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November 13th - November 19th, 2023 | Week 11 | Month 3

Estonia Weekly: Discrimination of Russian Speakers and Ukraine

This week primarily maintained the topics of economic situation, national language policy in Estonian schools and war in Ukraine. Also, the matters of European Union affairs are rather important, this week focusing on the question of veto rights for the EU member countries

by Olevs Nikers

Main narratives:

  • That Estonia will economically lose due to the EU enlargement with Ukraine
  • The national policy of Estonia is discriminating against the Russian language in the schools.
  • Ukraine is commiting war crimes and crimes against humanity

Overview:

This week primarily maintained the topics of economic situation, national language policy in Estonian schools and war in Ukraine. Also, the matters of European Union affairs are rather important, this week focusing on the question of veto rights for the EU member countries. On the contrary, the issue of the terrorist crisis in Israel was not among the top discussed items. This week’s main narratives are as follows – that Estonia will economically lose due to the EU enlargement with Ukraine; The national policy of Estonia is discriminating Russian language in the schools; That Estonian politics is working against the Estonian people and generating only poverty and economic decline; That dismissal of the veto right is turning EU into dictatorship and will give for European Commission power to enforce LGBT rights; That Ukraine is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity

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