This week the delegation of the National Defence Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) is on a visit to Lebanon, where they will meet with Minister of Defence Yacoub Riad Sarraf and their colleagues in the Parliament, and learn about the service of the Estonian peacekeepers participating in the UN peacekeeping mission United Nations…
Month: January 2017
“Tallinn Department of Culture invites all to celebrate Chinese New Year Today at the Freedom Square Tallinn Estonia”
Tallinn Department of Culture invites all to celebrate Chinese New Year! Traditional Chinese New Year celebrations in Tallinn was held Today,The event was free of charge. Krishan Chand
“Marianne Mikko: Any corruption in the Council of Europe is unacceptable”
Heads of the delegations of the Baltic States and the Nordic Countries (NB8) to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) signed a joint statement to the leaders of the PACE. In the statement, the heads of delegations unanimously condemned corruption among the members of the PACE, which had recently emerged. The statement…
Raivo Aeg: Ukraine’s integration with the EU is a priority for Estonia
At the sitting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg on Wednesday, the functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine was discussed. Member of the Estonian delegation to the PACE Raivo Aeg, who spoke at the sitting, emphasised that Estonia considered it to be its priority to contribute to Ukraine’s integration…
“Estonian Presidency of the Baltic Assembly was opened today in Brussels”
Estonian Presidency of the Baltic Assembly was opened today at the meeting of the Presidium of the Baltic Assembly in Brussels. At the beginning of the meeting the Presidium made a joint address in support of the agreement between the governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania regarding the development of the Rail Baltic railway connection….
“President of the Riigikogu Nestor to President Poroshenko: We hope to see a successful Ukraine”
Foto from Riigikogu President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Eiki Nestor said at the meeting with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko that Estonia hoped that Ukraine would be successful, and assured that the sanctions against Russia would continue as long as the Kremlin did not fulfil the Minsk agreements. “We hope we will one…
“European Union Affairs Committee supported Estonia’s positions on space strategy”
20 January 2017 the European Union Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) was given an overview of the objectives of the space strategy for Europe, and approved Estonia’s positions that enable to create a business environment for the growth of space startups, ensure Europe’s leading position in space sector and increase Europe’s role…
