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We do not have additional centers, but we have detention facilities. According to Interior Minister Igor Taro, Estonia's capacity to deal with migrants has not yet been exhausted, which is why we can only talk about a crisis when the existing resources are no longer sufficient. #rändesurve #Eesti #migrandid (translated)

Krzysztof Mazur listed European companies and technologies from various industries, arguing that Europe still has significant industrial achievements. Among the examples he cited were Porsche, BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes, and Rolls-Royce cars, Bosch and Siemens automation, ABB robotics, ASML lithography, Airbus A350 aircraft, Ariane 6 rocket, Rafale and Gripen fighters from SAAB, and TRUMPF industrial lasers. He also mentioned, among others, EDF and Schneider in nuclear energy, STMicroelectronics and Infineon in semiconductor manufacturing, Nokia and Ericsson in telecommunications, Siemens Healthineers, Novo Nordisk, BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Roche in medicine, as well as the Galileo and Copernicus systems and ICEYE and OHB satellites. The list also included Thales radars, Naval Group submarines, Rheinmetall artillery systems, Leonardo helicopters, Kongsberg missiles, Vestas and Siemens turbines, and trains from Alstom, Siemens, Newag, and Pesa. Among further examples, he mentioned the Mistral AI language models, Pasqal and IQM quantum computers, Wilk Electronics memory cards, and prototypes for fusion reactors from Proxima Fusion. Mazur wrote that Europe should regain its technological pride. He assessed that the continent missed the digital revolution but still has excellent companies and technologies. #technologia #innowacje #przemysł (translated)

The article by Rein Toomla discusses how the president can influence Estonian politics significantly more than is usually assumed, and addresses the role of heads of state in the differences between parliamentary and presidential democracies. #EestiPoliitika #President #Demokraatia (translated)

Saab, in collaboration with the Armed Forces and FMV, has launched an unmanned underwater vehicle after less than a year of development, demonstrating effective cooperation and rapid technological turnover to practical benefit. #Saab #Undervattensfarkost #Försvarsmakten (translated)

Estonia will receive nearly 32 million euros from the European Union to strengthen drone surveillance and air monitoring of its eastern border, creating a multi-layered integrated system that helps prevent illegal border crossing and improve the country's security. #EuroopaLiit #idapiir #droonid (translated)

Journalist Ville Arike discusses why Silmet, the only rare earth metals factory in Europe, receives raw materials from Russia, while ordinary consumers do not have access to gas, due to the application of European Union sanctions that have reached Estonia. #Silmet #haruldasedmuldmetallid #majandus (translated)