The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EPC MP) is not going to unite with the schismatic Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (EAOC), which is subordinate to Phanar, said the vicar of the Tallinn diocese of the EPC MP, Bishop Daniel of Tartu.
The EPC received this proposal from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic, which insists on the complete severance of all ties with Moscow.
"This option [of merging with the EAOC] was offered to us somewhat unexpectedly back in May. But we said that we do not see the constructiveness of such a proposal. Neither the leadership nor the parishioners agree with such a transition," the bishop said in an interview with the Actual Camera project 
At the same time, the cleric noted that the EPC is ready to amend its charter, removing references to the charter of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) from there. He also believes that the EPC can receive autocephalous status, but this process will take a long time – perhaps decades.
In addition, the bishop recalled that Metropolitan Eugene plays a huge role in the activities of the EPC, who at the beginning of the year was forced to leave Estonia due to the refusal of the authorities to extend his residence permit
. "Metropolitan Eugene, who was elected primate by our Church Council in 2018, remains in his place. The church people have chosen a primate who is still in long-distance communication with us," he added.