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The European Restorative Justice Conference focuses on the security situation worldwide
The 12th European Restorative Justice Forum (EFRJ) conference, titled „Just Times: Restorative Justice Responses in Dark Times“, will take place in Tallinn from May 29th to 31st, bringing together over 350 experts from various countries and fields.
Controversial Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive approved in the EU
The corporate sustainability due diligence directive (CSDDD) was approved at today's meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the European Union (COREPER). Estonia remained abstained, as the agreed solutions in the directive are not in line with Estonia's positions.
US will share nearly 500,000 dollars in criminal proceeds with Estonia for the reconstruction of Ukraine
Today, at the Munich Security Conference, the Ministry of Justice of Estonia and US Department of Justice signed a cooperation agreement to direct nearly 500,000 dollars in confiscated criminal assets to the construction of Ukraine's electricity grid.
Estonia does not support the corporate sustainability due diligence directive
Estonia considers the directive on corporate sustainability due diligence, which will be discussed today at the representatives committee COREPER, problematic. According to the Minister of Justice, Kalle Laanet, the main reason is that the rules resulting from the directive are unclear and it is not understandable what kind of obligations and the accompanying responsibility would fall to entrepreneurs.
The Corruption Perception Index brings Estonia to a positive high record
In the 2023 corruption perception index published by Transparency International on Tuesday, Estonia achieved the highest result since 2012. Among 180 countries, Estonia shares 12th place with Canada.
Laanet: Europe must focus on nothing but supporting Ukraine in the war
According to Kalle Laanet, Minister of Justice of Estonia, the workload related to the initiatives of the European Commission is currently too much of a burden for countries like Estonia. Today he expressed this to Minister of Justice of Germany, Dr. Marco Buschmann.
Cross-border company migration is becoming safer
At the third reading, the Riigikogu adopted the act on the cross-border merger, division and conversion of companies registered in the European Union. If up until now only the cross-border merger of companies was possible, new possibilities are added in the form of cross-border division and conversion. At the same time, control over cross-border company migration will become stricter and the conditions more specific.
Registration for the international congress ‘Child protection for the most vulnerable children and families’ is now open
Registration for the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) congress in Tallinn on 13–16 June 2022 is now open. The congress focuses on the mental health of children, sexual and other abuse, intimate partner violence, the protection of children in closed institutions, the protection of children whose parents are in prison or have addiction problems, cross-border co-operation, and the use of digital services.
Maris Lauri: Never judge a person by what language they are speaking or what nationality they are!
The Minister of Justice spoke on the war in Ukraine.
Estonia does not develop AI Judge
As there have been a lot of questions relating the topic of AI Judge, we have to explain that the article about Estonian project of designing a "Robot/Judge" in Wired from 25th of March 2019, is misleading. There hasn`t been that kind of project or even an ambition in Estonian public sector.