Joosep Värk

The 1992 presidential election was historic as the first one held after Estonia restored its independence, and it uniquely allowed the public to vote directly in the first round. "I was just a diligent student at the University of Tartu," recalled Anvelt, now a senior editor at Delfi. "That was the only time there was a popular vote, and I was one of Lennart Meri's supporters." Both Sildam and Anvelt acknowledged that Meri was a true superstar whom everyone looked up to.

From our perspective: if Iceland and Norway, for example, wanted to join the European Union, would we simply say welcome? We wouldn't have anything against it? I would certainly like to hope that would be the case, if we were to reach such a situation. In Iceland's case, the question may arise sooner, because Iceland is heading toward a referendum on joining the European Union.