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Priorities of the Embassy

The priorities of the Embassy are based on the Strategy of the Head of Mission David Král, as approved by the college of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic on 7 January 2021.

 

Bilateral relations

  • Maintaining the dynamics of contacts between the prime ministers, ministers of foreign affairs and other line ministers

  • Maintaining of contacts and consultation at the level of senior and middle management officials of state administration

  • Support of contacts between parliaments of both countries (i.a. making use of the Czech – Estonian caucuses in both parliaments)

Foreign, security and European policy

Support of co-operation between Estonia and the Czech Republic in the following fields:

  • Key issues of the European Union (Multiannual Financial Framework, migration, cohesion, digital agenda, climate-energy policy and Green Transition, trade policy, Eastern Partnership, EU enlargement)

  • Regional co-operation (NB8, V4, Three Seas Initiative)

  • Regional and Transatlantic security (EU, NATO)

  • Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa (namely Sahel region)

  • Multilateral engagement (mainly UN)

  • Arctic (with regard to observer status in the Arctic Council)

  • Cyber security

Economic Co-operation

  • Support of mutual trade (using the projects in support of economic diplomacy instrument)

  • Support of participation of Czech entities in Estonian public procurement

  • Support of exchange in services

  • Support of co-operation in transport and digital infrastructure, ICT, energy sector and green technologies and „smart“ economy

Public diplomacy, research and devleopment, culture, ex-pats

  • Support of co-operation among schools, universities and research and innovation centres

  • Targeted work with the „new diaspora“ – Czech citizens settled and/or working in Estonia

  • Advertisement of the Czech Republic as destination for Erasmus exchange in Estonia and vice versa

  • Raising awareness of the Czech culture, creative industries and design in Estonia