The new coalition agreement between the Reform Party, Social Democratic Party, Eesti 200 and Isamaa, signed in Tallinn, April 14, 2024, states: "The city will terminate contracts and will no longer support individuals, organizations and projects that increase the influence of the Russian Federation".
Earlier, the Minister of the Interior, Social Democrat Lauri Läänemets, took strong measures against the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOC MP), demanding that it distance itself from the positions of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and announced his intention to propose to the Estonian Parliament to recognize the Moscow Patriarchate as a terrorist organization with the aim of eventually banning its activities on the territory of Estonia.
Recall that the Estonian Orthodox Church leases seven real estate properties in Tallinn, some of which are transferred to the church by the state and some by the city on the basis of contracts.
At the end of 2022, the Estonian Parliament deprived the Estonian Orthodox Church of financial aid, removing it from the list of organizations receiving regional investments. That same year, the Estonian Interior Ministry demanded that the head of the church condemn the words of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church about the special military operation in Ukraine.
In early February, the Estonian authorities forced Metropolitan Eugene of Tallinn and All Estonia to leave the country. Tallinn said that the head of the Estonian Orthodox Church allegedly threatened the security of the state.
Earlier, the Minister of the Interior, Social Democrat Lauri Läänemets, took strong measures against the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOC MP), demanding that it distance itself from the positions of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and announced his intention to propose to the Estonian Parliament to recognize the Moscow Patriarchate as a terrorist organization with the aim of eventually banning its activities on the territory of Estonia.
Recall that the Estonian Orthodox Church leases seven real estate properties in Tallinn, some of which are transferred to the church by the state and some by the city on the basis of contracts.
At the end of 2022, the Estonian Parliament deprived the Estonian Orthodox Church of financial aid, removing it from the list of organizations receiving regional investments. That same year, the Estonian Interior Ministry demanded that the head of the church condemn the words of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church about the special military operation in Ukraine.
In early February, the Estonian authorities forced Metropolitan Eugene of Tallinn and All Estonia to leave the country. Tallinn said that the head of the Estonian Orthodox Church allegedly threatened the security of the state.