2020年,爱沙尼亚政坛颇为动荡,多位部长辞职;经济方面,受新冠肺炎疫情限制措施的影响,爱沙尼亚经济萎缩了2.9%;外交活动方面,爱沙尼亚于2020年起开始担任联合国安理会非常任理事国,并成功举办第五届“三海倡议”峰会;对华关系方面,爱沙尼亚情报部门的年度报告首次强调了“中国威胁”。
Politically,2020 saw turbulences in Estonia,and several ministers resigned. In economic terms,Estonia’s economy shrank by 2.9 percent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In diplomatic activities,Estonia became a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in 2020,and successfully hosted the fifth summit of the Three Seas Initiative. In relations with China,the Intelligence Service’s annual report highlighted “China threat” for the first time.