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The European Parliament adopted a joint resolution on Estonia by 460 votes in favour to 31 against with 38 abstentions. It expresses its support for, and solidarity with, the democratically elected Estonian Government in its efforts to ensure order, stability and the rule of law for all residents of Estonia, and regarded attacks targeting one of the smallest EU Member States as a test case for the European Union's solidarity.
To recall, in April 2007, demonstrators protesting against the Estonian Government's decision to relocate the Soviet "monument to the liberators of Tallinn" from the centre of the Estonian capital to the Cemetery of the Estonian Defence Forces a few kilometres away were responsible for two nights of violence, which started with demonstrators attacking the police and resulted in widespread vandalism in the centre of Tallinn. These attacks were carried out with the active organisation and cooperation of forces located outside Estonia. There were also hostile demonstrations in Moscow outside the Estonian Embassy and physical attacks on the Estonian and Swedish Ambassadors. In addition, systematic cyber attacks have been organised, mostly from outside Estonia, in an attempt to block official communication lines and Estonian administration websites. Those attacks have come from Russian administration IP addresses. Wide-scale restrictions on Estonian exports to Russia were introduced, with Russian companies suspending contracts with Estonian firms, Estonia's energy supplies being threatened and the Estonia-St. Petersburg train connection being suspended with effect from the end of June 2007.
Parliament stated that Estonia, as an independent Member State of the EU and NATO, has the sovereign right to assess its recent tragic past, starting with the loss of independence resulting from the Hitler-Stalin Pact of 1939 and ending only in 1991.
It considered inadmissible the various attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of Estonia by the Russian authorities, and was alarmed by the inadequate protection by the Russian authorities of the Estonian embassy in Moscow and by the physical attacks on the Estonian Ambassador by the "Nashi" demonstrators. Parliament condemned the attempts by Russia to exert economic pressure on Estonia as an instrument of foreign policy and called on the Russian Government to restore normal economic relations between the two states. The Russian authorities were reminded that the indiscriminate and openly hostile rhetoric used by the Russian authorities against Estonia is in sharp contrast to the principles of international behaviour and will affect EU-Russia relations generally. The Russian Government must engage in an open and unbiased dialogue with the eastern and central European democracies on the history of the 20th century, as well as on the crimes against humanity, including those of totalitarian communism, committed then.
Parliament called on the Commission and all the Member States to assist in the analyses of the cyber attacks on Estonian websites and to present a study on how such attacks and threats might be addressed at EU level, and called on Russia to assist in these investigations to the full.
Lastly, it welcomed the words of the Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who emphasised that people who came to Estonia in Soviet times and now live in the Republic of Estonia, as well as their children and grandchildren, are all Estonian fellow countrymen. All Estonians have their own, very painful experience of life under three consecutive occupying powers in the last century, and there is a need to be able to understand the tragedies of others. He reminded all parties concerned that the Estonian domestic dialogue must be enhanced so as to bridge existing gaps between the different communities and to create new opportunities to integrate Russian-speaking countrymen in particular.
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2007)3608/2
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2007)3179
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T6-0215/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0205/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0214/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0215/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0216/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0217/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0218/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0220/2007
- Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0205/2007
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0205/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0214/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0215/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0216/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0217/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0218/2007
- Motion for a resolution: B6-0220/2007
- Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0205/2007
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2007)3179
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2007)3608/2
Activities
- Marek SIWIEC
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Georgs ANDREJEVS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Christopher BEAZLEY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Satu HASSI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Anna IBRISAGIC
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Tunne KELAM
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Ģirts Valdis KRISTOVSKIS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Henrik LAX
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Wojciech ROSZKOWSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Katrin SAKS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Toomas SAVI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Eva-Britt SVENSSON
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Konrad SZYMAŃSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Andres TARAND
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Georgios TOUSSAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
- Jan Marinus WIERSMA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Estonia (debate)
Votes
RC B6-0205/2007 - Estonie - am. 1 #
CY | IE | AT | MT | LU | FI | PT | SE | DK | BG | NL | LT | SI | EE | LV | EL | SK | FR | BE | HU | IT | CZ | ES | RO | DE | GB | PL | ||
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Total |
4
|
1
|
14
|
4
|
6
|
11
|
18
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14
|
13
|
8
|
26
|
6
|
5
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6
|
8
|
13
|
13
|
50
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19
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17
|
35
|
16
|
32
|
31
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70
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47
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43
|
|
Verts/ALE |
36
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Netherlands Verts/ALEAbstain (1) |
1
|
France Verts/ALEFor (6) |
2
|
2
|
2
|
Germany Verts/ALEFor (10) |
3
|
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GUE/NGL |
26
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Italy GUE/NGL |
1
|
Germany GUE/NGLFor (6) |
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PSE |
139
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Austria PSEFor (2)Abstain (5) |
2
|
1
|
2
|
Portugal PSEFor (1) |
4
|
4
|
Bulgaria PSEFor (1)Abstain (3) |
Netherlands PSE |
1
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
France PSEFor (2)Abstain (20)
Adeline HAZAN,
André LAIGNEL,
Anne FERREIRA,
Benoît HAMON,
Bernadette BOURZAI,
Bernadette VERGNAUD,
Bernard POIGNANT,
Béatrice PATRIE,
Catherine TRAUTMANN,
Françoise CASTEX,
Guy BONO,
Harlem DÉSIR,
Henri WEBER,
Jean Louis COTTIGNY,
Jean-Claude FRUTEAU,
Kader ARIF,
Marie-Noëlle LIENEMANN,
Martine ROURE,
Robert NAVARRO,
Yannick VAUGRENARD
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Belgium PSE |
4
|
Italy PSEFor (1)Abstain (4) |
1
|
12
|
Romania PSE |
Germany PSE |
United Kingdom PSE |
Poland PSEFor (2) |
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IND/DEM |
13
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
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NI |
9
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
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ITS |
10
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4
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1
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Romania ITSAgainst (5) |
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UEN |
24
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1
|
1
|
4
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Italy UEN |
Poland UENFor (2)Against (12) |
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ALDE |
76
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1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
Netherlands ALDEAgainst (4)Abstain (1) |
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
France ALDEAgainst (5) |
4
|
2
|
Italy ALDEAgainst (9) |
2
|
Romania ALDEAgainst (8) |
Germany ALDEAgainst (5) |
United Kingdom ALDEAgainst (11) |
Poland ALDEAgainst (4) |
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PPE-DE |
197
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1
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
Portugal PPE-DEAgainst (6) |
Sweden PPE-DEAgainst (4) |
1
|
2
|
Netherlands PPE-DEAgainst (7) |
1
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
Slovakia PPE-DEAgainst (8) |
France PPE-DEFor (1)Against (10) |
Belgium PPE-DEAgainst (5) |
Hungary PPE-DEAgainst (11) |
Italy PPE-DEFor (1)Against (8) |
Czechia PPE-DEAgainst (12) |
Spain PPE-DEAgainst (16)
Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA,
Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS,
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE,
Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ,
Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES,
Cristobal MONTORO ROMERO,
Daniel VARELA SUANZES-CARPEGNA,
Fernando FERNÁNDEZ MARTÍN,
Francisco José MILLÁN MON,
Gerardo GALEOTE,
José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA,
José Javier POMÉS RUIZ,
José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL,
Luis HERRERO-TEJEDOR,
Luisa Fernanda RUDI UBEDA,
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA
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Romania PPE-DEAgainst (9) |
Germany PPE-DEFor (1)Against (36)
Albert DESS,
Alexander RADWAN,
Alfred GOMOLKA,
Andreas SCHWAB,
Angelika NIEBLER,
Anja WEISGERBER,
Bernd POSSELT,
Christa KLASS,
Daniel CASPARY,
Doris PACK,
Elisabeth JEGGLE,
Elmar BROK,
Georg JARZEMBOWSKI,
Hans-Peter MAYER,
Hartmut NASSAUER,
Herbert REUL,
Ingeborg GRÄSSLE,
Ingo FRIEDRICH,
Jürgen SCHRÖDER,
Karl von WOGAU,
Karl-Heinz FLORENZ,
Klaus-Heiner LEHNE,
Kurt LECHNER,
Lutz GOEPEL,
Manfred WEBER,
Markus FERBER,
Markus PIEPER,
Michael GAHLER,
Peter LIESE,
Rainer WIELAND,
Reimer BÖGE,
Renate SOMMER,
Roland GEWALT,
Thomas MANN,
Thomas ULMER,
Werner LANGEN
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United Kingdom PPE-DEAgainst (16) |
RC B6-0205/2007 - Estonie - par. 4 #
RC B6-0205/2007 - Estonie - par. 5 #
RC B6-0205/2007 - Estonie - résolution #
DE | PL | GB | FR | RO | ES | IT | BE | NL | HU | PT | CZ | AT | SK | BG | DK | FI | SE | EL | LV | LT | EE | SI | MT | LU | IE | CY | ||
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Total |
72
|
43
|
48
|
50
|
33
|
32
|
36
|
19
|
25
|
16
|
18
|
17
|
13
|
11
|
9
|
12
|
10
|
14
|
12
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
|
PPE-DE |
196
|
Germany PPE-DEFor (36)Albert DESS, Alexander RADWAN, Alfred GOMOLKA, Andreas SCHWAB, Angelika NIEBLER, Anja WEISGERBER, Bernd POSSELT, Christa KLASS, Daniel CASPARY, Doris PACK, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Elmar BROK, Georg JARZEMBOWSKI, Hans-Peter MAYER, Hartmut NASSAUER, Ingeborg GRÄSSLE, Ingo FRIEDRICH, Jürgen SCHRÖDER, Karl von WOGAU, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Karsten Friedrich HOPPENSTEDT, Klaus-Heiner LEHNE, Kurt LECHNER, Lutz GOEPEL, Markus FERBER, Markus PIEPER, Michael GAHLER, Peter LIESE, Rainer WIELAND, Reimer BÖGE, Renate SOMMER, Roland GEWALT, Rolf BEREND, Thomas MANN, Thomas ULMER, Werner LANGEN
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United Kingdom PPE-DEFor (17) |
12
|
Spain PPE-DEFor (16)Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ, Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES, Cristobal MONTORO ROMERO, Daniel VARELA SUANZES-CARPEGNA, Fernando FERNÁNDEZ MARTÍN, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Gerardo GALEOTE, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, José Javier POMÉS RUIZ, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Luis HERRERO-TEJEDOR, Luisa Fernanda RUDI UBEDA, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA
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Italy PPE-DEFor (8) |
Belgium PPE-DE |
Netherlands PPE-DEFor (7) |
Hungary PPE-DEFor (11) |
Portugal PPE-DEFor (7) |
Czechia PPE-DEFor (12) |
4
|
Slovakia PPE-DEFor (8) |
2
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
Greece PPE-DEFor (7)Abstain (1) |
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
|||
PSE |
141
|
Germany PSEFor (14) |
8
|
United Kingdom PSEFor (12) |
France PSEFor (22)Adeline HAZAN, André LAIGNEL, Anne FERREIRA, Benoît HAMON, Bernadette BOURZAI, Bernadette VERGNAUD, Bernard POIGNANT, Béatrice PATRIE, Catherine GUY-QUINT, Catherine TRAUTMANN, Françoise CASTEX, Guy BONO, Harlem DÉSIR, Henri WEBER, Jean Louis COTTIGNY, Jean-Claude FRUTEAU, Marie-Noëlle LIENEMANN, Martine ROURE, Pervenche BERÈS, Robert NAVARRO, Vincent PEILLON, Yannick VAUGRENARD
|
10
|
Italy PSEFor (4)Abstain (1) |
Belgium PSEFor (7) |
Netherlands PSEFor (6) |
3
|
Portugal PSEFor (9) |
1
|
Austria PSEFor (7) |
2
|
Bulgaria PSE |
4
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
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ALDE |
77
|
Germany ALDEFor (5) |
Poland ALDEFor (5) |
United Kingdom ALDEFor (11) |
France ALDE |
8
|
2
|
Italy ALDEFor (10) |
4
|
Netherlands ALDE |
2
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||
UEN |
24
|
Poland UENFor (14) |
Italy UEN |
1
|
4
|
1
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
ITS |
11
|
4
|
Romania ITSFor (5)Against (1) |
1
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
IND/DEM |
11
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
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NI |
7
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
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Verts/ALE |
34
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Germany Verts/ALE |
3
|
France Verts/ALE |
2
|
2
|
2
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Netherlands Verts/ALE |
1
|
1
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1
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1
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1
|
1
|
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GUE/NGL |
28
|
Germany GUE/NGLAgainst (7) |
1
|
Italy GUE/NGLAgainst (6) |
2
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2
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2
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1
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1
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2
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2
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2
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