rates are falling, but Europeโ€™s big debtor countries still wonโ€™t get much relief

Long-dated debt and slow growth means that overall borrowing costs will stay high and debt burdens heavy.

Von der Leyen bets big on housing

Commission president vows to free up cash for affordable homes and create the bloc’s first-ever housing commissioner.

Kaja Kallas: the Russia-defying Estonian PM poised to lead EU foreign policy

Critics fear Kallasโ€™s unyielding nature makes her the wrong fit to succeed Josep Borrell but allies admire her strength and clarityKaja Kallas will be giving up a lot to return to Europe to succeed Josep Borrell as the EUโ€™s foreign policy chief.Her 18t…

Europe-Baltic states high-speed rail link moves one step closer

European Commission and Baltic countries’ representatives gathered in Tallinn on Wednesday (29 May) to lay the foundation stone for the รœlemiste passenger terminal, a key part of the ‘Rail Baltica’ project that aims to connect Estonia, Latvia, and Lith…

US-Zรถlle setzen EU unter Druck

DIE TOP-THEMEN โ€” Unter Zugzwang: Die hohen Zรถlle der USA auf chinesische Produkte sind nun offiziell. Europa aber ringt noch um eine Entscheidung โ€” und Kanzler Scholz warnt vor den Folgen.ย  โ€” Georgien wendet sich von Europa ab: Das Parlament verabschiedete am Dienstnachmittag das umstrittene Agentengesetz. โ€” Kampf gegen Putins Trolle: Auf dem Democracy Summit [โ€ฆ]

Europeโ€™s Orthodox world is in moral turmoil

As Patriarch Kirill of Moscow grows increasingly radical, Orthodox priests and their congregations in Moldova and Estonia have starting severing ties with their Russian leadership.

GPS jamming is a โ€˜side effectโ€™ of Russian military activity, Finnish transport agency says

Finnair has stopped flights to one Estonian city thanks to the signal interference.

Free lunches, brain breaks and happy teachers: why Estonia has the best schools in Europe

How did a small, relatively poor country become an educational powerhouse? Creativity, autonomy and a deep embrace of the digital ageTodayโ€™s subject in the sci-fi class at Pelgulinna State Gymnasium is Blade Runner. Thursdays are โ€œvoluntaryโ€ lesson day…

Russia puts Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas on wanted list

Lithuanian minister also among those accused of โ€˜destroying Soviet monumentsโ€™, as Tallinn fears Russian military buildupRussia-Ukraine war โ€“ latest updatesMoscow has put the Estonian prime minister, Kaja Kallas, and other Baltic states officials on a w…

French city of Montpellier makes public transport free for all residents

Visitors and tourists will still have to pay 1.60 euro per trip as southern French city becomes latest in Europe to make bus and tram rides free for localsThe French city of Montpellier in southern France became the latest European metropolis to allow …

Estonia builds new fence on Russian border

Interior minister insists Estonia is ready to close the frontier but says the situation so far is stable.

Finland, Estonia send legal letter to China over Baltic Sea drama

Estoniaโ€™s foreign minister says the length of the probe will depend on ‘how cooperative China is.’

China warns Estonia to dump plan for Taiwan office

Taiwan’s foreign minister is set to visit Tallinn next week, setting stage for more Chinese pressure on the Baltics.

Consensus builds for EU bank to finance shells and tanks

The war in Ukraine has changed Germany’s thinking after it previously opposed the idea.

DMA โ€˜gatekeepersโ€™ list unveiled, car brands go against user privacy

Welcome to EURACTIVโ€™s Tech Brief, yourย weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletterย here.ย โ€œGatekeepers will now have to adapt if they want to benefit from the Single Marketโ€ย 
– Thierry Breton, European Commissione…