'No Winners In Trade Wars': EU Foreign Policy Chief Tells RFE/RL

'No Winners In Trade Wars': EU Foreign Policy Chief Tells RFE/RL

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with RFE/RL's Rikard Jozwiak on the sidelines of the April 2 European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg. The topics covered include the future of RFE/RL, US tariffs, and a potential full cease-fire in Ukraine. She also discussed relations with Russia, Hungary, the Western Balkans, and Georgia.

The former Estonian Prime Minister is struggling to impose on the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and on the Member States. In Brussels, the new High Representative of the European Union is also accused of focusing almost exclusively on Russia.

Kaja Kallas: the EU's new chief diplomat shaping the future of European defense

Former Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is making waves as the European Union's top foreign policy official. At a time of rising tension between the EU and the U.S. and a fortifying bloc of authoritarian states led by Russia, Kallas' role has suddenly taken on even greater importance. Her journey from the obscure leader of a small, embattled democracy to a bulwark against Russian expansionism has placed her front and center in what is now per…

Kallas: 'Russia must stop delaying tactics'

The six major European countries (Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland and Spain) and the EU’s high representative for foreign and security policy, Kaja Kallas, on Monday urged Russia to “end its delaying tactics and to agree without delay on an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, on equal terms and applying it fully,” in order to put an end to the war that began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago. Th…

EU Stands Firm on Human Rights Amid Global Challenges, Kallas Tells European Parliament

Strasbourg, April 1, 2025 – In a powerful address to the European Parliament plenary session on the 2024 Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World, High Representative and Vice-President Kaja Kallas underscored the European Union’s unwavering commitment to defending human rights and democracy amid a turbulent global landscape. Delivered on April 1, […]