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  Estonia is the country which trying to stay ahead of launching new technologies and to be one of the trailblazers in regulating robotics. The nation’s economy ministry is working on legislation that would address the status of artificial intelligence in legal disputes. One proposal under consideration would create the term “robot-agent”, which would be […]

The research was made by an independent institution representing the interests of national and international companies doing business in Europe – The European Chamber (EuCham). The EuCham uses 2 criterias for the ranking: the average of the World Bank’s Distance To Frontier score (DTF) and Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI). The top three of […]

  Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas and his Finnish counterpart Juha Sipila opened a bicycle ride dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia in Helsinki on Sunday. “Estonia and Finland share a special relationship. Last year, we had a spirited football match in Tallinn with the Finnish prime minister and the Government […]

  Juri Ratas affirmed that the government’s internal climate is still good regardless of the numerous changes in ministers. “I would be concerned if I saw that there is no longer any cooperation will, wish to make decisions and no trusting bond,” Ratas said at a government press conference on Thursday, but added that there […]

  Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas met with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in Salzburg on Friday. Juri Ratas said he was very glad that the presidencies of the Council of the European Union of Estonia and Austria have deepened ties between both countries. Leaders of both countries underlined joint priorities and and discussed topical European […]

  The market value of the Estonian stabilization reserve was 412.5 million euros at the end of June. The press office of the government informed that the reserve has increased by 800,000 euros compared with the end of the previous quarter. 1.1 million euros was paid into the reserve during the second quarter of 2018, […]

According to the survey of The Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund the most in demand professions in the Estonian labor market will be programmers, cooks and truck drivers. Service sector will need security personnel, cooks, customer service and cleaning service personnel. The manufacturing sector needs unskilled laborers and specialists, sewing factory workers, carpenters, construction project managers […]

On Tuesday Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid handed credentials to seven ambassadors who will become Estonia’s foreign representations. She made a speech in which she stated: “It is in the power of Estonian ambassadors to make Estonia bigger and do their best in protecting the interests of our country and doing what is important to us […]

Economic growth and inflation in Estonia in the next two years will slow down, while salaries will continue to grow rapidly – 6-7% per year. Fiscal policy analyst at the Estonian Ministry of Finance Kristjan Pungas said that inflation is to decelerate in the next few months due to expression of last year’s excise hike […]