Dispute Over Migration Sends Estonian Government Into Crisis
- Coalition leaders to hold talks Sunday to resolve feud: PM
- Government decided not to join UN global compact on migration
Estonia President Kersti Kaljulaid
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Estonia’s ruling coalition is on the brink of collapse after two junior partners fell out over a United Nations agreement on migration.
With government talks collapsing in neighboring Latvia this week, Estonia is becoming the second Baltic nation to succumb to political instability, just months before its next elections are due to take place. The dispute also highlights the way immigration is becoming a decisive issue across the European Union and beyond.