Estonian Cooperation Assembly

04.10.2010

The Estonian Co-operation Assembly (Estonian Eesti Koostöö Kogu, EKK) is a co-operation network of non-governmental organisations dedicated to Estonia’s long-term development. The goals of EKK are to share and co-ordinate the views of these organisations and on this basis to produce assessments and proposals regarding issues that are central to the future of the country.

EKK was founded by the President of the Republic of Estonia, and over 73 organisations are currently involved in the charter process as members of the network. EKK acts as an independent foundation on the balance sheet of the Office of the President of the Republic. Its strategic plans are established by the Supervisory Board, and its management is steered by the Executive Board.

The basis of the activities of the Estonian Cooperation Assembly is its charter, agreed upon by its members, which is drawn up for a period of three years. The current EKK charter, drafted in 2011 (Harta 2011), establishes the following as the assembly’s priority areas:

– valuing Estonia’s human resources;
– level of education as a key indicator of quality of life;
– other nationalities as a form of social wealth; and
– modernising public administration.