The name of the new defense minister should be known by next week, says Reform Party secretary‑general Kristo Enn Vaga. The Reform Party will also discuss the topic at Wednesday's board meeting.

Trainer Mihkel Vabrit said that bear walk, penguin walk and monkey walk are just some examples of animal movements people can use in their exercise routines.

Ülle Madise's first-round election as Estonia's next president brought an unusually swift end to a process that nevertheless revived debate over the transparency and democratic legitimacy of the country's presidential election system.

The nonprofit Volt Eesti was established in Tartu in late August, supporting center-left and pro-European positions and aiming to become a new political party in Estonia.

Trainer Mihkel Vabrit said that bear walk, penguin walk and monkey walk are just some examples of animal movements people can use in their exercise routines.

Estonia's top tennis player Mark Lajal received abusive messages and death threats, some to his own phone, following a tournament defeat Delfi reported.

Soomes on valmimas turismimaks, mis võimaldaks omavalitsustel hakata turistidelt majutuselt lisatasu küsima.

Eesti korvpallikoondislane Henri Drell lõi algavaks hooajaks käed Leedu kõrgliigaklubi Klaipeda Neptunasega. Kohalik meedia leiab, et Drell on viimastel hooaegadel saanud palju kogemusi erinevates liigades, kuid ennustatakse, et mullu Leedu liigas pronksi saanud klubis mängib 26-aastane eestlane olulist rolli.

The far-right party is trying to form a government in the state after falling three seats short of a majority.

The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and traditional parties.

Job cuts come as JLR faces falling sales and intense Chinese competition while trying to switch to electric vehicles.

John Healey detailed plans to spread growth more widely across the UK, ahead of his first Budget.

BRUSSELS — The Irish Council presidency welcomed “consensus” among governments to introduce new EU-wide levies on foreign polluters and electronic waste to finance the bloc’s next seven-year budget, according to a document seen by POLITICO. The EU’s 27 countries are narrowing down a list of potential new taxes, or own resources, to fund the bloc’s common cash pot as negotiations enter their crunch phase.   Introducing new EU-wide levies is crucial to lay the groundwork for a budget agreement by the end of the year, before national elections in France, Spain and Italy in 2027 threaten to disrupt the negotiations. The president of the European Council, António Costa, urged national leaders to home in on several potential taxes during their next gathering in Brussels on Oct. 15. Supporters argue that own resources are essential to generate more revenue and reduce national contributions to the EU from 2028 to 2034. With less than four months to go until the informal deadline, the bloc’s governments have shown openness towards a tax on foreign carbon imports, officially known as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and a separate levy on non-collected electronic waste. “Of the Commission’s proposals for new Own Resources, the most consensual among Member States is CBAM, with many open to increasing the call rate further,” the Irish Council presidency, which is steering discussions, wrote in a note to EU governments seen by POLITICO. Under current rules, capitals must funnel 75 percent of CBAM revenues to the EU budget, and retain 25 percent for their domestic budgets. CBAM is expected to generate, on average, €1.644 billion per year, roughly adding up to €11.5 billion for the whole budget cycle, according to an updated estimate by the European Commission seen by POLITICO. The Irish presidency also noted “a broad degree of support” among governments towards the electronic waste tax, which is expected to generate €17.9 billion per year. They added that criticism towards the levy largely focuses on statistical issues. More EU taxes France is leading the charge to introduce more EU taxes to generate extra revenue and further reduce national contributions to Brussels. Last year, the Commission proposed five new levies — targeting carbon imports, emissions trading scheme (ETS), non-collected electronic waste, corporate profits and tobacco products — worth €66 billion per year. But most of the ideas — which must be approved unanimously by EU members — have been met with resistance from national governments. António Costa arrives for a summit in Brussels on March 19, 2026. | Marco Tacca/Getty Images The Irish presidency noted that “a group of Member States remain opposed to ETS.” The group includes highly polluting Eastern countries, such as Poland and Hungary, who want to retain the ETS revenues for their domestic budgets. It also wrote that many governments criticized the tobacco tax and a majority opposed the corporate levy because it will undermine competitiveness. In a bid to break the deadlock, the European Parliament last spring proposed new levies on online gambling, crypto firms and digital giants. However, the Irish presidency threw cold water on these suggestions, noting that “most Member States were opposed to or doubted the ability for the EP proposals to be implemented by 2028.” They added that few countries showed openness toward the digital levy, but others warned against “geo-political concerns” such as the threat of retaliation by the U.S. Finally, Ireland noted that governments are divided around the idea of postponing repayments of the bloc’s post-Covid recovery fund, which are expected to cost €25 billion per year.

PARIS — European lawmakers from the Renew parliamentary group will meet President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday to discuss how to safeguard the political center he helped build, according to a party official and a government official. The French leader will welcome Renew MEPs to the Elysée Palace — the first time he’s done so since taking office in 2017 — in the aftermath of the Alternative for Germany party’s historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. Renew confirmed the meeting on its website, saying lawmakers are meeting with Macron “for an exchange of views on the key European and global issues on the agenda.” A Renew official, granted anonymity to speak candidly about the meeting agenda, said lawmakers are growing particularly concerned about the prospect of far-right parties taking power in Germany and France, where Marine Le Pen has a commanding lead in the polls for the spring 2027 presidential race. “Pro-Europeans … are worried about what happens after Macron because they recognize his vision and ambition for Europe,” said the official. The burning question on everyone’s lips is what Macron, who cannot run for a third consecutive term, can and will do next. The 48-year-old has given little indication of his plans after he steps down in May 2027, but he has hinted at once again running for the presidency when he is eligible in 2032. “Lawmakers will question the president on his political future, many would like to see him play a role at a European level,” said the Renew official. But Macron has also indicated that he will focus on his role as French president until the very last day, raising fears he is not preparing the future of his centrist movement when he leaves office. Last May, he said he would “think about what comes next” after the end of his mandate. The talks in Paris will also focus on the upcoming State of the Union speech by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the Multiannual Financial Framework, social media bans, European preference measures and Ukraine.

Some five million Yemeni children are deprived of essential routine vaccinations amid disputes.

Analysts warn Iraq faces severe security and political tests as the US-led coalition withdrawal deadline approaches.

German chancellor says vote for far-right party ‘will have repercussions’ across the countryFar-right AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majorityAfD’s Chrupalla continues in this vein, saying the German public wants to see a change in direction, and specifically saying the electorate is “fed up” as the government keeps “transferring billions of our tax money to Ukraine … instead of using it for our own population.”He says the party has “a clear mandate” to rule in Saxony-Anhalt and will hold discussions with others about what can be done. Continue reading...

Fanfare at Belgrade funeral of man convicted of genocide raises questions from EU over Serbia’s membership planEurope live – latest updatesThousands of mourners have gathered in Belgrade for the funeral of Ratko Mladić, a Serbian general convicted of orchestrating the worst massacre in Europe since the second world war, and whose hero’s return home has raised international alarm.Known as the “Butcher of Bosnia” for ​his role during the Balkans genocide in the 1990s, Mladić died in prison in late August aged 84 while serving a life sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Continue reading...

Friedrich Merz says he is ‘shocked’ as victorious far-right party aims for 40% of vote in country’s next federal polls

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