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2010 In Estonia
The following lists events that happened during 2010 in Estonia. Incumbents * President: Toomas Hendrik Ilves * Prime Minister: Andrus Ansip Events July * July 13 - The European Union announces that Estonia is to become the seventeenth member of the euro on 1 January 2011. December * December 31 - Estonia officially adopts the euro as its currency. Deaths *12 November – Karl Plutus, lawyer and jurist (b. 1904) See also *2010 in Estonian football *2010 in Estonian television This is a list of Estonian television related events from 2010. Events *12 March - Malcolm Lincoln & Manpower 4 are selected to represent Estonia at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Siren". They are selected to be the sixteen ... References {{Year in Europe, 2010 2010s in Estonia Estonia Estonia Years of the 21st century in Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010
File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and subsequent oil spill becomes the worst marine oil spill in history; Spectators watch a football match with their famous vuvuzelas during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was held in South Africa; people entering the White House in Bishkek on 7 April during the Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010; the remains of Tu-154 after crash on April 10, 2010 that killed Polish president Lech Kaczyński; a child is treated for injuries following 2010 Haitian earthquake which killed an estimated 100,000 - 250,000 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 2010 Chile earthquake rect 200 0 400 200 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull rect 400 0 600 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Estonia
The president of the Republic of Estonia ( et, Eesti Vabariigi President) is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. The current president is Alar Karis, elected by Parliament on 31 August 2021, replacing Kersti Kaljulaid. Estonia is one of the few parliamentary republics in which the president is a ceremonial figurehead without even nominal executive powers. The president is obliged to suspend their membership in any political party for the term in office. Upon assuming office, the authority and duties of the president in all other elected or appointed offices terminate automatically. These measures should theoretically help the president to function in a more independent and impartial manner. The president holds office for five years. They may be elected any number of times, but not more than twice consecutively. In Estonia, the president is elected by the Riigikogu; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Toomas Hendrik Ilves (; born 26 December 1953) is an Estonian politician who served as the fourth president of Estonia from 2006 until 2016. Ilves worked as a diplomat and journalist, and he was the leader of the Social Democratic Party in the 1990s. He served in the government as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 1998 and again from 1999 to 2002. Later, he was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2006. He was elected as President of Estonia by an electoral college on 23 September 2006 and his term as President began on 9 October 2006. He was reelected by Parliament in 2011. Early life and education Ilves was born in Stockholm, Sweden; his parents Endel Ilves (1923–1991) and Irene Ilves (''née'' Rebane; 1925–2018) fled Estonia after its occupation by the Soviet Union during World War II. His maternal grandmother was a Russian from Saint Petersburg. He grew up in the United States in Leonia, New Jersey, and graduated from Leonia High School in 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Estonia
The Prime Minister of Estonia ( Estonian: ''peaminister'') is the head of government of the Republic of Estonia. The prime minister is nominated by the president after appropriate consultations with the parliamentary factions and confirmed by the parliament (''Riigikogu''). In case of disagreement, the Parliament can reject the president's nomination and choose their own candidate. In practice, since the prime minister must maintain the confidence of Parliament in order to remain in office, they are usually the leader of the senior partner in the governing coalition. The current prime minister is Kaja Kallas of the Reform Party. She took the office on 26 January 2021 following the resignation of Jüri Ratas. In their role as appointed by the president, the prime minister does not head any specific ministry. Rather, in accordance with the constitution, they supervise of the work of the government. The prime minister's significance and role in the government and their relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrus Ansip
Andrus Ansip (; born 1 October 1956) is an Estonian politician, a member of the European Parliament, the former European Commissioner for Digital Single Market and Vice President of the European Commission, in office from 2014 until 2019. Previously, he was Prime Minister of Estonia from 2005 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal Estonian Reform Party ( et, Reformierakond) from 2004 to 2014. Before his entry into politics Ansip trained as a chemist, before working in banking and business. He entered Parliament in 2004, quickly becoming Minister of Economic Affairs, and subsequently Prime Minister in April 2005. On 1 November 2014, he was appointed to the European Commission. Early life and business career Born in Tartu, Ansip graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in Chemistry in 1979. He worked as an engineer at the university from 1979 to 1983 (with a two-year break for mandatory military service). He was an instructor in the Industry Department and Head of the Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been described as a '' sui generis'' political entity (without precedent or comparison) combining the characteristics of both a federation and a confederation. Containing 5.8per cent of the world population in 2020, the EU generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around trillion in 2021, constituting approximately 18per cent of global nominal GDP. Additionally, all EU states but Bulgaria have a very high Human Development Index according to the United Nations Development Programme. Its cornerstone, the Customs Union, paved the way to establishing an internal single market based on standardised legal framework and legislation that applies in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states have agreed to act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 November
Events Pre-1600 * 954 – The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom. * 1028 – Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros. *1330 – Battle of Posada ends: Wallachian Voievode Basarab I defeats the Hungarian army by ambush. *1439 – Plymouth becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament. 1601–1900 *1835 – Construction is completed on the Wilberforce Monument in Kingston Upon Hull. *1892 – Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association. *1893 – Abdur Rahman Khan accepts the Durand Line as the border between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the British Raj. 1901–present *1905 – Norway holds a referendum resulting in popular approval of the Storting's decision to authorise the government to make the of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Plutus
Karl Plutus (11 September 1904 – 12 November 2010) was an Estonian jurist and the oldest verified living man in Estonia 2006–2010. Plutus was born in Kadrina Parish, Kolu Manor, Virumaa. He spent his childhood in Eastern Estonia and Saint Petersburg, where his family had moved to in 1913,Pärnu Postimees: Sajandivanune mees hoiab end vormis kalapüügiga and witnessed the October Revolution.EPL: Karl Plutus seisis Aurora paugu ajal Neeva kaldal In 1921, his family returned to Estonia. During World War II, The Second World War he was in Soviet Union, Soviet rear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 In Estonian Football
The 2010 season in Estonian football, started January 2010 and ended December 2010: Honours Official titles Other competition winners Domestic results 2010 Meistriliiga Qualification play-off ---- Estonian Cup 2009–10 2010–11 2010 Supercup National team results Notes {{Football in Estonia 2010 in Estonian football, Seasons in Estonian football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 In Estonian Television
This is a list of Estonian television related events from 2010. Events *12 March - Malcolm Lincoln & Manpower 4 are selected to represent Estonia at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Siren". They are selected to be the sixteenth Estonian Eurovision entry during Eesti Laul held at the Nokia Concert Hall in Tallinn. *1 September - Nick Jr. launches. Debuts Television shows 1990s *'' Õnne 13'' (1993–present) 2000s *'' Eesti otsib superstaari'' (2007–present) Ending this year Births Deaths See also *2010 in Estonia The following lists events that happened during 2010 in Estonia. Incumbents * President of Estonia, President: Toomas Hendrik Ilves * Prime Minister of Estonia, Prime Minister: Andrus Ansip Events July * July 13 - The European Union announces ... {{Estonia-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 In Estonia
The following lists events that happened during 2010 in Estonia. Incumbents * President: Toomas Hendrik Ilves * Prime Minister: Andrus Ansip Events July * July 13 - The European Union announces that Estonia is to become the seventeenth member of the euro on 1 January 2011. December * December 31 - Estonia officially adopts the euro as its currency. Deaths *12 November – Karl Plutus, lawyer and jurist (b. 1904) See also *2010 in Estonian football *2010 in Estonian television This is a list of Estonian television related events from 2010. Events *12 March - Malcolm Lincoln & Manpower 4 are selected to represent Estonia at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Siren". They are selected to be the sixteen ... References {{Year in Europe, 2010 2010s in Estonia Estonia Estonia Years of the 21st century in Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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