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Six of the proposed 15 ministers in Estonia's next coalition have never held ministerial office before, four from the Social Democrats and two from Isamaa's.

A master's thesis defended at Tallinn University examined the extent to which young people in Narva's self-image relates to their city and to the Estonian state. No direct conflict between these two identities emerged, but it was found that for Narva's young people, their identity is still in its formative stages and that the city could, in their opinion, be more connected to the rest of Estonia.

Local Russian-speaking children who want to learn the Estonian language through state integration programs which involve living with Estonian-speaking families, have found that there are no places available. The state integration program has also been criticized by some experts, who suggest different approaches to language learning would be more effective.

Before the Second World War, Estonians made up 65 percent of Narva's population; however, since regaining independence, their population has dropped to 4 percent. According to the most recent census, the proportion of Estonians in Narva has now risen to 6 percent.

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Free language cafes to practice Estonia will open across Estonia this week, the Integration Foundation said on Wednesday.