Stoicescu and Mihkelson take part in the EU security policy conference in Denmark

The Chairmen of the National Defence Committee Kalev Stoicescu and the Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson are in Denmark where the European parliamentarians are shaping the common foreign, security, and defence policy.

Mihkelson, who has just returned from the celebrations of the Independence Day of Ukraine, said that the European countries were playing a more important role in defending democratic societies than ever before. “One of the things that the President of Ukraine confirmed yesterday was that there are currently profound discussions going on between Ukraine, European countries, and the USA about the actual nature of the security guarantees for Ukraine. A lot remains to be decided but progress has been made, and it continues to be crucial that the western countries continue to exert pressure on Russia,” Mihkelson said.

Stoicescu said that Estonia was in favour of raising the defence spending to five percent of the GDP and expected the other European countries to do the same. “The European countries should all make a relatively equal contribution considering their economic performance. This duty is not restricted to the Member States at the border,“ he pointed out.

The Conference will be opened tomorrow by the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament David McAllister and will discuss closer cooperation between the European Union and NATO, promoting democracy in Ukraine, migration from third countries, Europe’s role and responses to events in the Middle East, as well as defence investments, and topics of critical infrastructure, social resilience, energy, and climate.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia