Russia was branded a terrorist regime by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Thursday after adopting a motion proposed by Estonia.
The Riigikogu's board has confirmed changes in the composition of its select committees, with three MPs joining three different committees and two MPs stepping down.
More than 200 legislators from the United States Congress, the European Parliament and national parliaments across Europe have issued a statement in support of Ukraine. The statement is a sign of strong and broad support for Ukraine, and encourages to look for a diplomatic solution and jointly prepare a package of economic sanctions.
While Estonia is ready to stand alongside its NATO allies and in support of Ukraine, transatlantic assistance to all three Baltic States should remain at its current level, or better still be augmented, Riigikogu foreign affairs committee chair Marko Mihkelson (Reform) says.
Estonia s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has requested to discuss support for civil society in Belarus and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
This week, the Riigikogu Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will participate in the winter plenary session of the Assembly. In both cases, there have been clear violations of the principles of human rights, head of the Estonian delegation to PACE Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski (Center) said. Therefore, we consider it important to raise these issues in the Assembly. Given the heightened attention towards Navalny s arrest and detention, it may be assumed that the topic of Belarus will remain in the background this time around. It is all the more important then that we make an effort to keep the issue of Belarus on the agenda.