On 22 February, the Estonian Green Movement and the Estonian Fund for Nature organised an environmental debate before the European Parliament elections: ‘How to curb the environmental crisis?’ which was attended by 59 participants.
The debate was the first glimpse into the parties’ thoughts ahead of this year’s European Parliament elections. We heard about the issues politicians in Europe would stand for and learned about the steps expected from the next European Commission and Parliament to achieve climate and environmental goals in the most challenging sectors, such as biodiversity, land use, or agriculture.
All parties from the Estonian Parliament were represented in the debate, including the Social Democratic Party, the Reform Party, Estonia 200, Isamaa, the Conservative People’s Party of Estonia, and the Centre Party.
As European environmental policy significantly influences Estonia’s environmental policy, the debate provided citizens with a good opportunity to familiarize themselves with the positions of various parties in order to make the right choice for them in the European Parliament elections taking place on 6-9 June 2024.
The recording of the debate can be found here.
