Other events in Baltic States

Approximately 800 nationals of other EU member states who have been entered into the Estonian population register have the right to vote in the elections to the European Parliament next month, informs BNS.

The overall number of nationals of other EU member states in the Estonian population register is 8,649, chairman of Estonia's National Electoral Committee Heiki Sibul told BNS.

"477 people notified us by the established deadline of their wish to cast their ballot in the Europarliament elections in Estonia. From the time of the elections of 2004 we've got about 300 people who voted in Estonia then and have the right to do it also in the upcoming elections," Sibul said.

Citizens of other EU states living in Estonia had to notify the election authority of their wish to vote here at least one month prior to the election date, or by May 8.

Sibul said that after the lists of electors have been put together Estonia will inform other EU member states about their citizerns entered into the Estonian voter list and they will lose the right to vote in their home country.

The exchange of information works well, as during the 2004 polls it didn't happen once that a non-Estonian national in the Estonian voter register would have cast a ballot in another country too, said the Estonian official.