AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoLocal Culture: Tallinn’s Literary Street Festival returned to Kadriorg, spotlighting “Tõde ja õigus 100,” young authors, and a veranda concert with Mari Kalkun, plus kids’ meet-and-greets and a Betti Alver 120th-birthday poetry finale. Art & Exhibitions: Poco Art Museum in Tallinn will open “Bowie x Sukita” on 9 October, bringing more than 100 photos from Masayoshi Sukita’s 40-year creative partnership with David Bowie. Sports: The Tallinn Half Marathon saw record-breaking speed, with Kenyan runners taking both races and the men’s 21.1 km distance completed under an hour for the first time in Estonia. Education & Media: A new OECD PISA snapshot says teenagers’ reading and maths skills are sliding as screen habits and social media reduce deep reading. Estonia Abroad/Support: Estonia helped reopen Malyn’s Children’s School of Arts in Zhytomyr after a 2022 missile hit, restoring classrooms and instruments for 390 students. Transport Debate: Estonia’s plan to buy new electric and gas buses has sparked pushback from operators, who question why the state should run its own fleet. International Security (Estonia angle): Estonian FM Margus Tsahkna says Russia’s drone strikes near the Ukraine-Poland border show the threat is reaching EU/NATO territory, with sabotage and disinformation also ongoing.
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