Chairs of the European Union Affairs Committees of the parliaments of Baltic Sea countries meet in Tallinn

“The impact of hybrid attacks and hostile influencing extends beyond national borders,” Chairman of the European Union Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu Peeter Tali said. “Countries in the Baltic Sea region that share the same values must stand together and protect their citizens, and our freedom of speech, democracy, and the rule of law. Hostile influence activities, interference in elections, and cyber-attacks are particularly dangerous. The European Union must inevitably invest significantly more money in security and military defence in its next long-term budget for 2028–2034, especially if we want to protect our free and prosperous way of life.”

In addition to Tali, Edmunds Cepurītis from the Parliament of Latvia, Ruslanas Baranovas from the Parliament of Lithuania, Agnieszka Pomaska and Jacek Włosowicz from the Parliament of Poland, Saara-Sofia Sirén from the Parliament of Finland, Erik Ottoson and Matilda Ernkrans from the Parliament of Sweden, Brigitte Klintskov Jerkel and Henrik Møller from the Parliament of Denmark, and Anton Hofreiter from the Parliament of Germany participate in the meeting of the Chairs of the European Union Affairs Committees.

Before the meeting, the Chairs of the European Union Affairs Committees visited the Mine Harbor Naval Base in Tallinn yesterday. They met with Commander of the Navy, Commodore Ivo Värk and discussed the situation in the Baltic Sea, the risks associated with the activities of Russia’s shadow fleet, and the protection of critical underwater infrastructure. The representatives of the national parliaments also visited the Rail Baltic Tallinn Ülemiste terminal together with Lauri Ulm, Technical Director of Rail Baltic Estonia.

Photos (Erik Peinar / Chancellery of the Riigikogu)

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Source: Parliament of Estonia