Estonian parlt speaker to discuss supporting Ukraine, future of Europe with EU speakers

TALLINN - President of the Estonian parliament Lauri Hussar is attending the Conference of Speakers of the European Union Parliaments (EUSC) held in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, where supporting Ukraine, and the future of Europe will be discussed.

At the conference, the speakers will speak about the challenges facing Europe and the future of the European Union. President of the National Council of Austria Walter Rosenkranz and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola will be the keynote speakers at the session dedicated to the future of the union.

Hussar will also speak at the discussion on the future of Europe. He will underline the importance of continuing support to Ukraine, and use of Russia's frozen assets. He will highlight that the future of Ukraine, as well as Moldova, is in the European Union. At the afternoon session, the speakers will discuss issues relating to regionalism in Europe, and safeguarding Europe's cultural identity.

At the conference in Budapest, Hussar will have separate meetings with Walter Rosenkranz, the president of the lower house of the Austrian parliament, the National Council of Austria, and Martin Bosma, the speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands. They will discuss cooperation between their countries, further support to Ukraine, increasing pressure on Russia and relations with the United States. Hussar and Bosma will also speak about the forthcoming NATO summit in the Netherlands.