It is astonishing how many people are surprised that there was a military intervention by Russia in the Syrian Civil War on Assad’s side. How surprised can people be by...
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Abduction of Eston Kohver
I sent this to my colleagues in the European Parliament. Today, on 19 August 2015, a judgment in the case of the Estonian police officer Eston Kohver was made public...
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Establishment of international criminal tribunal would enable to hold terrorists accountable for shooting down flight MH17
Estonian Member of the European Parliament and former Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet stated that the memory of those who lost their lives a year ago in the tragic downing...
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Is the support to Ukraine real?
We need to talk about Ukraine. Without excessive international political correctness and wishful thinking. Let us remember for a moment why Crimea and a part of Eastern Ukraine have been...
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MEP Paet sent a question to the European Commission concerning recent Russian import restrictions
MEP Urmas Paet sent a question to the European Commission concerning the export ban that the Russian Federation established on all fish products originating from Estonia. Urmas Paet said that...
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Desperate refugees are becoming the most severe problem in Europe
Unfortunately it almost always takes a terrible tragedy for a problem that has existed for a while and is constantly growing, to be taken seriously. That was the case with...
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EU cannot allow the Eastern Partnership summit to become a disappointment
Member of the European Parliament Urmas Paet said at the parliament’s foreign affairs committee meeting that if concrete decisions will not be taken at the upcoming Eastern Partnership summit, there...
Continue reading... EU is closely following the case of Eston Kohver and considers it a violation of international law
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini answered to MEP Urmas Paet’s inquiry concerning the abduction and illegal detention of the Estonian police...
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EU wants the Estonian-Russian border treaty to enter into force
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini answered to my inquiry concerning the Estonian-Russian border treaty, that the EU looks forward to the fast and complete ratification of the...
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