Estonia: membership application

The European Parliament adopted its Resolution, drafted by Mr. Jörn Johan Donner (Finland, PES), which calls for the momentum of the accession process to be kept up if the broad political support for EU membership in Estonia is not to waver. An amendment supports the German Presidency's proposal to extend the scope of the Phare programme to the social field. Others stress the importance of anti-corruption measures and the need to draw up a specific timetable for the accession negotiations. The EP also stressed the need to ensure the rights of the Russian minority.�