European Spring Day 2007

Europe diary

Today were handed out European diaries for the three eleventh form (11c, 11d, 11e).

The goal of the European diary, is to help the young Europeans to learn their rights and obligations as consumers. More information about the diary can be found here. The teacher Aare Ristikivi cautioned the children not to loose their diaries, because in the next year, they are going to use them for sure.

We asked from three students, what they think is the goal of the Europe diary.

Ann: To introduse the history of the EU and of course for using.

Lauri ja Karl-Erik: Information about the history of the EU and beautiful pictures. They added that in the diary, there is a huge amount of different information.

When we asked from the students that are they going to use the diaries too, then the answer was unanimous yes. Delighted children with Europe diaries

Our delegation in Helsinki

Today afternoon our delegation went to Helsingi to prepare themselves for the Eurovision song contest, what is held there. Gerli Padar represents Estonia with a song "Partners in crime". Gerli says that she is not very nervous, because as we know, in this contest songs rival with eachother not the singers. Also she said that she has not familiarized herself with other songs in the contest, because she founded that it doesn't give nothing more to her performance.

As we all know, previously Lordi won the song contest with their song "Hard rock, hallelujah". Because of this, this years song contest is held in Finland, in Helsinki Hartwall Arena. Great party for the Europe is going to start in the evening of the 10th May, when in the semifinal the countries are going to start competing for the final place. This event brings behind the TV millions of people around Europe. So let's hope that we are going to do well and maybe Gerli even reapeats her brother's glorious act in the 2001 song contest in Kopenhagen.. Gerli Padar

Springday quiz

For the celebration of the Spingday, our teacher Aare Ristikivi took us to fill in the Springday quiz, what is located in:

http://kevadpaev.oesel.ee/

For the feedback most of the students said that the structure of the quiz was a little bit messy. You answered the question and after that pressed check, but the right answer didn't came.

The biggest suprise for the most was that a lot of EU-s money goes to the agricultural policy. A lot of students didn't know that in how many countries euro is used as a currency(majority answered it wrongly).

Because of the dense curriculum we didn't have enough time, to do the two other quizes, what are about EU. But the teacher gave us the links and suggested to do them at home(but it wasn't an obligation).

http://www.euroinfo.ee/ed/

http://www.europarl.ee/euroopaviktoriin/

Springday concert

In wednesday we had Spingday concert in our school (one event among celebrations of the Springday in HTG). This concert is a tradition in our school. Also with this concert, schools dancegroup "Tantsutallad" celebrated their 10th birthday and the schools choir celebrated becoming 25 years old.

Estonia won, Russia got bronze

"Congratulations, comrades Klenski, Zarenkov and other members of the Constitution party and other Notšnoij Pozori activists. Yestarday night you finally showed who you realy are. Or served the beating, shop despoiling and arson historical truth and the protection of the monument, (Bronze Soldier) what you punctuate so much?", this way wrotes Mart Arop in Postimees. In my opinion it sums up all the events in Tallinn and Estonia in last days.

"..It is obvius that something is wrong in our society, when after 15 years of independence, there are still hundreds of youngsters who are ready to kill, rob and beatfor the first call „Rossija! Rossija!“..," he says.

But Russian media reflects these events very differently. In every stament from Russia, we could feel intense hostility.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would "take serious steps". Russia's Foreign Ministry did not specify what measures it was considering against Estonia. Lavrov, at a NATO meeting in Oslo, said the issue was of interest to Estonia, Russia and to Europe as it touched on European values.

"We've seen enough of this mocking the dead and scoffing at the victory in World War Two," Russian news agencies quoted Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov as telling the chamber

In every sentence, the hostility is clearly stated and even the lies are very obvious( there is no moking about the dead).

CNN wrote frankly about those events fortunately.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6602171.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/27/soviet.statue.reut/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6599937.stm 37.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6599145.stm

German newspaper Handesblatt wrote that when the darkness came, then the Estonian government removed the Bronze Soldier statue.

Austria Die Presse wrote that the Estonian police lost control over the youngster gangs.

France newspapers Le Figaro ja La Liberation were very laconical about the events in last night and noted that Sergei Mironov called to break off diplomatic relationships with Estonia.

Lithuania and Latvia supported Estonia.

Javier Solana (one of the leaders of the EU) also supported Estonia and he disapproved the violence in Tallinn.

The leader of the United Nations Organization Ban Ki-moon called Estonia and Russia to settle their disagreements in the spirit on honour and reconciliation.

Not all the European member countries were in the Estonian side after these events. Russia has still big influence ( mainly because its huge natural resources) and its media published a lot of false information. This false information was quoted by many big European newspapers and wrong opinions about these events came into being.

These events have showed that the integration doesnt't work in Estonia and Russia wants to control Estonian politics and their land.

We will survive, because our relic is freedom and judiciousness!

Estonia in European Union- Past to Future

The future of Europe is dependent on the decisions, which have been made in the past, which are made at the moment and those which are going to be made in the future. For Estonia, one very important decision was joining the European Union. Referendum was carried throw on 14. april 2003. In my research I got my information from three Estonian sources(Virumaa Teataja, Pärnu Postimees and Delfi). Distance of time was 01.-13.09.2003 (two days before elections). I divided my work into four main chapters: economical problems, social problems, politics and quotations and opinions about EU.

Full research is available in Estonian here.

I think that we have to look back, for doing the right decisions in the future. The future of the Europe lies in the activity of the citizens.

Bronze Soldier was removed

The statue of a Red Army soldier (the Bronze Soldier) removed from Tõnismäe was, by afternoon today(26.april), relocated to the cemetery of the Defence Forces on Filtri tee. The act was made so quickly, because of the big Russian gathering around Bronze Soldier, which was becoming very violent. Even before this act the Russians started to rob shops and tried to do as many damage to the Estonian Republic, as they could. Disturbances lasted all night.

There was one man dead and 57 (12 of whom were police) left injured in the aftermath of six

hours of riots on Thursday night. Rubber bullets and tear gas were used on rioters by police, and nearly 300 people were detained.Russia was so furious over the monument’s removal that they threatened Estonia with punishment on Friday, calling the act “inhumane” and “blasphemous.” The Federation Council, the Russian version of a Senate, called for economic sanctions and a breaking of diplomatic relations with Estonia. The resolution passed unanimously.The rising tensions threaten to create problems between Russia and the European Union, which would be forced to take action in the event that Russia places sanctions upon Estonia. This latest crisis comes on the heels of Russian President Putin’s threat to withdraw from an important arms-control agreement for Europe, which has already put some strain on Russia’s relations with the rest of the Union.The Bronze Soldier is, for many Estonians, a constant reminder of half a century of Soviet occupation. But for Russians, and for many Russian-speaking Estonians, it honors the Red Army forces who liberated Estonia, freeing it from Nazi occupation in 1944.