Estonian interests
To better represent the interests of Estonia, the government determines the goals and principles on which we rely in our activities towards the European Union. Since Estonia's accession to the European Union in 2004, framework documents have been drawn up, which determine the main principles of Estonia's EU policy and based on which the government's activities towards the EU are planned.
The government approved Estonia’s European Union policy priorities for 2025 - 2027 on June 19, 2025.
The priorities focus on developing European defence capabilities, simplifying the regulatory environment and preparing for the negotiations on the new long-term budget of the EU.
Estonia’s European Union policy priorities 2025–2027
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Protection of critical facilities
126. Cooperation and funding must be strengthened in the EU to increase the resilience of critical infrastructure. We need to improve the physical and cyber protection of infrastructure, ensure stockpiles of critical components, develop monitoring systems, increase the capacity to respond rapidly to incidents, and repair infrastructure quickly.
127. At the EU level, there is a need to establish uniform restrictions on equipment and technologies from third countries used in critical facilities to reduce dependency on third countries and security threats. The owners of vessels that have damaged underwater infrastructure need to be held responsible and made to compensate for the damage caused through EU Member States and international judicial cooperation. In the case of damage to critical infrastructure, there is a need to harmonise and strengthen minimum penalties to increase their deterrent effect.
Last updated on 19.06.2025
Last updated: 09.07.2025
