Estonian PM Resigns, Hoping for Cozy Brussels Job
The 47-year-old is known as one of the most hawkish leaders in the EU, and one of the staunchest supporters of Ukraine. This year, Estonia is forecast to spend 3.4% of its GDP on defence, the second-highest ratio among NATO member states. “These decisions help to ensure that Estonia is firmly protected and a safe place to live,” she said.
Kallas was previously considered too hawkishly anti-Russian to be given the position of NATO Secretary-General, but was chosen by a qualified majority of EU member states governments as the EU’s next High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, a position currently held by Spaniard Josep Borrell. She was nominated through a backroom deal by leftist and centrist European leaders, as part of a package to reelect Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission President.
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