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Romeo Kalda, who was serving a life sentence for the murder of the head of the Lasnamäe police department, was granted early release on Tuesday, by order of Viru County Court's Jõhvi courthouse. However, according to Viru County Court spokesperson Kristi Ehrlich the order has not entered into force, meaning it is subject to appeal.

The government is meeting in Vihula Manor to discuss the state budget and the next four years' fiscal strategy. I would like to present sides to the coalition with a set of proposals from myself and the Center Party, Jaak Aab writes.

Siret Kotka, deputy chair of the Social Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu and a member of the Center Party, who owns several apartments in Tallinn, lives in a rented flat and collects her housing allowance from the Chancellery of the Riigikogu.

An additional 500 people have been recruited by Estonian companies in Ida-Viru County reacting to the increased demand for shale oil this winter.

In an action-packed Estonian County Competition clash at the Tehvandi Stadium in Nüpli, Valga County, on Saturday, home side Valga County stormed back from two goals down at half-time to earn a point against 10-man Tallinn.

Conservative People's Party (EKRE) leader Martin Helme said that the party is planning no major changes in terms of where its frontrunners will be set up for the 2023 Riigikogu elections.

Seven Soviet monuments, including the tank, will be removed from Estonia's eastern border town Narva on Tuesday, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) said on Tuesday. Delaying the decision further will only increase tensions, the government agreed.

A total of 1,016 births, 460 girls and 556 boys, were registered in Estonia in July, the Ministry of the Interior says, down 14.9 percent on the same month in 2021. The number of marriages reported stood at 1,153, up 7 percent, while 1,312 deaths were reported for the month, a fall of 2 percent on year.

A Soviet-era monument in a Lääne-Viru County village has been vandalized, ETV news show 'Aktuaalne kaamera' (AK) reported Monday. The incident comes as edifices commemorating the fallen of World War Two, from a Soviet perspective, are being removed or facing pressure for removal, following the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.

On the final day of the European Orienteering Championships in Rakvere both the Estonia's men's and women's teams were in action as they competed in the relay event. The men's team finished in fifth position in the national rankings, taking seventh position in the relay overall. The Estonian women's team claimed ninth place overall in the relay, finishing as the sixth best national team in the competition.