Latvia & Estonia: Security & Economic Alliance

The Estonian government’s website has published documents on the results of the Latvian and Estonian government on August 27, the results of the Tartu. They show that concrete decisions have been made to increase the overall competitiveness of Latvia and Estonia, allow European structures to fight for the interests of our entrepreneurs in a single front, their protection from excessive bureaucracy, and will intensify joint work on future technology mega -demands.

Although no journalists were allowed to attend at the meeting, there was a wealth of information on the progress of the negotiations and the results of the meeting between the meeting and then www.nra.lv.

Have to push holes in safety

The Ministries of the Interior of both countries have to newly have a bilateral agreement on cross -border cooperation in the fight against crime in the Estonian Republic and the Republic of Latvia. By October 15 this year, a joint action plan to fight drug trafficking at cross -border and organized crime must be prepared. Foreign Ministries should agree on joint information work in the EU and other relevant formats to facilitate a common EU approach to fighting the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea. Ministries of Economics must close a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding on the safety of fuel supply and agree on a joint action plan outlining specific cooperation in the field of fuel supply security for the period 2026 to 2028. Ministries responsible for the management of animal infectious diseases must be strengthened by cross -border cooperation between hunters in the border regions to ensure effective wild boar monitoring and population control.

Determination to intensify rail traffic

The Estonian and Latvian governments have repeatedly fixed a joint commitment to devote every effort to complete the main Rail Baltica route by 2030. Both governments acknowledge that in order to ensure a permanent EU funding for the Rail Baltica project in the next multiannual financial framework, it will be necessary to increase funding for cross -border connectivity.

Ministries responsible for rail transport should be agreed in the near future that the Tartu-Riga passenger railway connection will be integrated into the Estonian public service agreement in order to start regular passenger transport. Estonian and Latvian governments must approve further joint support for the development of airBaltic as a strategic regional airline serving the Baltic region.

Challenges in nuclear power

The ministries responsible for energy policy should be deepened to regional cooperation, coordinating national energy strategies and coordinating the legal framework – moving to a more integrated Baltic energy market.

Ministries responsible for nuclear policy should be expanded by inter -ministerial cooperation. National energy strategies and legal frameworks must be coordinated to benefit our electricity consumers and manufacturers by improving the balancing reserve market by developing a unified demand management market model. Close inter -ministerial cooperation should be established in the areas of nuclear legislation, security standards, environmental and radiation protection, stakeholder involvement and capacity building.

The institutions responsible for geospatial mapping should develop a joint project for overhelting Estonia and Latvia’s borders and explore funding opportunities, including through Interreg Estonia and Latvia’s cross -border cooperation program.

Total no for bureaucracy

Ministries and the relevant authorities responsible for the promotion of export and investment must jointly prepare the Action Plan 2026 to strengthen the international presence and positioning of the Baltic region, including collective involvement in strategically important third -country markets. The plan will be led by the Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIDA) in cooperation with the relevant agencies in Estonia. The Latvian authorities concerned will also invite their Lithuanian colleagues to join this plan, which aims to establish a common action plan for the Baltic region. There should be a common position on reducing bureaucracy at the European Union level, both in the current and subsequent programming period.

In the artificial intelligent of our language

Ministries responsible for digital issues must cooperate in order to ensure the presence of Estonians and the Latvian language in the field of artificial intelligence (MI) and to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the implementation of MI in the public sector. The coordinated approach to the representation of our common interests must be preserved in the initiative of artificial intelligence giggles in relations with the European Commission. Theoretical training should be performed to practice coordination in response to serious scenarios, among other things, cross -border cable incidents.

Unused options

As the Minister of Economy Viktors Valainis (ZZS) pointed out between NRA.lv, “there is a lot of unnecessary closer cooperation between Latvia and Estonia in the economy, such as the development of start -ups. For countries and Estonia, it is very difficult to compete.

Speaking of our export capacity to America, we asked the minister whether there are any particular sectors where we could enter the American market with Estonians. V. Valainis said: “It is already a timber industry, the food industry. There are products we are exporting, but by working together, we can make much larger and better offers and much more to address this particular market. Countries with higher resources are more competitive. Not for everyone if these investments “sit down” anyway – in Estonia or in Latvia, it is a benefit to both countries anyway. “

The Estonians are intensively cooperating with Finland and whether we will not be competitors to Estonia in cooperation with Finland, V. Valainis said: “Let’s be unequivocally. But it does not reduce speed. Here this cooperation would be more logical. We see how voluminous Latvia and Estonia are trading. already existing synergies to promote the result. ”

Are prerequisites for the operation of a nuclear plant

Climate and Energy Minister Kaspars Melnis (ZZS), asking about the direction of our countries towards the construction of the nuclear plant, explained: “We talked about how to create laws equally. Clearly we learn. The capabilities of the small modular nuclear plant are not yet discussed.

For Estonians, this issue is much more topical because they have to develop a burning capacity as generating capacity. We historically have hydroelectric power stations, as well as wind and sun. In essence, we can do with existing capacities. The question we have discussed with Estonian colleagues is how much one kilowat will cost from the electricity produced by nuclear power. This is the most important calculation. I also talk to the previous Estonian minister about how much kilowat will cost in the future. Everyone shows great presentations, but no one can tell how many people will cost the kilowat nuclear power, and that is the biggest issue. Who will buy electricity, for example, for 15 cents. Will we, the state, give electricity? We are one of the few in the region with free capacity. The biggest advantage of the Baltic States is the so -called free networks for those in need of 1600 megawatts. In Germany, Poland, there are problems to build additional capacity, so we can build such a station in the near future. ”