The chairmen of national European Union committees are meeting to discuss security

The focus on security comes from the priorities of Poland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union. “Poland’s focus on European security is definitely also our focus, and the directions taken by Poland also largely reflect Estonia’s,” he said. “Poland has set an ambitious programme for its presidency – after all, this is inevitable in the current security situation. We are keen to contribute towards carrying out this ambitious programme.”

Tali intends to remind his foreign colleagues that the defence of Brussels starts at Narva River, and that Russia’s hybrid warfare impacts us all. “We need to present a united front and enhance our defence capability in a spirit of solidarity, and our ambitions could be much higher. We need this ourselves as Europeans, regardless of who is the current President of the United States.”

Tali also sees a need to focus on protecting the underwater infrastructure in Europe, particularly in the Baltic Sea, and on curbing the activities of Russia’s shadow fleet. “Protecting the Baltic Sea infrastructure concerns all of us. We need to intensify our efforts and improve our performance,” Tali said, adding that the necessary actions and cooperation opportunities could ideally be agreed during the Polish Presidency.

Before the start of the COSAC meeting, there was a video meeting of the Chairmen of the European Union Affairs Committees of Baltic Sea countries, with a focus on Russia’s shadow fleet. Other topic to be discussed at today’s meeting, aside from the Polish presidency priorities, is European Union budget for combating the consequences of climate change.

COSAC is a cooperation format that brings together the Committees for Union Affairs of the national parliaments of the 27 Member States of the European Union.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia