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04.02.2021|Ministry of Defence
Defence Minister Laanet: Narva is of key importance to national defence
Defence Minister Kalle Laanet visited Narva during a tour of Ida-Virumaa yesterday, where he met with the Defence League’s Narva unit and Narva’s mayor Katri Raik and deputy Sergei Goratš.
„The Defence League plays a central role in strengthening our national defence capability. Today visiting our...
02.02.2021|Ministry of Defence
New Estonian Ministry of Defence undersecretaries Tiina Uudeberg and Meelis Oidsalu assumed office
Tiina Uudeberg was confirmed as the Undersecretary for Defence Planning and Meelis Oidsalu as the Undersecretary for Defence Readiness.
According to the Minister of Defence Kalle Laanet, both undersecretaries have long-term experience in the field of defence. ’Both Tiina Uudeberg and Meelis...
16.01.2021|Ministry of Defence
Estonian Defence Minister Luik discussed European security with NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Estonian Defence Minister Luik, Chief of Defence Major General Martin Herem and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Tod Walters discussed the strengthening of NATO’s deterrence and defence posture in the Baltic Sea region, yesterday. Further discussions were also held on the large...
04.01.2021|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Luik commemorated those who gave their lives in the War of Independence with a minute of silence
Minister of Defence Jüri Luik commemorated those who gave their lives in the War of Independence and marked the ceasefire between the Republic of Estonia and Soviet Russia exactly 101 years ago by placing a wreath on behalf of the ‘Estonian people’ at the foot of the War of Independence Victory...
23.12.2020|Ministry of Defence
Holiday greetings from Minister of Defence of the Republic of Estonia Jüri Luik
Dear allies, soldiers and friends,
This has been a long year and a difficult year, adjusting to the pandemic has not always been easy. But we have been able to maintain our readdiness and keep on training together on excercises.
Thanks to our resolve, the pandemic has not weakened our capacity to...
23.12.2020|Ministry of Defence
USA allocates 169 million dollars of security assistance to the Baltics through newly created Baltic Security Initiative
The US Congress adopted a 2.3 trillion defense appropriations bill, which foresees 168,7 million dollars of security assistance to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in 2021. For the first time the security assistance is allocated through the newly created Baltic Security Initiative, which highlighted...
22.12.2020|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Luik awarded Danish soldiers in Estonia with medals
Minister of Defence Jüri Luik awarded Danish soldiers serving in Estonia with mission medals yesterday during a ceremony in Tapa.
The outgoing Danish company received mission medals from the Estonian Minister of Defence, which bear the inscription ‘In Defence of NATO’, symbolizing the...
16.12.2020|Ministry of Defence
Estonian and UK's defense ministers visit the Tapa military base
The Estonian Defence Minister Jüri Luik and United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace visited the Tapa military base this week and met with Estonian and UK soldiers serving there. During the visit, the UK's Secretary of State for Defence received an overview of the conditions at...
14.12.2020|Ministry of Defence
Defence Minister Luik hosting UK's defence minister in Estonia
Today the Estonian Defence Minister Jüri Luik met with his British counterpart Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace who is on a two-day visit to Estonia. The Defence Ministers discussed the UK’s contribution to NATO’s battlegroup in Tapa, cooperation in NATO and other formats and regional...
12.12.2020|Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence donates computers to children for education
Through the Estonian Union for Child Welfare, the Ministry of Defence is providing 88 sets of computers to families in need, which will facilitate school work for children who lack the required devices for distance learning.
According to Margus Matt, Undersecretary for Legal and Administrative...