On 23 November 2004 the Riigikogu adopted the Act on Accession to the Convention on the Protection of the European Communities’ Financial Interests and Its Protocols, which entered into force on 16 January 2005.

Danske Bank and some of its former senior executives have defeated an appeal by shareholders who argued that they were defrauded due to the money laundering at the bank's Estonian branch.

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.