Estonian National Sustainable Development Plan Adopted

On 14 September 2005 the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) adopted a resolution approving the Estonian National Sustainable Development Strategy "Sustainable Estonia 21".up to 2030. The strategy pursues a holistic approach to society and does not deal with problems in specific areas. It seeks to balance sustainable development, preservation of identity, with competing in the global setting. In addition to defining the development goals of society, the strategy lists the major assumptions about and factors that may affect Estonia’s development in the coming decades. The resolution of the Riigikogu approving the development strategy entered into force on 15 September 2005.