Estonian President Alar Karis has asked the Supreme Court to declare proposed amendments to the law regulating religious organisations unconstitutional, ERR reports. Earlier, the Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, passed a law to curb the influence of foreign organisations on churches in Estonia. There are concerns over the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church’s (EKÕK) canonical ties to the Russian Orthodox Church. Karis argues that the law disproportionately restricts freedom of association and religion, insisting that proper legal tools to curb the Moscow Patriarchate’s influence operations already exist. He has twice refused to promulgate the amendments in April and July 2025.
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