Posted on: 03.12.2019 NEWS MFA Estonia opens an Honorary Consul’s Office in Klaipeda in Lithuania and in Wroclaw in Poland. Welcome to Mr Arnoldas Šileika and Mr Waldemar Siemiński! The new Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology is Mr Kaimar Karu Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Lithuania, Sweden and Ukraine meet in Tallinn, adopt joint statement in support of Ukraine Foreign Ministry recognises citizen diplomats on Citizen’s Day DECEMBER VISITS President – 1-3 Elmau/ 12 Warsaw/ 17 Riga Prime Minister – 2 Madrid/3-4 London/6 Riga/ 12-13 Brussels Foreign Minister – 3-4 London/5 Bratislava/ 9 Brussels/ 15-16 Madrid ECONOMY e-Residency celebrates its 5th birthday, one of its creators Siim Sikkut on e-residency as „Estonia’s soft power“ More than 10,000 businesses established by Estonian e-residents Estonian startups have paid €150 million in taxes since 2016 Associations back bill seeking to simplify foreign investment involvement The Estonian craft brewery Põhjala opens a pop-up bar in Beijing European budget for 2020 approved, Estonia gets energy funds boost OECD is forecasting 3.2 percent economic growth in Estonia in 2019 Average gross hourly earnings continue to increase European Commission: Estonia’s budgetary plan is broadly compliant with the Stability and Growth Pact CULTURE Estonian National Male Choir celebrates its 75th anniversary The 23rd annual Black Nights Film Festival brings hundreds of films to Tallinn Estonian design showcased in Japan Winning designs of Rail Baltic’s Ülemiste terminal competition determined, first place given to joint design of Zaha Hadid Architects and Esplan Viljandi is designated as a “creative city” by UNESCO Interview with Michael Pärt, the curator of the Music Meets Film programme The 4th Baltic Sea Conference on Literacy will take place in Tallinn 16.-21.01.20, registration is open OTHER The renowned Tallinn Christmas Market opens, Tartu sets up “Village of Light” market, how to celebrate the festivities in Estonia Estonian confectioner Chocolala won silver and bronze medals at the International Chocolate Awards Estonia has a new way to stop speeding motorists Estonia welcomes the AI challenge
