The independent
| over 2 years ago
Tallinn's old town is the focal point for its year in the spotlight as a European Capital of Culture The destination Turku, Finland (Turku2011.fi) and Tallinn, Estonia (tallinn2011.ee) are the European Capitals of Culture for 2011. Turku may be small...
Guardian Unlimited
| over 2 years ago
Timur Nisametdinov/AP The European Union would normally have been cock-a-hoop about the arrival of Estonia as the 17th member of the euro yesterday. The inclusion of a small Baltic state that until two decades ago was part of the Soviet Union would...
7days
| over 2 years ago
Its decision to change from the Estonian kroon to the euro was the final step in a two decade-long effort to integrate its economy with Europe after its independence in 1991. It is the first former Soviet republic to join the single currency.
Asian Tribune
| over 2 years ago
49 editor At last, the weather gods had been kind to the Europeans on the eve of the New Year and beyond, who were battling against an army of unseen demons brought about by the Big Freeze the worst for almost two hundred years. The unusually cold...
Voice of America
| over 2 years ago
Articles Estonia joined the Euro zone as its newest member on Saturday...Estonian officials say switching to the Euro marks the end of its struggles. The country has been in a deep recession since 2009 when economic output dropped by 14 percent. The...
Inquirer.net
| over 2 years ago
New Year and a new currency Saturday as it became the first ex-Soviet state to adopt the euro at midnight and the 17th member of the eurozone, a bloc plagued by debt woes. As a spectacular fireworks show lit up the sky over Tallinn, the 2004 EU...
United Press International
| over 2 years ago
The first day of 2011 saw Estonia become the first former Soviet state to replace its currency, the kroon, with the euro. The small Baltic country of 1.3 million people joined the European Union in 2004, more than 15 years after the collapse of the...
