{"id":232,"date":"2026-04-11T22:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.les.lt\/?p=232"},"modified":"2026-05-01T22:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:20:42","slug":"the-estonian-world-council-expands-its-reach-and-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.les.lt\/et\/naujienos\/the-estonian-world-council-expands-its-reach-and-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"The Estonian World Council Expands Its Reach and\u00a0 Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLINN \u2013 The plenary sessions of the Estonian World Council and Cooperation Commission for Global Estonians were held jointly on April 10 \u2013 11, in Tallinn.<\/strong> The focus of the meetings was the role of the diaspora in strengthening Estonia’s future. Discussions centered on the new Global Estonian Action Plan for 2026 \u2013 2029 and its implementation, as well as the need to view the diaspora as a significant resource in national defence and crisis preparedness. Key topics included defence readiness, strategic communications and international cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Estonian World Council presented its vision to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, the State Chancellery, and other stakeholders \u2014 outlining how the Council, as the only global central organisation of its kind, can serve as a strategic partner to the Estonian state in engaging the diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eEstonians living abroad are an important part of our national reserve. Their knowledge, connections, and willingness to contribute deserve systematic inclusion in crisis preparedness as well,\u201d said Council Chair Sirle S\u00f6\u00f6t. \u201eOfficial statistics do not reflect the true size of the Estonian community abroad. Many native-born Estonian citizens who participate in Estonian diaspora communities haven\u2019t formalised their documents and aren\u2019t included in government statistics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By unanimous decision, the Norwegian Estonian Society was admitted as a member of the Council, thereby connecting communities in 12 countries through their central organisations: the United States, Canada, Sweden, Germany, England, Australia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Finland, and Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eThe Norwegian Estonian Society\u2019s membership strengthens our network in the Nordic region and gives new momentum to international cooperation,\u201d said S\u00f6\u00f6t. \u201eThe stronger our global cooperation, the better we can stand up for the interests of Estonian communities around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Kadri-Liis Wist, chair of the Norwegian Estonian Society, the organisation is now ready for active collaboration after a year with observer status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 1954, the Estonian World Council unites and represents Estonians outside Estonia and strengthens ties between the Estonian state, Estonians at home, and the diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TALLINN \u2013 The plenary sessions of the Estonian World Council and Cooperation Commission for Global Estonians were held jointly on April 10 \u2013 11, in Tallinn. The focus of the meetings was the role of the diaspora in strengthening Estonia’s future. Discussions centered on the new Global Estonian Action Plan for 2026 \u2013 2029 and its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-naujienos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.les.lt\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.les.lt\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.les.lt\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.les.lt\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.les.lt\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.les.lt\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314,"href":"https:\/\/www.les.lt\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions\/314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.les.lt\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.les.lt\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.les.lt\/et\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}