Member of European Parliament, Urmas Paet, said in White Ribbon campaign event in Brussels that Estonia as well as many other countries should urgently ratify the Istanbul Convention on preventing...
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EU member states need to increase support to Ukraine refugees
Today, in establishing a Group of Friends of European Ukraine, Urmas Paet, member of European Parliament said that member states should urgently design a similar attitude regarding support to refugees...
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Russian military planes threaten passenger planes near airports in Baltic Sea region
Russian military planes that fly in European air space, including Baltic Sea region, with transponders and communication systems switched off, jeopardize passenger planes. The traffic of Russian military planes has...
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Paet called for bringing ISIL crimes against humanity to International Criminal Court
Member of European Parliament, Urmas Paet, made a statement in European Parliament, calling immediate action for bringing ISIL terrorists’ crimes against humanity to International Criminal Court for justice and prosecution....
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European External Action Service needs to have consular function
Member of European Parliament, Urmas Paet, said in his approach to European Commission that European External Action Service should develop consular function in order to help EU citizens in case...
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EU must open new chapters in the negotiations with Turkey on its accession to the EU
Today in the European Parliament were discussed EU–Turkey relations where Urmas Paet, a member of the European Parliament, said that considering the complicated security situation in the EU´s immediate neighbourhood...
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Urmas Paet requests a release of the Estonian police officer Eston Kohver
Member of European Parliament, Urmas Paet, tabled a written question to EU High Representative Federica Mogherini regarding the continuing illegal arrestment of the Estonian police officer Eston Kohver in prison...
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The rights of millions of children are being violated every day
Urmas Paet, a member of the European Parliament, said in the plenary sessioon of the European Parliament in Strasbourg during the discussion on the children´s rights that the number of...
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Zakharov Prize to Dr. Denis Mukwege
The Zakharov Prize was awarded to Dr.Denis Mukwege from Democratic Republic of Congo for his fight for protection of women against violence Denis Mukwege is the laureate of the Sakharov...
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Urmas Paet, a member of the European Parliament, stated in the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on the elimination of violence against women, that European Union must...
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