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According to ERR’s correspondent Astrid Kannel, in Kyiv for the presidential elections, the turnout was high, driven by the perceived desperation of the situation in the country. ...

On one level, nothing earth-shattering happened in Estonia's European Parliament elections. All four major parties got one seat, one of the parties got two seats and the popular independent candidate was re-elected. That was pretty much predicted for months before the May 25 election day. ...

The number of abortions in Estonia fell last year compared to 2012, dropping by 309 to 7,606. ...

According to a survey by Statistics Estonia, the rate of innovativeness in companies has dropped 9.2 percent since the survey was last done in 2010, continuing a decline in the rate of innovation in practically all spheres of economic activity since the recession of 2008. ...

Political analyst Ahto Lobajakas says that the big loser in Sunday night's European election results in Estonia was the integration process in Estonian society, and that former PM Andrus Ansip still has the most political capital in the country, leaving other parties in a secondary role. ...

Today is the last day of summery weather for a while, according to the Meteorology and Hydrology Institute. After highs of 20-26 C today, rain will move in tonight, with temperatures 7-12 C and patchy fog,  On Tuesday, winds will shift to the northeast and bring colder air. Highs should be 9-15 C, with a bit of rain at times.  Wednesday and Thursday will be even chillier - highs of only 7-12 C, with...

After her surprise first-round loss in the 2014 French Open on Saturday, Kaia Kanepi's world ranking paid the price. ...

Legendary Estonian football striker Andres Oper will hang up his cleats tonight after a friendly national team game against Gibraltar in Tallinn. The game will be webcast live here. ...

Prominent Center Party politician Jüri Ratas, tipped by many to take a place in the European Parliament but finishing disappointingly, said after election results were released that the party is losing ethnic Estonian voters. ...

Yana Toom's election as member of European Parliament creates a politically awkward situation in national parliament. ...

On Saturday, the ERKI Fashion Show once again offered a chance for students of the Estonian Academy of Arts (former acronym: ERKI) to demonstrate their talents on a big stage, some for the first time. ...

Former IRL MP Andres Herkel, who is in the process of setting up a new right-wing party, said IRL's Tunne Kelam and Social Democrat Marju Lauristin will defend Estonian interests in the European Parliament as they belong to the two largest parties there, respectively the European People's Party (EPP) and the Socialists and Democrats (S&D). ...

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has drawn up a draft bill which would ban companies for charging for bills. ...

The leadership of the largest party in Estonia, the Center Party, has now accepted the shock of the election results, but there is no reason to believe chairman Edgar Savisaar will be ousted, says Indrek Kiisler, the acting head of ERR's radio news. ...

The results of the European Parliament election have been announced, with ruling party Reform claiming two seats. The rest of the parties - the opposition Center Party and IRL and coalition partner Social Democrats - all won one seat, and independent Indrek Tarand was re-elected. In a surprise, an ethnically Russian politician, Yana Toom, will take the Center Party's one seat, ahead of all other politicians...

In neighboring Latvia, the European Parliament election took place already on Saturday. With some parallels with the election in Estonia - a newly menacing eastern neighbour and the recent successes of a left-leaning party with ties to Putin's party - observers are looking to see whether the coalition party fends off a challenge.   ...

Today, of course, is also the Ukrainian presidential election. ERR's correspondent in Kyiv says the public tends to have overly high expectations in the overwhelming favorite to win the election, Petro Poroshenko. But this chocolate magnate is no Willy Wonka, and the honeymoon will be brief, say observers.   ...

Estonia - minus those voters who already voted in the country's pioneering electronic system or used the advance voting option - goes to the polls today, May 25, to elect the country's European Parliament deputies for the next five years. ...

IRL politician Eerik-Niiles Kross, who is a former diplomat and intelligence official, said accusing its own employees publicly of corruption is an unusual step for a security organization. ...

The greatest damage done on Thursday was to the image of the Information Board, Estonia's foreign intelligence service, says former security adviser and security company owner Jaanus Rahumägi. ...