Today 5 April, Estonia summoned Vladimir Lipaev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Estonia, to present a diplomatic note on the closure of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Narva and the Consular Office of the Russian Embassy i
State Secretary Dr Stanislav Raščan met with Märt Volmer, Undersecretary for Europe in the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Tallinn, where he also took part in the conference "Small States in the UN Security Council: Working for Peace to Overcome the Scourge of War”.
State Secretary Dovžan during the videoconference |
Author Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve
State Secretary Dovžan and Undersecretary Volmer were pleased to note the excellent relations between Slovenia and Estonia, the countries having held regular meetings at the highest political levels in recent months. State Secretary Dovžan presented the priorities of the Slovenian EU Council Presidency. The officials advocated further close cooperation in the coming period, which will be crucial for the EU, and promoted the launch of the European Digital Green Certificate that will allow citizens to move freely within the Union.
They agreed that the European Union should strengthen its resilience to various forms of crises, as well as its ability to face different security threats, with particular emphasis on cyber threats. Strategic autonomy, economic recovery and digitisation were among the most important topics of the talks. They underlined the importance of the rule of law
European affairs ministers discussed rule of law, EU-UK relations and COVID-19 vaccines
21. April 2021 - 12:10
Yesterday 21 April, Undersecretary for European Affairs Märt Volmer attended the video meeting of European affairs ministers, who discussed rule of law, EU-UK relations, COVID-19 EU coordination, the Conference on the Future of Europe and European Union enlargement.
In the framework of the annual Rule of Law Dialogue, the ministers continued a process launched last November, looking at the state of the rule of law in member states and sharing best practices. “We believe that digitisation contributes to upholding rule of law,” Undersecretary Volmer said. “I am convinced we must commit ourselves to this process. It is crucial to develop digital solutions for judicial proceedings in all member states.” Volmer underlined that digitisation also helped improve the quality of law enforcement and increase its availability.
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European affairs ministers focused on COVID-19 mitigation, with Estonia also raising the arrest of Alexei Navalny
18. January 2021 - 17:51
Today 18 January, the European Union’s European affairs ministers held an informal video conference, with the Foreign Ministry s Undersecretary for European Affairs Märt Volmer representing Estonia. Portugal recently took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union and presented its priorities. The ministers also discussed coordination in COVID-19 mitigation efforts and the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Undersecretary Volmer affirmed Estonia’s support to Portugal’s priority concerning the swift implementation of the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework and the Recovery and Resilience Facility. “In this regard, it is very important for Estonia that all aspects of July’s European Council conclusions are honoured. We support the Presidency’s plans to p