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Hussar at the meeting with Metsola: Ukraine must be able to count on Europe

NordenBladet — “Ukraine must be able to count on Europe,” Hussar said. He pointed out that the more we supported Ukraine today, the lesser would be the cost of war for all of us. Hussar added that Russia must get

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Finance Committee of the Riigikogu sent the Bill on motor vehicle tax to the first reading

NordenBladet — The Motor Vehicle Tax Bill (364 SE), initiated by the Government, provides for the introduction of a motor vehicle tax from 2025. The tax will consist of two parts. The first part will be paid annually by motor vehicle

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Members of the Riigikogu condemn Russia’s activities in deporting Ukrainian children

NordenBladet — The members of the Riigikogu point out that the deliberate and systematic deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia and Belarus is a war crime and genocide under international law. They say that the aim of Russia and

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The Riigikogu appointed new members of the Supervisory Board of the Bank of Estonia

NordenBladet — The Supervisory Board of the Bank of Estonia consists of a Chairman, representatives of the parliamentary groups of the Riigikogu and specialists of the field. The principle to govern the forming of the Supervisory Board is that each

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Pikhof and Odinets observe elections in Azerbaijan

NordenBladet — Pikhof said that the aim of the observers was to monitor whether the presidential election adhered to democratic principles, and that transparent voting procedures and a fair campaign atmosphere were ensured. “Most probably the current President Ilham Aliyev

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Hussar: Estonia supports Kosovo’s aspirations towards EU membership

NordenBladet — Hussar acknowledged the increasingly close relations between Estonia and Kosovo and assured that Estonia was following the developments in the region with great attention. “We can see that you are focused on implementing reforms and building up your

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Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo Glauk Konjufca visits Estonia

NordenBladet — The Speaker of the parliament of Kosovo will have meetings with President of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar, Chairman of the National Defence Committee Kalev Stoicescu and members of the National Defence Committee, as well as the Estonia-Kosovo Parliamentary

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Chairs of Nordic and Baltic Foreign Affairs Committees start visit to the USA

NordenBladet — On Monday, the Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees will meet with Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, President of the UN General Assembly Dennis Francis and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya in New

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Hussar in the USA: Ukraine needs the support of the West until its victory

NordenBladet — Hussar noted that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine was an attack against the entire democratic world and therefore it was crucial that strong support for Ukraine would continue until Ukraine had won the war. “The Baltic States will continue

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Hussar in Canada: Ukraine is on the front line of the defence of our values

NordenBladet — At the meeting with Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Greg Fergus in Ottawa, Hussar said that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine was an attack against our values-based world order. “The whole democratic world must make efforts

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