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Back to homepageThe Riigikogu wants to recognise mass deportation of Crimean Tatars as an act of genocide
NordenBladet — The draft Statement strongly condemns the extermination and the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars from their homeland on the Crimean Peninsula to the territories of Central Asia, which was planned and carried out by the totalitarian Soviet regime
Read MoreKadri Tali: The fate of the Ukrainian children is an urgent crisis
NordenBladet — Tali emphasised that Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to extensive kidnappings and forced resettling, particularly when it comes to children. “Some estimates say that over 700,000 Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia in order to “save”
Read MoreMihkelson will discuss protecting security of the Baltic Sea at Warsaw Security Forum
NordenBladet — Mihkelson and the representatives of the Swedish Navy and the Navy of the United Kingdom will speak at the panel discussion held tomorrow on the main stage of the forum, where protecting security of the Baltic Sea will
Read MorePACE discusses the fate of missing persons due to the Russia’s war of aggression
NordenBladet — Head of the Estonian delegation Kadri Tali thinks that it is appalling and unreasonable that regardless of the possibilities of technology, we still have to speak about disappearance of people in the 21st century. “It is the duty of
Read MoreThe Riigikogu passed an Act improving the management of crises
NordenBladet — The Riigikogu passed the Act on Amendment to the Energy Sector Organisation Act , the Electricity Market Act and the Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management System Act (359 SE), initiated by the Government, which lays down a
Read MoreRein Raud is the winner of the Baltic Assembly Prize in Literature
NordenBladet — The Plague Train was published in 2023. It is a fast paced and cinematic story centering around medical officer Jakob Sarapik who is sent to Manchuria to deal with the consequences of an outbreak of plague and who
Read MoreSpanish air defence unit supports the protection of Estonian airspace with a NASAMS air defence system
NordenBladet —A Spanish air defence unit, equipped with the NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) medium-range air defense system, has arrived to Estonia to contribute to NATO’s efforts to secure the alliance’s eastern flank and protect strategic objects under the
Read MoreVice-President of the Riigikogu discussed online elections and energy security with his Norwegian counterpart
NordenBladet — Kivimägi gave his Norwegian counterpart an overview of Estonia’s online elections and pointed out that more than half of the votes in Estonia were cast online, and therefore more young people participated in elections. He also admitted that
Read MoreNext year’s European Interparliamentary Space Conference will be in Estonia
NordenBladet — Head of the Estonian delegation Mario Kadastik said that therefore the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) would host the delegations from the EISC member states, the European Space Agency and the European Space Policy Institute over the next year.
Read MoreThe Riigikogu discussed draft Resolutions relating to diplomatic foreign missions
NordenBladet — The Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Making a Proposal to the Government of the Republic to transfer the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem” (325 OE), initiated by the Estonian Conservative
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