Estonian Ministry of the Interior. We work to make sure life in Estonia is safe.

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Joined April 2014
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Deputy Secretary General ๐“๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข ๐‘รค๐ข๐ฆ at #PocketSirenForum 2026 in #Tallinn: โ€œPeople must receive timely, reliable and actionable information when facing a crisis.โ€ ๐ŸŽฅ Watch live or later: youtube.com/live/HnfOJBWMtiAโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Secretary General ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ ๐Œ๐ข๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ met with ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช counterparts in Tallinn to discuss #CivilProtection & crisis preparedness. โ€œCountries cannot prepare for crises alone. The better we coordinate with our neighbours, the more effectively we can protect people.โ€
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Minister ๐ˆ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐จ welcomed ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Ambassador ๐‡๐š๐ง๐ง๐ฎ ๐‡๐ž๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ง to Estonia. They discussed close #InternalSecurity cooperation and tackling instrumentalised migration. Estonia and Finland stand together to protect our borders. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Minister ๐ˆ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐จ: Our aim is to prevent threats before they can affect the security of the people in Estonia & Europe. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ The nearly โ‚ฌ32m in #BMVI funding proposed by the @EU_Commission will strengthen drone detection & air surveillance on Estoniaโ€™s eastern border.
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Minister ๐ˆ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐จ at ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ #WarsawSecurityForum: Estoniaโ€™s strength lies in its people. Everyone must know their role in a crisis and be ready to fulfil it. Acting in an aggressor stateโ€™s interests is a security issue, not freedom of speech. Resilience is built together.
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Minister ๐ˆ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐จ met ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Minister of the Interior & Administration ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐ง ๐Š๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐ขล„๐ฌ๐ค๐ข to discuss Russiaโ€™s hybrid aggression, migratory pressure on Belarusโ€™s border & cooperation between our services. Together, we strengthen the security of our countries.
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Minister ๐ˆ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐จ met ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, ๐Š. ๐’๐ก๐š๐ง๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ ๐š๐ฆ, in #Singapore to discuss #InternalSecurity, hybrid threats, foreign interference, fraud prevention, and #CivilProtection. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Minister ๐ˆ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐จ at the #JHA Council๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ: Europe must respond to Russiaโ€™s hybrid attacks with visa restrictions, a #Schengen entry ban for Russiaโ€™s ex-combatants who fought against ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine & by making Russia pay for damage caused by sabotage.newsroom.consilium.europa.euโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Estonia hosted an exercise on ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ. Law enforcement, regulators, civil protection services worked together. Deputy Secretary General ๐“๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข ๐‘รค๐ข๐ฆ: we face similar challenges & can overcome them together.#SecurityEU
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช A visit by officials overseeing @EUHomeAffairs Funds to #Narva, Estoniaโ€™s ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ EU & NATO border city, showed first-hand how calm & secure the city is. Strong border security, welcoming communities & skilled professionals make Narva a safe place to live, work & study. #BMVI #AMIF
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Deputy Secretary ๐“๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข ๐‘รค๐ข๐ฆ welcomed the ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช North Rhine-Westphalia Parliament delegation & spoke about how Estonia is strengthening #CrisisPreparedness & #CivilProtection through faster warnings, more sheltering & resilient communities. Everyone has a role to play.
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Following Russiaโ€™s decision to temporarily restrict movement in some areas near the Estonian border, the situation across Estoniaโ€™s eastern border remains calm. Estonian authorities are monitoring developments closely and remain vigilant.
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Minister ๐ˆ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐จ in ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia: stopping weaponised migration requires capable #border guards, #security authorities & close cooperation. Estonia is supporting Latvia on the Belarus border through ESTPOL11, helping strengthen the ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ #EUโ€™s external border. #SchengenEU
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Deputy Secretary General ๐—๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ธ at ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ #COSI in #Brussels: stronger European security needs closer Defence and #InternalSecurity cooperation. Drone threats require a cross-sector response, drawing on ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraineโ€™s experience.
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Estonia will invest ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–+ @EUHomeAffairs funding in: ๐Ÿš stronger #Border & #MigrationManagement, incl. new helicopters & surveillance aircraft ๐Ÿ” stronger #InternalSecurity, incl. fighting serious crime & terrorism ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ stronger #CivilProtection
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Secretary General ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ ๐Œ๐ข๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ joined the launch by @EU_Commission of the ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Security Research and Innovation Campus at #JRC in #Ispra, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy. The campus brings research and operational needs closer together to strengthen Europeโ€™s #Security. #ProtectEU
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ People from 18 organisations working to keep Estonia safe came together to ask: What difference does our work make? Seminar โ€œMy EU-funded Project in Estonia & Europeโ€ explored what our work means for people, because security is something we protect every day.#AMIF #BMVI #ISF
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Deputy Secretary General for Crisis Preparedness & Civil Protection ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ ๐—ฅรค๐—ถ๐—บ met with a delegation from the Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia to discuss #CivilProtection, crisis reserves & strengthening our resilience in Europeโ€™s changing #security environment.
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Estonia and Austria are strengthening cooperation on aviation security. Interior Ministers ๐—œ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ and ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ signed a memorandum enabling enhanced security measures, including armed #security personnel on Tallinnโ€“Vienna flights when necessary.
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Minister ๐—œ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ in Flensburg ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช: Russiaโ€™s hybrid attacks must have consequences. If Russia seeks to undermine support for Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ in Russiaโ€™s war of aggression, Europe must respond with support for Ukraine and tougher measures to contain Russia. #StandWithUkraine
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