Politics & Society

The seventh annual Baltic Advocacy Days took place with three days of virtual meetings and two days of in-person meetings in the United States Congress from April 8-12, 2024, with some additional meetings scheduled in the week that followed. The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) first organized the advocacy...

Chicago, IL The Estonian Consul in New York will conduct a consular mission in CHICAGO on April 14 and 15, and is available for all consular services at these times: Sunday, 14 April from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the Estonian House, 14700 Estonian Lane, Riverwoods IL, Monday, 15...

Dear Friend of the Baltics, Feb. 24 will mark two years of Russia's murderous invasion of Ukraine and almost 10 years of Russia's illegal occupation of Ukrainian territory since 2014. It is an anniversary to rally support against the violence, lies and threats perpetrated by the regime in Moscow -...

I am once again asking for your help in support of Ukrainian refugee students at the University of Tartu. Their situation continues to be difficult. Any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated by the University.  Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine continues. Ukrainians who fled their homeland continue to...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to  Estonia, which had been postponed several times, finally took place last week. It was the largest police operation in the history of Estonia, with more than 1,000 people ensuring Zelensky's security from his arrival from Lithuania on the evening of January 11  until he...

There will be much focus on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 2024. One highlight will be the 75th-anniversary summit, to be held in Washington, DC from July 9-11. This follows in the footsteps of the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. For the Baltic countries, this meant increased...

The Estonian Foreign Ministry’s virtual forum for Estonians across the world is now available for viewing in three languages. The virtual forum for Estonians across the globe was held for the sixth time. Take some time out to watch the two­hour “television program” with exciting speakers and topics tai- lor­made...

In these challenging times, with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine spanning over 1.5 years, the repercussions have reverberated across  Europe, particularly affecting the Baltic States,  Finland, and the United States. By now we have accepted that this war will go on probably for a long  time. The economy is shaken...

The Estonian American National Council (EANC) met with Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna last Friday, November 3, to voice Estonian American concerns over the planned closures of the Estonian Consulates General in both New York and San Francisco. During the face-to-face virtual meeting, EANC raised key points such as the...

While the Estonian foreign ministry is planning to close its consulate general in San Francisco and the historic, monumentally important consulate general in New York City under the pretext of cost-cutting, the ministry is actually spending USD 30,000 a month on the residence of the Estonian ambassador to the United...