Jānis Reirs on cooperation among the Baltic states

Almost 20 years after regaining their independence Jānis Reirs calls on politicians in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to show more unity with each other in his blog for the daily Diena: "We recently commemorated the anniversary of the signing of the Hitler-Stalin Pact together, and also the Human Chain that was formed in the three Baltic states [in 1989] and which was a symbol of our unity. ... And it was precisely in the form of Baltic states that we became more visible. So we can see this as an achievement because the voice of small countries is often too quiet to be heard on the international stage when they act alone. ... A sign that we have overcome our neighbourly rivalry is the joint support for Estonia's introduction of the euro - and this was not merely a noble gesture; it will benefit the entire region. The accession of just one of the Baltic states to the Eurozone will bring more stability and also the prospect of more sustainable growth to the other two."

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