The 1 German/Netherlands Corps (1GNC) will officially assume tactical command of the Estonian and Latvian land forces from Multinational Corps Northeast next Tuesday (June 30).

A protest against the multi-million euro prison rental agreement between Estonia and Sweden took place in Tartu at noon on Sunday.

Several of Estonia's political parties have already begun campaigning for the next Riigikogu elections, hanging banners and ordering newspaper adverts, which will take place in March 2027.

A nearly 12-hour Narva City Council meeting Friday ended in three no-confidence motions after repeated procedural clashes, long recesses and a stalled agenda fight.

A protest against the multi-million euro prison rental agreement between Estonia and Sweden took place in Tartu at noon on Sunday.

The footpaths and bastion in Tallinn's Hirvepark will be lit up by a new lighting solution and residents can submit feedback on the plan until July 2.

Ühendriigid ja Iraan jätkavad Lähis-Ida sõja lõpetamisele suunatud läbirääkimisi ninng peatasid pärast hiljutisi kokkupõrkeid sõjalise tegevuse, kinnitas pühapäeva hilisõhtul uudisteagentuurile AFP USA kõrge riigiametnik.

1957 – Sillamäe sai vabariikliku alluvusega linnaks.

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

An estimated 150 million people have been experiencing temperatures of over 35C across Europe.

The US president says "Numerous European countries" have been discussing bringing in such a levy.

Some analysts say the first non-stop London to Sydney flight is a major milestone - but would you buy a ticket?

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Geopolitical tensions, energy price volatility and growing concerns about economic security have brought competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy to the center of the European Union’s policymaking. Across energy, industry and defense, the focus is increasingly on reducing dependencies, strengthening domestic capacity and making the EU more resilient to external shocks. Yet one essential enabler of these objectives is still too often overlooked: commercial road transport. This becomes particularly clear when disruption hits. Energy price volatility is felt almost immediately across the sector. Higher fuel costs quickly feed into transport operations, supply chains and, ultimately, the wider economy. Costs rise, connectivity suffers and pressure builds across value chains. This reflects a broader reality. Commercial road transport is not simply another sector of the economy. It is strategic infrastructure that keeps the real economy functioning. Every day, it connects factories to markets, industrial hubs to supply chains, and businesses to workers and customers. It also ensures the mobility of people. Buses and coaches provide essential connectivity to jobs, education and services, particularly in regions where alternatives remain limited. This strategic role becomes even more important as the EU accelerates decarbonization. Decarbonizing commercial road transport is not only about meeting climate targets. It can also help reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels, strengthen energy security and improve long-term competitiveness. But this will happen only if the transition is economically and operationally workable. Commercial road transport is not simply another sector of the economy. It is strategic infrastructure that keeps the real economy functioning. The sector is committed to the transition and investment in cleaner technologies is already underway. The challenge is no longer a lack of ambition. The challenge is making deployment work at scale. Too often, policy still assumes that setting targets will automatically drive market transformation. The reality on the ground is more complex. Grid access is becoming another major bottleneck. Even where operators are ready to invest, deployment is often slowed by limited capacity, long connection times, power delivery certainty and unpredictable electricity costs. The three A’s of the grid — accessibility, affordability and assurance — will be decisive for the business case of electrification. At the same time, charging and refueling infrastructure must scale much faster. Around 70 percent of heavy-duty vehicle charging is expected to happen at depots, logistics centers and operational bases, yet policy support remains heavily focused on publicly accessible charging. Public charging is essential, but it will not be enough on its own. Public, semi-private and private infrastructure must function as an integrated system. Investment conditions must also improve, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, which represent the majority of the sector and face the greatest difficulty absorbing high upfront costs for vehicles and infrastructure. Investments could be de-risked if policymakers supported investments through grants, guarantees and blended finance. CO2-differentiated taxation and favorable tolling schemes across the EU can significantly improve the total cost of ownership of zero-emission vehicles. The transition has a powerful built-in financing mechanism. If revenues generated by road transport, including ETS2 (a new emissions trading system) and road charging revenues, are reinvested in the sector’s decarbonization, they could unlock the scale of investment needed to accelerate change. But who will ensure that these funds are channeled back into the sector that generates them? Policy must also reflect operational diversity. Commercial road transport is not a single use case. 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This would not only accelerate decarbonization in road transport but also support aviation and maritime sectors, which are expected to rely heavily on these fuels to achieve their own climate objectives. Looking more broadly at the EU’s industrial policy, including efforts to strengthen domestic production and reduce strategic dependencies, everything starts from efficient transport connectivity. Industrial hubs do not operate in isolation. Their performance depends on how efficiently goods and people move to, from and between them. Stronger connectivity, integrated transport terminals, charging and refueling infrastructure, faster permitting and targeted support will be essential if industrial acceleration is to deliver in practice. Commercial road transport should therefore no longer be viewed primarily as a sector to regulate or decarbonize in isolation. It should be recognized for what it already is: a strategic enabler of resilience, competitiveness and economic security. That requires a greater focus on infrastructure, affordable energy, financing, clean fuels and smart regulation, which will determine whether the transition accelerates at the pace policymakers expect. Regulation should make decarbonization easier, not harder. Europe’s resilience will depend not only on stronger industry and cleaner energy, but also on something more fundamental: whether goods and people can continue moving efficiently, reliably and affordably across the EU. Disclaimer POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT The sponsor: IRU – International Road Transport Union, Av. de Cortenbergh 71, 1000 Brussels, Belgium The political advertisement is linked to ongoing EU policy discussions on transport decarbonisation, clean mobility infrastructure, energy transition and industrial competitiveness. More information here.

Simon Peter Carman has been charged with murder after the body of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla was found in a suitcase

Residents and volunteers say they feel abandoned by the government as they race to save lives from the rubble.

Russia’s president says Ukraine’s attacks on infrastructure are causing ‘obvious’ but not critical problemsThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, acknowledged that the country was suffering from “a certain shortage” of fuel in an interview published by the Kremlin on Sunday, after repeated Ukrainian strikes in their four-year war.Kyiv calls the attacks fair retribution for Russia’s near-daily barrages on Ukrainian civilians and energy infrastructure since its February 2022 offensive. Continue reading...

Heat records of over 40C set as extreme weather spreads east, with more than 191m in Europe enduring 35C or aboveAfter decades of warnings, why is Europe so unprepared?Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary reached record temperatures of more than 40C on Sunday as a heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths in western Europe spread east.More than 191 million people in Europe faced temperatures of at least 35C, with extreme heat warnings across the region. Continue reading...

President’s comments are first admission that Kyiv’s long-range attacks have dented production

As Kyiv’s battlefield fortunes change, policies long favoured by the west could now do real damage to Moscow