The <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Community" id="mwAWQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="European Community">European Community</a> recognizes the independence of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_states" id="mwAWU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Baltic states">Baltic states</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia" id="mwAWY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Estonia">Estonia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia" id="mwAWc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Latvia">Latvia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania" id="mwAWg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a>.