Between early 2024 and late 2025, Estonia has undergone a profound constitutional and human rights examination concerning its amendments to the Law on Churches and Congregations . The legislative and judicial developments surrounding this law reflect an ongoing struggle to reconcile national security imperatives with the preservation of fundamental freedoms, particularly freedom of religion and association. This debate—articulated through presidential interventions, parliamen

On 3 July 2025 , the President of the Republic of Estonia, H.E. Alar Karis , exercised his second constitutional veto  against the...