Energy, Estonia, EU – Baltic States, Legislation, Security

Radoslaw Sikorski and Urmas Paet. Warsaw, 4.06.2014. Photo: flickr.com

Paet remarked that Estonia and Poland are very close allies and that Estonia supports Poland’s proposals for creating an Energy Union.

According to the Estonian Minister, both countries place a lot of value in contributions to enhancing security and related defence spending.

“In order to guarantee NATO’s deterrent capacity, it is important for Poland to continue contributing to the air policing mission in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania,” said Paet.

The two ministers discussed the situation in Ukraine, and talked about the case where OSCE observers were detained in troubled areas.

When speaking about energy security, Paet emphasised the importance of reducing energy dependence. “The EU will need to pay more attention to guaranteeing energy security, resolving energy issues and implementing regional energy projects, and elaborate an action plan for that purpose,” said Paet, adding that Estonia supports Poland’s proposals for creating an Energy Union.