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Back to homepageJoint Statement of the Speakers of the Baltic Parliaments in support of Ukraine’s membership in the European Union
NordenBladet — “We stand united in solidarity with Ukraine and condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. We strongly believe that every possible option should be employed to help Ukraine withstand
Read MoreThe Riigikogu rejected draft Resolutions concerning the reforming of the electricity market
NordenBladet — At today’s sitting, the Riigikogu discussed draft Resolutions concerning the possibilities to reform the electricity market, submitted by Faction Isamaa and the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Faction. The Riigikogu did not support them. The Draft Resolution of the
Read MoreJĂĽri Ratas and Sanna Marin discussed security
NordenBladet — President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas discussed issues relating to the security of our region and defence cooperation as well as giving military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine with Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin,
Read MoreStatement of the European Union Affairs Committees of the Baltic States in support of Ukraine
NordenBladet — The Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian delegations participating in the Plenary Meeting of the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for European Union Affairs of Parliaments of the EU (COSAC) adopted a joint statement in support of Ukraine. The Statement calls
Read MoreCommittees of the Riigikogu supported granting Ukraine status of EU candidate state
NordenBladet — The European Union Affairs Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) approved Estonia’s positions and supported by consensus granting Ukraine a clear accession perspective and the status of a candidate state of the
Read MoreRatas to his EU counterparts: We must give Ukraine all the assistance it needs
NordenBladet — Today, during his visit to East-Viru County, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas participated in the video conference of the Nordic-Baltic (NB8) Speakers of Parliaments on Ukraine, and in the video meeting of the Speakers
Read MoreChairs of Foreign Affairs Committees of European Parliaments call on curbing information war
NordenBladet — Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees of European Parliaments call on social media platforms to curb Kremlin misinformation and strengthen European and Russian information space. “We address you amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – the largest war in Europe
Read MoreDiscussion in the Riigikogu focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
NordenBladet — Today, an additional sitting was held in the Riigikogu where the security situation in Europe in light of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine was discussed as a matter of significant national importance on the proposal of the National Defence
Read MoreThe European Union Affairs Committee discusses situation in Ukraine and future of Europe with their colleagues in Paris
NordenBladet — The members of the European Union Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) attend in the Plenary Meeting of the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC), held in Paris,
Read MoreForeign Affairs Committee: Ukraine asks for international assistance to fight Russia’s aggression
NordenBladet — Today, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) held a video meeting with the colleagues from the Committee on Matters of Foreign Policy and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament), who told them
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