The ruling Reform Party expects the speaker of the Riigikogu to take the lead in organizing discussions on the presidential election and believes the initiative in putting forward candidates should come primarily from the opposition.

A new survey on religion shows that traditional church‑based religiosity in Estonia is continuing to decline, and most Estonian residents do not consider themselves followers of any religion. The study also found that attitudes toward religion differ sharply between Estonians and Russian‑speaking residents.

The ruling Reform Party expects the speaker of the Riigikogu to take the lead in organizing discussions on the presidential election and believes the initiative in putting forward candidates should come primarily from the opposition.

Parliamentary parties will spend this week discussing ways to agree on a joint candidate in an effort to elect the president in the Riigikogu. Members of the European Parliament elected from Estonia believe reaching a consensus is possible.

A new survey on religion shows that traditional church‑based religiosity in Estonia is continuing to decline, and most Estonian residents do not consider themselves followers of any religion. The study also found that attitudes toward religion differ sharply between Estonians and Russian‑speaking residents.

Many women avoid traveling alone after dark and adjust their daily routines because of safety concerns. A recent master's thesis suggests that people's sense of safety is also shaped by whether others are present in public spaces and whether help is available if needed.

Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) väidab, et EL-i läbirääkimised Moskvaga on ennatlikud, vahendab Financial Times. Eesti välisminister ütles, et NATO pinnale alla kukkunud Ukraina droonid on hind, mida tasub maksta Venemaa naftatöötlemistehaste ja sõjaväebaaside hävitamise eest.

Suurbritannia Tööpartei kauane poliitik Andy Burnham, kellest oodatakse ametist lahkuva Briti peaministri Keir Starmeri mantlipärijat, lubas esmaspäeval, et viib võimule tulles ellu riigi ajaloo suurima võimu tasakaalustamise.

Two people have been arrested, one of whom is a suspect, police say.

The pilot and 10 passengers - including five first-time parachutists - died in the incident, local officials said.

The company had said earlier this year it was planning savings to make it "more digital and AI-focused".

The decision, seen as a win for central bank independence, sends the fight over removal back to the lower courts.

U.S. and Iranian officials will meet in Doha on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said, just days after a series of military exchanges strained the standing memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran. Trump announced the meeting Monday morning on Truth Social, saying that Iran had requested it. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on “Fox & Friends” that special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff would travel to Qatar for “high-level meetings” regarding the memorandum of understanding signed earlier this month. “As far as we’re concerned, we’re holding up our end of the ceasefire,” Leavitt said. “Violence will be met with violence. There were attacks on commercial vessels that the United States of America, directed by the president, responded to and that will continue to happen but we hope we don’t see that.” U.S. Central Command on Saturday said it struck Iranian territory over the weekend in response to Iran’s attacks on two cargo ships — including one carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil. Iran responded on Sunday by launching missiles at Bahrain and Kuwait. Both the U.S. and Iran have accused each other of violating the temporary ceasefire, and Trump on Sunday issued a stark warning to Tehran. “There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started,” Trump said in a post to social media. “If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!” A U.S. official, granted anonymity to discuss the negotiations, said that, following the strikes, both sides will cease hostilities as “technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU.” “Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely,” the official said in a statement. Leavitt on Monday said the president “obviously” wants a peace deal signed but that he has proven “he’s unafraid to use the might of our military.” “If Iran chooses to be a bad actor, they’ll prove themselves to be the pariah of the Middle East,” Leavitt said. “They’ve totally alienated themselves from their Gulf and Arab partners in the region and the United States of America has the best and strongest military. The president retains the right to use it.”

European Union countries need to develop their own plans to address the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor market, OpenAI’s chief economist said on Monday. There is no “one size fits all answer for AI” across the bloc, Aaron Chatterji said, speaking at POLITICO’s AI and the future of work event. European countries are trying to figure out how to grapple with the expected ripple effects of AI on jobs and employment. Across the bloc, Germany, Greece and Italy have the most jobs with “high automation potential,” whereas Luxembourg, Sweden and the Netherlands have the largest shares in occupations that may actually grow with AI, a new report by OpenAI released today said. Just under half, or 47 percent, of employment in the EU will not face immediate change, the report said. About 14 percent of employment is in “relatively higher near-term automation potential,” and about 12 percent is in “occupations that may grow with AI as lower costs expand access or make more projects viable.” The economic makeup of each EU country requires different policy approaches for each, the firm’s chief economist said in Brussels. “If you’re thinking about a country that’s heavily dependent on the service sector versus one that’s heavily dependent on the manufacturing sector, what AI means for them will be different.” Things like “national readiness plans and a focus on AI literacy … probably have to be customized for those particular characteristics,” Chatterji said. Individual countries’ national readiness plan “should be thought of as a complement to the EU, not a substitute,” the economist said. Brussels institutions could “play a big role” in determining which retraining programs could work for parts of the labor force that may face extinction, he added. “Actually figuring out what works will require some budget and some experimentation that’s often facilitated by government grants and support for evidence-based research alongside it, not just implementation of the program,” said Chatterji.

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