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estonia : Teen rock bands: the Tokio Hotel phenomenon

Teen rock bands: the Tokio Hotel phenomenon

Young, extremely successful - and extremely annoying for some. Why are teen bands like Estonia's 'The Bedwetters' and Denmark's 'Dúné' storming the charts across Europe?

by Yvonne Pöppelbaum @ // 28/03/08

estonia, germany, paris, music, denmark, leonid kuchma, fashion

REVIEW

Headscarfs from Europe's presidents on Mars

Are you waiting for the snow in Tallinn? Bothered about a piece of cloth in Turkey? Or taking a politics lesson with McCain? The latest news from our babelblogs

by Katharina Kloss @ // 28/02/08

estonia, turkey, john mccain, blogs, blog review, nicolas sarkozy, recep tayyip erdogan

INTERVIEW estonia : Estonian, language of the future?

Estonian, language of the future?

From September 2007, the Russian minority have to officially learn Estonian in secondary schools - Irene Kaosaar, the head of linguistic minorities, on a 'transition' not a 'reform'

by giovanni angioni // 26/11/07

estonia, non-eu countries, russian federation, life-long learning, languages, communism, youth

FOCUS estonia : Lithuania: a stranger in the south of the north

Lithuania: a stranger in the south of the north

Since achieving independence in 1990, it has strived to walk steadily on its own. On the eve of reaching adulthood as a self-governing country, Vilnius is like a little girl who has been picked on too many times by her bigger neighbours

by marta palacín // 31/10/07

estonia, socialism, elections, capitalism, moscou, vilnius, lithuania

FEATURE estonia : Internet mad e-stonia

Internet mad e-stonia

A toy airport, a medieval city centre with little wood houses and a maritime city which is completely internet savvy

by Natalia Sosin @ // 13/09/07

estonia, internet, labour, society, central and eastern europe, tallinn

FEATURE estonia : Tallinn 2011: fairytales spin gold

Tallinn 2011: fairytales spin gold

Estonia is determined to present Tallinn as a dynamic culture capital when it assumes the title in 2011 – even with a grouchy Europe

by Katharina Kloss @ // 12/09/07

estonia, best of cafebabel.com, european capitals of culture, culture, central and eastern europe, tallinn

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One man, 25% of the vote

By Alice Préat, translated by Lucija Barbarić A candidate in the European elections who borrows money from his mother to finance his campaign, and ends up just below the most influential political party in the country; this is not an every day occurrence. Indrek Tarand, Estonian deputy in the European ...

alice by alice on bruxelles

Tartu: where everything is close and everything is dynamic

It's a bit more than an hour since I returned from a lovely trip to Estonia, and I want to start with the freshest impressions. Those come from Tartu, the second largest city in Estonia. Tartu is known as a student city with a laid-back character. Everything is more ...

Daiva by Daiva on wonderland

Free Electricity in Tallinn

Electric cars will park and recharge their batteries for free in Vabaduse Valjiak

Giovanni Angioni by Giovanni Angioni on tallinn

Estonia | The Financial Crisis Soundtrack

We could write a lot about the present situation in Estonia (former economic "superstar" faces deep recession, rising unemployment and so on). But it seems that it is just enough to hear a song and to understand the Estonian feelings in these times: Part of the lyrics translated into English ...

epolitik by epolitik on epolitik

AirBaltic Will Refund Tickets to People Who Loses Jobs

The company decided to tackle the rising unemployment in the Baltics

Giovanni Angioni by Giovanni Angioni on tallinn