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Estonia: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 60805 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 26 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Estonian Government on the importance of defending and promoting freedom of religion in Estonia, in the context of the Government’s

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 26 Jun 2025

I am not aware of any plans by Estonia's government to ban the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church. The revised wording of Estonia's proposed Churches and Congregations Act Amendment simply states that religious organisations must not have links to religio...