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.

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.

Jul 15, 2024 · Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has stepped down as the leader of the Baltic country to become the foreign policy chief of the European Union later this year.

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 ...

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”.

3 days ago · It has, points also referring to Repower EU, that is also saying that we should get rid of Russian fossil fuels and provide our help with the diversification of the energy picture. On the negotiation’s comment, so no, we are not negotiating on Greenland. ... Press remarks by High Representative Kaja Kallas after the meeting. 27.01.2025

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.

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”.

Oct 15, 2024 · Kaja Kallas served as the prime minister of Estonia from 2021 to 2024. In 2024, she was awarded the Walther Rathenau Prize in recognition of outstanding lifetime achievement in foreign policy. Having joined the Estonian Reform Party in 2011, Kallas has been its leader since April 2018.