Who can organise a public meeting?
Not everyone can organise a public meeting. A meeting may be organised by:
- an adult person with active legal capacity who is a citizen of Estonia or the European Union or who holds a long-term residence permit or who is a third-country national staying in Estonia on the basis of a permanent right of residence
- a legal person
If the organiser of a meeting is a legal person, they have to designate a natural person with active legal capacity to bear the rights and obligations of an organiser of a meeting.
An organiser of a meeting is required to:
- guarantee the peaceful holding of the meeting and the safety of the participants in the meeting
- guarantee that any objects used in holding of the meeting do not endanger persons not participating in the meeting, any property or the environment
- immediately terminate the meeting if the meeting causes a significant or serious immediate threat
- be available through a means of communication from the presentation of the meeting notice until one day has passed from the end of the meeting
- comply with any orders given by the police or other competent law enforcement agency to ensure order at the meeting
- ensure the removal of structures from the place of holding of the meeting within reasonable time after the end of the meeting
- ensure that after the end of the meeting any waste generated as a result of the meeting is removed from the place of holding of the meeting