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9 June – 2024 European Parliament election 26 June – The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia call on the European Union to construct a €2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) defence line between them and Russia and Belarus to secure the EU from military, economic, and migrant-related threats.
In March 2023 Estonia held its latest national election, and in that occasion the Reform Party managed to maintain its position as biggest party in parliament, while its leader and incumbent Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was reconfirmed in the office with the support of the Social Democratic Party and Estonia 200.
Estonia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games since 1992 and fourteenth overall in Summer Olympic history.
Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" performed by 5miinust and Puuluup.The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR), organised the national final Eesti Laul 2024 in order to select its entry for the contest.
On 15 July 2024 Prime Minister Kaja Kallas submitted her resignation after being named as the presumptive High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in the von der Leyen Commission II. Her resignation triggered the immediate resignation of her entire cabinet. Kristen Michal succeeded her as Prime Minister.
According to the 2024 Global Peace Index, Estonia is the 24th most peaceful country in the world. [322] Since 1995, Estonia has participated in numerous international security and peacekeeping missions, including: Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Kosovo, and Mali. [323] The peak strength of Estonian deployment in Afghanistan was 289 soldiers in 2009 ...
The Estonia men's national football team participated in the Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs for the second time, where they were defeated by Poland with a score of 5-1. Long-time head coach Thomas Häberli resigned after three years and 39 matches, marking the end of his tenure, and was succeeded by former assistant coach Jürgen Henn .
This is a list of the 7 members of the European Parliament for Estonia in the 2024 to 2029 session. The members were elected in the 2024 European Parliament election in Estonia . List