(Washington, DC) — The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) voices deep concern regarding provocations manufactured by the Lukashenka regime in Belarus – with the active support of the Russian Federation – along Belarus’ border with Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Refugees are being cruelly weaponized on the Eastern borders of the European Union as political pawns and tools of hybrid warfare.

The Lukashenka regime and its Kremlin puppet masters are further exposed as criminal and destabilizing influencers in Eastern Europe with these actions that are beyond the pale of human rights abuse.

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Published: November 21 2021

The Estonian government has called up 1,684 reservists to a week-long training exercise entitled "Okas 2021". It will include the construction of a "temporary border fence".

On the proposal of the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces Martin Herem, 1636 reservists from mainly engineer units are being called to participate in a readiness exercise during November 17-25.

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Published: November 21 2021

Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks said the country is "currently one step from invoking Article 4 of the NATO Treaty" over the migrant situation on the Belarusian and Polish, Lithuanian and Latvian borders, public broadcaster LSM reported on Tuesday, November 16.

Pabriks told Latvian Radio it has been agreed the countries will support each other if one of them wants to start consultations under Article 4.

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Published: November 21 2021

Estonians Awarded Research Fellowship at Stanford University

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia and the Stanford University Libraries are pleased to announce that Dr. Lauri Mälksoo and Dr. Piret Ehin have been awarded the 2022 Short-Term Research Fellowship at Stanford University for Estonian Scholars.

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Published: November 21 2021

Donor Profile: Ingrid & Kaili Roosild

Despite living almost 3,000 kilometres away from KESKUS, for Ingrid Roosild and her daughter Kaili, “eestlus” or being Estonian, is as natural as the deep, green beauty of a primeval Baltic forest.

Ingrid and Kaili, 13, live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, far indeed from an Estonian community, but this does not deter them from embracing and supporting their heritage.

And this is why Ingrid has stepped forward as a Viru Vanem donor to KESKUS International Estonian Centre, being developed now in downtown Toronto as a dynamic global hub that will welcome all Estonians.

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Published: November 13 2021

Mark it on your calendar! The second virtual forum for global Estonians is being held on November 27, 2021.

The virtual forum can be watched from anywhere in the world.

The program, which includes both discussions and culture, also promises to offer surprise performances.

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Published: November 13 2021

Anett Kontaveit has become the first Estonian to participate in the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) finals and began with a win.

Kontaveit defeated Czech player Barbora Krejcikova in the opening match of the WTA Finals in Guadalajara, Mexico.

She has won 27 of her last 29 matches and is on an 11-match winning streak.

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Published: November 13 2021

Katie Vesterstein from Utah, member of the Estonian A Team, will be representing Estonia at the Winter World University Games on  December 11-21, 2021, in Lucerne Switzerland. She will race the Slalom World Cup on December 29 in Leintz, Austria, and at the 2022 Winter Olympics in February 2022, where she will compete in slalom, giant slalom, and parallel slalom.

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Published: November 13 2021