Threats made to schools of Tallinn

Threats made to schools of Tallinn

10.11.2025. Tallinn Threats made against Tallinn schools on social media are believed to be part of an information operation aimed at sowing confusion and creating fear. Nearly a dozen schools in Tallinn received letters threatening them with violence on Sunday. Press conference with ISS director Harrys Puusepp, the PPA's Northern Prefect Ats Kübarsepp, behaviour expert at the Estonian Police and Border Guard Pärtel Preinvalts. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

Threats made to schools of Tallinn

Threats made to schools of Tallinn

10.11.2025. Tallinn Threats made against Tallinn schools on social media are believed to be part of an information operation aimed at sowing confusion and creating fear. Nearly a dozen schools in Tallinn received letters threatening them with violence on Sunday. Press conference with ISS director Harrys Puusepp, the PPA's Northern Prefect Ats Kübarsepp, behaviour expert at the Estonian Police and Border Guard Pärtel Preinvalts. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

Threats made to schools of Tallinn

Threats made to schools of Tallinn

10.11.2025. Tallinn Threats made against Tallinn schools on social media are believed to be part of an information operation aimed at sowing confusion and creating fear. Nearly a dozen schools in Tallinn received letters threatening them with violence on Sunday. Press conference with ISS director Harrys Puusepp, the PPA's Northern Prefect Ats Kübarsepp, behaviour expert at the Estonian Police and Border Guard Pärtel Preinvalts. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

Saatse Boot

Saatse Boot

Sesniki village, 13.10.2025. The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) closed the section of road between Värska and Saatse that crosses Russian territory after an armed Russian unit appeared on the route. The Saatse Boot in south-eastern Estonia is a boot-shaped area of Russian territory spanning 115 hectares (280 acres) and extending into Estonia. Estonians and citizens from elsewhere can drive through the area without a permit, but must not stop. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Saatse Boot

Saatse Boot

Sesniki village, 13.10.2025. The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) closed the section of road between Värska and Saatse that crosses Russian territory after an armed Russian unit appeared on the route. The Saatse Boot in south-eastern Estonia is a boot-shaped area of Russian territory spanning 115 hectares (280 acres) and extending into Estonia. Estonians and citizens from elsewhere can drive through the area without a permit, but must not stop. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Saatse Boot

Saatse Boot

Sesniki village, 13.10.2025. The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) closed the section of road between Värska and Saatse that crosses Russian territory after an armed Russian unit appeared on the route. The Saatse Boot in south-eastern Estonia is a boot-shaped area of Russian territory spanning 115 hectares (280 acres) and extending into Estonia. Estonians and citizens from elsewhere can drive through the area without a permit, but must not stop. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Saatse Boot

Saatse Boot

Sesniki village, 13.10.2025. The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) closed the section of road between Värska and Saatse that crosses Russian territory after an armed Russian unit appeared on the route. The Saatse Boot in south-eastern Estonia is a boot-shaped area of Russian territory spanning 115 hectares (280 acres) and extending into Estonia. Estonians and citizens from elsewhere can drive through the area without a permit, but must not stop. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Saatse Boot

Saatse Boot

Sesniki village, 13.10.2025. The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) closed the section of road between Värska and Saatse that crosses Russian territory after an armed Russian unit appeared on the route. The Saatse Boot in south-eastern Estonia is a boot-shaped area of Russian territory spanning 115 hectares (280 acres) and extending into Estonia. Estonians and citizens from elsewhere can drive through the area without a permit, but must not stop. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Saatse Boot

Saatse Boot

Sesniki village, 13.10.2025. The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) closed the section of road between Värska and Saatse that crosses Russian territory after an armed Russian unit appeared on the route. The Saatse Boot in south-eastern Estonia is a boot-shaped area of Russian territory spanning 115 hectares (280 acres) and extending into Estonia. Estonians and citizens from elsewhere can drive through the area without a permit, but must not stop. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

16.09.2025, Läsna. Members of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) received training in anti-tank weaponry. The special PPA units will be equipped with anti-tank weapons and combat-ready for that use by 2027. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

16.09.2025, Läsna. Members of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) received training in anti-tank weaponry. The special PPA units will be equipped with anti-tank weapons and combat-ready for that use by 2027. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

16.09.2025, Läsna. Members of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) received training in anti-tank weaponry. The special PPA units will be equipped with anti-tank weapons and combat-ready for that use by 2027. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

16.09.2025, Läsna. Members of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) received training in anti-tank weaponry. The special PPA units will be equipped with anti-tank weapons and combat-ready for that use by 2027. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

16.09.2025, Läsna. Members of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) received training in anti-tank weaponry. The special PPA units will be equipped with anti-tank weapons and combat-ready for that use by 2027. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

16.09.2025, Läsna. Members of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) received training in anti-tank weaponry. The special PPA units will be equipped with anti-tank weapons and combat-ready for that use by 2027. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

16.09.2025, Läsna. Members of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) received training in anti-tank weaponry. The special PPA units will be equipped with anti-tank weapons and combat-ready for that use by 2027. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

16.09.2025, Läsna. Members of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) received training in anti-tank weaponry. The special PPA units will be equipped with anti-tank weapons and combat-ready for that use by 2027. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

Anti-tank weapon training with Instalaza C90

16.09.2025, Läsna. Members of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) received training in anti-tank weaponry. The special PPA units will be equipped with anti-tank weapons and combat-ready for that use by 2027. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Number plate recognition cameras

Number plate recognition cameras

13.05.2025, Tallinn. Automatic number plate recognition cameras by the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA). Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Number plate recognition cameras

Number plate recognition cameras

13.05.2025, Tallinn. Automatic number plate recognition cameras by the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA). Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Number plate recognition cameras

Number plate recognition cameras

13.05.2025, Tallinn. Automatic number plate recognition cameras by the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA). Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Number plate recognition cameras

Number plate recognition cameras

13.05.2025, Tallinn. Automatic number plate recognition cameras by the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA). Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Number plate recognition cameras

Number plate recognition cameras

13.05.2025, Tallinn. Automatic number plate recognition cameras by the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA). Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Number plate recognition cameras

Number plate recognition cameras

13.05.2025, Tallinn. Automatic number plate recognition cameras by the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA). Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

PPA´s new crisis equipment

PPA´s new crisis equipment

12.11.2024, Tallinn. The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) presented equipment acquired for crisis management. On display were new command buses, ATVs, crowd control equipment, and tactical medical supplies. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

PPA´s new crisis equipment

PPA´s new crisis equipment

12.11.2024, Tallinn. The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) presented equipment acquired for crisis management. On display were new command buses, ATVs, crowd control equipment, and tactical medical supplies. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

PPA´s new crisis equipment

PPA´s new crisis equipment

12.11.2024, Tallinn. The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) presented equipment acquired for crisis management. On display were new command buses, ATVs, crowd control equipment, and tactical medical supplies. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

PPA´s new crisis equipment

PPA´s new crisis equipment

12.11.2024, Tallinn. The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) presented equipment acquired for crisis management. On display were new command buses, ATVs, crowd control equipment, and tactical medical supplies. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

PPA´s new crisis equipment

PPA´s new crisis equipment

12.11.2024, Tallinn. The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) presented equipment acquired for crisis management. On display were new command buses, ATVs, crowd control equipment, and tactical medical supplies. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

PPA´s new crisis equipment

PPA´s new crisis equipment

12.11.2024, Tallinn. The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) presented equipment acquired for crisis management. On display were new command buses, ATVs, crowd control equipment, and tactical medical supplies. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

PPA´s new crisis equipment

PPA´s new crisis equipment

12.11.2024, Tallinn. The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) presented equipment acquired for crisis management. On display were new command buses, ATVs, crowd control equipment, and tactical medical supplies. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Second part of Estonian-Russian border fence completed

Second part of Estonian-Russian border fence completed

11.12.2023, Viitka. Construction has ended on the second section of Estonia's eastern border, a 39.5 kilometer stretch in the southeast of the country. This part of the border ran through hilly and sometimes very swampy terrain between Luhamaa and Võmmorsk. It has brought big changes to the area and 121 new border posts have been installed. Border construction started in 2020 and is expected to be completed in 2025. It will cover 115 km of the Estonian-Russian border. The is 338.6 km long in total and 135 km of it is located on land, in difficult terrain and forested area, while 76 km is in the Narva River and 127 km runs through Lake Peipsi. On the photo PPA general director Egert Belitev and Minister of Interior Lauri Läänemets. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Second part of Estonian-Russian border fence completed

Second part of Estonian-Russian border fence completed

11.12.2023, Viitka. Construction has ended on the second section of Estonia's eastern border, a 39.5 kilometer stretch in the southeast of the country. This part of the border ran through hilly and sometimes very swampy terrain between Luhamaa and Võmmorsk. It has brought big changes to the area and 121 new border posts have been installed. Border construction started in 2020 and is expected to be completed in 2025. It will cover 115 km of the Estonian-Russian border. The is 338.6 km long in total and 135 km of it is located on land, in difficult terrain and forested area, while 76 km is in the Narva River and 127 km runs through Lake Peipsi. On the photo PPA general director Egert Belitev and Minister of Interior Lauri Läänemets. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Second part of Estonian-Russian border fence completed

Second part of Estonian-Russian border fence completed

11.12.2023, Viitka. Construction has ended on the second section of Estonia's eastern border, a 39.5 kilometer stretch in the southeast of the country. This part of the border ran through hilly and sometimes very swampy terrain between Luhamaa and Võmmorsk. It has brought big changes to the area and 121 new border posts have been installed. Border construction started in 2020 and is expected to be completed in 2025. It will cover 115 km of the Estonian-Russian border. The is 338.6 km long in total and 135 km of it is located on land, in difficult terrain and forested area, while 76 km is in the Narva River and 127 km runs through Lake Peipsi. On the photo PPA general director Egert Belitev, Minister of Interior Lauri Läänemets and PPA deputy chief Veiko Kommusaar. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Greece's largest port thrives under BRI cooperation

STORY: Greece's largest port thrives under BRI cooperation DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Piraeus Port 2. SOUNDBITE (English): NEKTARIOS DEMENOPOULOS, Public and investor relations deputy manager at Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) STORYLINE: Greece's largest port, Piraeus, plays a key role in the Belt and Road Initiative, thanks to its geostrategic position and has become a symbol of win-win cooperation. The harbor has been transformed dramatically in the past years since China's COSCO Shipping invested there, and Chinese people and Greeks joined forces to modernize and upgrade it. SOUNDBITE (English): NEKTARIOS DEMENOPOULOS, Public and investor relations deputy manager at Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) "We cooperate efficiently with our Chinese colleagues and we share the common vision of making the port of Piraeus one of the biggest maritime hubs in the whole world. So we are a strong team sharing a big dream. It is true that a

Greece, China celebrate Dragon Boat Festival at Piraeus port

STORY: Greece, China celebrate Dragon Boat Festival at Piraeus port DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dragon Boat Festival celebration at Piraeus port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): YIANNIS MORALIS, Piraeus mayor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): PANTELIS DIOLETIS, Deputy mayor of Salamina municipality 4. various of performances and banquet STORYLINE: Greek and Chinese participants jointly celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival in Piraeus, Greece's largest port, on Wednesday evening, exchanging good wishes for health and prosperity, and expressing their willingness to forge stronger bilateral ties for the benefit of both countries. The event was jointly organized by COSCO Shipping Piraeus Port Authority, China Public Diplomacy Association, the Chinese Embassy in Greece, and the Athens Business Confucius Institute. The event, which was hosted at the premises of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA S.A.), saw Greek and Chinese participants singing popular