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…
28. March 2007 Belarus: self-isolation completed? Roundtable on Thursday, 29th of March, at 13:00 in the Open Estonia Foundation, Estonia pst. 5a, Tallinn Former collective farm director Lukashenka is still in command. Many with opposing ideas spend…
27. March 2007 Open Estonia Foundation and State Chancellery Awarded Grants to Facilitate Discussions on EU On Friday, March 16, a festive event took place at the Stenbock House in Tallinn, where the representatives of the NGO-s signed contracts that had been awarded grants within the Participating and…
26. March 2007 Belarusian Authorities Keep Arresting Opposition Leaders and Suppressing Students Despite recent calls for closer cooperation with the EU from Belarusian authhorities, throwing opposition people behind bars and suppressing students are illustrating the respect for basic civil…