Dec 1, 2024 · Kaja Kallas is the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission. Her task is to lead a more strategic and assertive foreign and security policy that better enables the EU to pursue its strategic interests and shape the global system.

Despite dark and turbulent times, Kaja Kallas struck an optimistic note in an interview with DW's Alexandra von Nahmen. Not even Donald Trump's Greenland aspirations have her too fazed.

16 hours ago · Kaja Kallas says Europe needs to increase investment to keep pace with threats facing the continent.

Since 2024, she has served as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in the second von der Leyen Commission. The leader of the Estonian Reform Party since 2018, she was a member of parliament (Riigikogu) in 2011–2014, and 2019–2021.

Jan 22, 2025 · Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission (HRVP) announced today the following appointments for senior positions in the European External Action Service (EEAS): Ms. Belén MARTINEZ CARBONELL as Secretary General for the EEAS. Ms. Martinez Carbonell has had an extensive career in EU diplomacy, having served ...

Jul 15, 2024 · Estonia’s ruling center-right Reform Party on Saturday tapped Climate Minister Kristen Michal as a prime minister candidate to replace the Baltic country’s outgoing leader Kaja Kallas who is set to become the European Union’s new foreign policy chief.

Nov 12, 2024 · Ms Kallas warned that Russia, Iran, North Korea, and - more covertly - China, want to change the rules-based world order. She called on the EU to respond to this threat alongside its closest allies and partners “without losing an inch of who we are”.

Dec 31, 2024 · Former prime minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas has taken over as the EU’s foreign affairs chief at a time when – in her own words – the world is “on fire”.

Jul 15, 2024 · Kaja Kallas formally resigned as Estonian prime minister on Monday to take up her new role as the European Union’s foreign policy chief. Kallas’ resignation paved the way for the start of negotiations to form a new government, with President Alar Karis announcing that he will begin talks with representatives of all parliamentary parties.

Jul 15, 2024 · Kaja Kallas has officially resigned as Estonia’s prime minister to become the European Union's foreign policy chief later this year.