Russian-speaking minorities in Estonia and Latvia: problems of integration at the threshold of the European Union

Abstract: 'The restoration of the Baltic states' independence, back in 1991, brought about a number of political and legal challenges. The presence of large non-titular communities in Estonia and Latvia has proven to be the most pressing of these. Notwithstanding the fact that the European Commission already in 1997 concluded that 'on the whole the rights of the Russian-speaking minorities are observed and safeguarded', the legal status of these living relics of the Soviet period remains controversial. A resolution of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, adopted on 13 June 2002, criticised the protection of national minorities in Estonia. In the lead-up to the December 2003 parliamentary elections, the Russian Duma adopted a resolution 'on gross violations of human and minority rights in the Republic of Latvia'. Dmitry Rogozin, chairman of the Parliamentarian Committee on International Relations, announced that Russia should consider the weapon of economic sanctions to put pressure

Object Details

• Alternative title: Russisch sprechende Minderheiten in Estland und Lettland: Integrationsprobleme auf der Schwelle zur Europäischen Union
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 58 S.
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: ECMI Working Paper ; Bd. 20

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Recht

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Flensburg
• (when): 2004
• Creator: Elsuwege, Peter van
• Contributor: European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-63146
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:39 AM CEST