Estonia

Public outrage has erupted in Estonia following revelations of proposed salary hikes for the Presidential Office. The issue arose during a parliamentary session where the Riigikogu debated the usage of health data, an event that also saw Member of Parliament Mart Helme given a timeout due to heated exchanges.

In other significant domestic news, deeper insights have emerged into a child abuse network that operated within Estonia, with reports detailing how convicted pedophiles sought out families and established an apartment equipped with hidden cameras. A new development in the ongoing 'Slava Ukraini' trial saw a former employee of the organization discover undelivered aid shipments, adding another layer to the embezzlement allegations against Johanna-Maria Lehtme.

Meanwhile, an Eesti Ekspress journalist revealed gaining unauthorized access to the superministry, where they reportedly spent an hour unnoticed, drinking coffee and overhearing top officials' conversations. Economically, the owner of Silmet has expressed long-standing fears about losing Russian suppliers, a dependency that has reportedly increased since the war's onset. Separately, an Estonian IT firm is under scrutiny for allegedly engaging in questionable business practices abroad, including the use of dubious documents to generate millions in profit.