Tallinn: this train stops in Europe
On the border of the Baltic sea, 400, 000 Estonians await imminent recession. They will probably only enter the eurozone in 2011; a get-out-of-jail free card is still far off. Estonia is internet-savvy, an e-health cultivator and big on animated cinema exports, but the European winter threatens to be long. First part of an exclusive monthly series from ‘EU Debate on the ground’ - this month, five European journalists tackle Tallinn
Estonians feel recession, but there's a euro at the end of the tunnel
‘We have been too optimistic’ - a gentle landing was predicted for Estonia’s 2011 entry into the Eurozone, but the economy is entering turbulent times following its exponential growth. Interview macro-economic expert in Tallinn
Photos: 111 000 Russians in Estonia
Beyond the historic gates of the old town, around the commercial centres, behind the motorways - the Russian-speaking minority mill on with life in the district of Lasnamaï in Tallinn. Photo feature
ethnic minorities, poverty, society, cities, tallinn, europe on the ground
Animated Dreams in Tallinn: film articulates art and the market
While the older generation of illustrators, working from former soviet studios, export their art thanks to public financing, the younger ones attempt to reconcile artistic creation and getting paid. The local festival kicked off on 19 November
culture, cinema, comics, best of cafebabel.com, cities, tallinn, europe on the ground
Youth in Estonia: no country for student activists
Talking politics to Estonians is more likely to make the temperature drop than the Baltic chill, whilst Europe is remote from students' daily concerns
activism, european elections 2009, politics, best of cafebabel.com, society, cities, tallinn, europe on the ground
