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Estonian Free Press : Update: Estonian Free Press - Something You Might Want to Know

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:44:16 +0000

nice programme !

Estonian Free Press : Trade unions collected signatures against raising of pension age

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:08:20 +0000

They should collect signatures for Tuhala instead.... http://french-in-estonia.blogspot.com/2010/03/pro...

Estonian Free Press : Estonian GDP to Restart Growing in 2010?

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:33:08 +0000

"Growth this quarter won’t be as good as the last one, but it won’t be bad" > WOW! that's what I call economic accuracy!

Estonian Free Press : Suicides Increased by 16% in 2009

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:57:48 +0000

Was it a recent survey showing that 75% of Estonians were happy with their lives? ...

Estonian Free Press : Marzipan: the Best Remedy for Broken Hearted

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:54:22 +0000

me like Marzipan :) !! Do we know between Tallinn and Lubeck who "invented" it first?

Estonian Free Press : Estonia Lost Competitiveness

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:51:38 +0000

Was Estonia at any time competitive???

Estonian Free Press : Yes, We Can Complain About Winter!

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:50:41 +0000

hehe don' t complain, at least you have a nice winter :)

Estonian Free Press : Ansip: "Three Marathons in Four Weeks". And the Government?

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:33:24 +0000

Well I agree with you David on the last sentence... if he could just put as much efforts in his political job as in sports, Estonia would be probably much better off by now. Regarding the expenses so to say covered by his own pocket, I suspect he will not pay the visit to Japan since he's also going there for "business".

Estonian Free Press : Ilves Calls Estonian Press to Respect Democracy

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:31:56 +0000

It's strange for me because I can't imagine seeing the French President telling the French media (I mean directly like that, not off the record, because everybody knows he has some arrangement with some tv channels...) not to write bad things about the government. It's like telling them not to do their job. The basic pilar of democracy is freedom of speech. By saying that Ilves is only denying democracy...

Estonian Free Press : It Is Time to Get a New TV

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:36:21 +0000

indeed... but I'll have to get a new one when I move because my old one has some multicolour stripes , but these are not normal! ;)

Estonian Free Press : It Is Time to Get a New TV

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:31:21 +0000

actually, those black stripes are not so annoying...

Estonian Free Press : Dead Parrot

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:52:46 +0000

Indeed, you can regret writing this article. Answering these people is completely useless - they're brainwashed and it is just imposssible to talk to them since the History they "learnt" is different from ours.. I'm personnally tired of reading this kind of bullshit (not yours but Laughland's) and sorry for both Estonians and Russians because I believe most of them, regardless of what happened in the past, are willing to live and accept each other - ready to collaborate and use their differences to make the best out of Estonia. Unfortunately a minority always shows the bad side of the story and it is constantly being used politically, thus jeopardising the entire social unity of the country. And I'm not telling that only Russian propaganda is disgusting but Ilves' (and his gvnt) ideas and approach to how should be the Estonian nation is not very nice either. I don't ask them to become friends and hold hands with Moscow but at least make an effort for the country they're supposed to serve and not demolish; because that is whta they are doing now by not showing the example and constantly developing ressentment between each other! Russia is a huge market, at least be smart and pretend you like them, even if it's just for the money they can give....

Estonian Free Press : Europe's Choice: Switzerland or Serbia?

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:13:16 +0000

hmm... I'm just trying to give an explanation to the title, not to change it - but maybe the author of the article could explain better.. Anyway, even if you're right (Serbia is mainly Orthodox and many of the Swiss immigrants come form Kosovo), I would like to add that "which declared itself independent from Serbia" means it's not internationally recognised. Even if Switzerland did, take a look at the date of the stats: 2008, which means figures are probably from 2007; so before the declaration of independence.. So in the stats, it has everything to do with Serbia (and Montenegro) since it is specified Serbia and Montenegro (also independent and 20% of muslims...) and very likely it includes Kosovo as well. But now we're miles away from the original topic...

Estonian Free Press : Europe's Choice: Switzerland or Serbia?

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:14:19 +0000

@ Vuk Panic : probably because many immigrants in Switzerland come from the Balkans and particularly from Serbia - Montenegro: http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/theme...

Estonian Free Press : France signs gas pipeline deal with Russia

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 22:15:36 +0000

yeah nice move ! EDF, Renault, the Army... let's buy Russian companies while they are still cheap ;)

Estonian Free Press : Europe's Choice: Switzerland or Serbia?

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 22:13:33 +0000

From all the noise I can hear about this "Swiss minaret referendum", I can just see that this political party reached its goal! A referendum, what a clever idea. Ask people "yes" or "no" (there's no maybe, no compromise) about something they ignore, something people secretly fear, don't want to talk about - minaret. If you ask me to vote, I would answer a big "NO". Why? Because I don't want a muezzin to bother me all the time with his calls. I am an atheist and I don't ask anybody to have my "church" built... However, if I start thinking.... There is about a dozen of these towers in France, none of them has ever had a Muezzin, they are purely architectural elements. If you ask me to vote again after giving me that very important information, then I'd say "Yes"! That being said, I can also understand people's vote. I won't even answer people making the apology of rights, equality, democracy... blablabla.. this has never existed! The thing is the Swiss see their little quiet country changing - Does a minaret fit with the image they have of their country? Do they want to give more rights to a community that - according to the media- is responsible for the mess in their country? Do this referendum in several European countries and you will probably get the same results - and I'm not only talking about France but definitely Estonia is in there I say "NO" to referendum!

Estonian Free Press : MS Estonia Case Lands in a French Court

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 08:33:42 +0000

check out YouTube, there are some interesting videos about "the sinking of the Estonia". Not sure the French Court -with all the respect I have for it :) - might be able to clear this up...

Estonian Free Press : EU Enlargment Was the Right Thing

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:36:46 +0000

and we could finally judge some of the Nazi still hiding in there... :o