Independence Day: European Union and Country Evolution

independence day: Those steps have included joining the European Union and NATO in 2004 and becoming a respected member of most of the world most important organizations, like the United Nations, according to The Chronicle Herald. Last week, Kersti Kaljulaid, 46, a former EU budget auditor, mother of two and a grandmother was elected president of Estonia. The swearing in this month of the country first woman president and the opening of a national museum in the university city of Tartu marked more steps in the tiny country evolution since the split with the USSR in 1991. Next year Estonia will assume the presidency of the Council of the European Union and in 2018 it will celebrate its 100th Independence Day on Feb. 24. In recent years, Estonia has placed great emphasis on innovation, particularly in the area of computerization and it now prides itself in operating an e-government and having initiated electronic voting in Europe and developing Skype. Independence was interrupted by Soviet and German occupations after 1940. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.