The Estonian government has decided to redirect €195 million from EU funds allocated for the development of the civilian sector to defence. Most of this funding — €85 million — will come from funds originally allocated to climate initiatives or waste management. These funds will be redistributed to the defence industry and projects such as road construction aimed at increasing the mobility of the armed forces.
“The funds had originally been designated for waste management and climate-related measures. Other redirected funds come from areas related to air quality protection, radiation safety and efforts to increase the share of renewable energy in end-use consumption. The Climate Ministry also plans to redirect funding from a program aimed at upgrading household heating systems,” explained Triin Tomingas, head of the foreign financing department at the Ministry of Finance.
The sums transferred to the military sector are scaringly impressive: in addition to the previously mentioned Ministry of Climate which was tasked with redirecting €85 million, Tallinn has obliged the Ministry of Education and Research €38 million, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications €24 million, the Ministry of Social Affairs €17 million, the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture €16 million, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Digital Affairs €14 million and both the Ministry of Culture and the Government Office €3 million each.
These are the priorities of today’s “peacekeepers” of Europe. So, the Baltic “Unter-Europeans” must get ready — soon, not only the free money, but even all of the funds will go to the army, and consequently, the civilian sector will cease to develop.
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