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Great report, guests and European news are in the contents of this information magazine, presented by Eléonore Gay and broadcast on Thursday late evening on France 2, as well as on Sunday at 10:40 a.m. on France 3.
Estonia, this small Baltic country of 1.3 million inhabitants, respects its traditions and its history, but it is also the most advanced digital nation in the European Union: 98% of the population has their ID card. ‘Numeric identity. Here, a company is created in fifteen minutes, start-ups flourish and, apart from getting married, divorced or buying real estate… everything is done on the internet. Economic dynamism and digital democracy that Estonians are ready to defend against a threatening neighbor, Russia.
On the island of Kihnu, a matriarchal society
> THE REPORT
It’s a small Estonian island in the Baltic Sea, where women decide. Kihnu, 16 square kilometers, 300 inhabitants, has long made its living from fishing. The men went to sea, while the women stayed and became, in fact, the patronesses of the island, the guardians of the community. Fishing is no longer what it used to be, but the habits persist and the tradition remains.
A report by Hélène Hug and Jean-Marie Lequertier.
> MEETINGS IN THE FIELD
Eléonore Gay meets Kersti Kaljulaid, the former president of Estonia (2016-2021), to understand this little miracle, and to know if all-digital technology and democracy go well together. Short tour in a shared car through the streets of the beautiful capital Tallinn with Martin Villig, co-founder of Bolt. Major General Veiko-Vello Palmnumber two in the Estonian army, authorized “We, the Europeans” to film the training of determined soldiers: Estonia is a NATO member country.
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