“There is no ‘their Europe over there’, there is only our Europe,” said President Karis. “Europe’s future is decided by us and the choices we make – including at the polls.”
He noted that the turnout at European Parliament elections is usually lower than that at Riigikogu or local elections, but he advised against such indifference.
“I promise to be a close observer of the elections for the European Parliament and I invite everyone else to do the same,” said President Karis. “Europe is driven by feasible dreams, real cooperation, including in the field of defence, and the European Union being understandable to its citizens and credible to its partners. Europe is not driven by naivety, empty slogans, or new rules that are too complicated for people to understand. The European Parliament election campaign gives candidates a chance to speak and voters a chance to listen and ask questions. Let us use this time of talking and listening wisely, so we can make the right choice for ourselves."
