President of France Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged Europe to create its own "security and stability" plan in relation to Russia. Macron said something very important and it should be heeded, security expert Meelis Oidsalu said on the Vikerraadio "Uudis+" show last week. Estonia should also address its own fears.
Rapporteur of the European Parliament's climate targets effort sharing legislation Jessica Polfjärd would fine member states that fail to comply with targets by 2030. Some Estonian MEPs oppose the proposal.
Reform remains most-supported of Estonia's major political parties, though the gap between it and the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) continues to narrow, according to a recent poll. Meanwhile, Eesti 200's support is at its highest since a year ago.
Prime Minister Kaja Kallas' (Reform) Riigikogu statement on Wednesday will include security proposals in the context of the deteriorating situation in Europe, the government office says. Kallas was alreadu expected to make a speech Wednesday on the issue of the ongoing energy costs crisis.
Hosts of the Vikerraadio "Rahva teenrid" talk show found that former head of the Office of the President Tiit Riisalo joining the non-parliamentary Eesti 200 and the chance of former President Kersti Kaljulaid following suit constitutes a bleak outlook for the Reform Party the rating of which has already suffered in the energy prices crisis.