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19. October 2007

Estonian President to Meet George Soros in NYC

TALLINN, September 19 - Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves is scheduled to fly to New York on Thursday to attend the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Estonian head of…

02. October 2007

European Council on Foreign Relations Launched

Today, 50 Europeans are launching the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) to promote a more coherent and vigorous European foreign policy in support of Europe's common interests and shared…

01. October 2007

Belarusian opposition leader hopes for Baltic backing

A leader of the Belarusian opposition hopes the Baltic states, Czech Republic and Slovakia will let the European Union know its Belarusian aid programs have failed because of too much red tape.…

30. September 2007

Estonian president thanks Soros for promoting democracy

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves thanked the prominent philanthropist and financial wizard George Soros for promoting democratic reforms and free thought in the world and Estonia in particular,…

18. September 2007

Launch of Tomorrow’s Europe, first-ever EU-wide Deliberative Poll®

Will Europeans ever be allowed to voice a considered opinion? Will EU leaders forever talk over citizen’s heads? Notre Europe launches Tomorrow’s Europe, the first-ever EU-wide Deliberative Poll®…

17. September 2007

NENO’s Newsletter September 2007

NENO opposes government’s plan to increase party funding as „civil society support” This week Estonian government announced its plan to increase funding for political parties from 60 million Estonian…

16. September 2007

Launch of Fair Trade Campaign in Estonia

The 2nd week of May witnessed the launch of Fair Trade advocacy week, a joint initiative by the Estonian Green Movement and Pro Fair Trade Finland. The promotion of fair trade goods was achieved by a…

15. September 2007

Protest for Freedom of thought in Belarus

On the 16-th day of every month a Day of Solidarity with all those repressed or persecuted in Belarus is commemorated. Today our solidarity is needed by Belarusian believers (mainly Catholics and…

14. September 2007

Belarus Fails to Win Seat on UN Human Rights Council

May 17, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Belarus has failed in its bid to win a seat on the United Nations' Human Rights Council. After two rounds of voting at the UN General Assembly, the two vacant East European…

13. September 2007

Book review: Billionaire, the Philosopher King

The Open Estonia Foundation (OEF) was established in April 1990 with the support of the Hungarian-born American philanthropist George Soros. In 2007, Soros’s book “The Age of Fallibility. Consequences…

13. September 2007

Citizens’ Perspectives on the Future of Europe

After citizens from all 27 Member States have participated in the European Citizens' Consultations, the project is going into its next phase. Representatives from all 27 member states gathered in…

12. September 2007

Open Estonia Foundation Approved as NGO Foundation Intermediary

Open Estonia Foundation was appointed as the national intermediary in Estonia to administer support from the European Economic Area (EEA) Grants donor states Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to…

11. September 2007

Chancellor of Justice wishes Estonia to reach among 5 most democratic countries

Chancellor of Justice Allar Jõks received the Open Estonia Foundation's annual Concord award. The Concorde award was also posthumously given to Ülle Aaskivi, Estonian lawyer and politician. According…

16. April 2007

Flash Mob Activity at Tammsaare Park

Today the Belarusian support group in Estonia organized a flash mob at Tammsaare park in Tallinn. About 20 people assembled for 15 minutes, reading newspapers with the message "Innocent activity? In…

29. March 2007

EU is two-faced about Belarus - roundtable in OEF

The European Union is hypocritical about Belarus, participants in a roundtable meeting held today at the Open Estonia Foundation found. Political scientist Jan Czurylowicz, a research fellow at the…

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