List of international prime ministerial trips made by Kristen Michal

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Kristen Michal , the current Prime Minister of Estonia since 23 July 2024.

Summary

Michal has visited 16 countries during his tenure as Prime Minister. The number of visits per country where Michal has traveled are:

• One visit to Albania, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden
• Two visits to Denmark, France, Germany, Lithuania and Ukraine
• Three visits to Finland
• Four visits to Latvia
• Seven visits to Belgium

2024

Country	Location(s)	Dates	Details
Finland	Helsinki	14 August	Michal met with his Finnish counterpart Petteri Orpo and President Alexander Stubb. [1]
Lithuania	Klaipėda, Palanga	17–18 August	Met with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė. During their meeting, the heads of government focused mainly on strengthening regional security, but also discussed cooperation in the transport and energy sectors, support for Ukraine, and the tightening of sanctions against Russia. [2] [3]
Belgium	Brussels	16–18 October	Attended the European Council Meeting. Met with President of the European Council, Charles Michel. [4]
Latvia	Riga	1 November	Michal met with Prime Minister Evika Siliņa to discuss their two countries’ shared priorities in the EU and NATO, support for Ukraine, progress in Baltic energy and transport projects and ways of expanding bilateral cooperation. [5]
Hungary	Budapest	7 November	Michal attended the 5th European Political Community Summit.
Lithuania	Vilnius	22 November	Met with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė. They discussed the protection of critical maritime infrastructure, countering hybrid threats, continued support for Ukraine, and joint energy and transport projects. [6]
Sweden	Harpsund, Stockholm	26–27 November	Attended Nordic-Baltic Summit hosted by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. [7]
France	Paris	5–7 December	Kristen Michal met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, where the focus was on supporting Ukraine and improving the European Union's defense and competitiveness. [8]
Ukraine	Kyiv	9 December	Met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Ukrainian parliament [9] [10]
Poland	Warsaw	11 December	Met with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk. The main topics of the meeting will be support for Ukraine, the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and defence cooperation, both bilateral and within NATO. [11]
Germany	Berlin	19–20 December	Late in the evening of December 19, Kristen Michal, together with Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, flew to Berlin on a German state aircraft Airbus A319-133X CJ (German Air Force reg. 15 + 01) directly from the European Council meeting in Brussels. On the morning of December 20, Kristen Michal met with Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Olaf Scholz in Berlin, where bilateral relations, support for Ukraine, regional security and European Union issues were discussed.
Belgium	Brussels	18–19 December	Attended the European Council Meeting. [12]

2025

Country	Location(s)	Dates	Details
Finland	Helsinki	14 January	Michal attended the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit in Helsinki. He also met with President of Finland Alexander Stubb, Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and Vice-President of the European Commission Henna Virkkunen. [13]
Belgium	Brussels	3 February	Attended an informal meeting of the European Council in Brussels today to discuss the enhancement of European defence readiness, its financing, and defence and security cooperation with NATO and the United Kingdom. [14]
Ukraine	Kyiv	24 February	Michal travelled to Kyiv to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Belgium	Brussels	6–7 March	Participate in the extraordinary meeting of the European Council
Belgium	Brussels	20 March	Participation in the European Council working session
France	Paris	27 March	Michal attended a meeting of the "Coalition of the willing" hosted by President Macron. [15]
Norway	Oslo	9 May	Michal attended the 2025 Joint Expeditionary Force summit.
Albania	Tirana	16 May	Michal attended the 6th European Political Community Summit.
Latvia	Riga	30 May	Met with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa and Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas. They focused on three main topics: advancing infrastructure projects, enhancing regional security — including expectations for the upcoming NATO summit — and supporting Ukraine. [16]
Netherlands	The Hague	24–25 June	Michal attended the 2025 NATO summit
Belgium	Brussels	26 June	Participation in the European Council
Croatia	Zagreb	8 July	Kristen Michal met with President Zoran Milanović, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, and Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković in Zagreb, where they discussed strengthening defense and business cooperation, common goals in the European Union and NATO, and continued support for Ukraine.
Italy	Rome	10–11 July	Participation in the Ukraine Recovery Conference. [17]
Latvia	Riga	19–20 July	Michal met with his Lithuanian counterpart Gintautas Paluckas and his Latvian counterpart Evika Siliņa, who hosted the meeting. [18] [19]
Latvia	Riga	29 August	Kristen Michal flew a Diamond Sky airliner Pilatus PC-12/47E NGX (reg. ES-SAS and flight number DMS611) to Riga Airport at the invitation of Prime Minister Evika Siliņa. Kristen Michal, together with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, attended the festive reception of the Estonian Basketball Federation in Estonian Embassy and the Estonia vs. Latvia EuroBasket 2025 game in Riga. Kristen Michal flew a Diamond Sky airliner Pilatus PC-12/47E NGX (reg. ES-SAS and flight number DMS611) back to Tallinn Airport.
Denmark	Copenhagen	3 September	Met with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders. Attended the Nordic-Baltic Eight summit. [20] [21]
Denmark	Copenhagen	2 October	Attended the 7th European Political Community Summit.
Belgium	Brussels	22–24 October	Attended the 252nd European Council summit.
Germany	Berlin	27–28 November	On 27 November, Michal met with Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Friedrich Merz and German Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche in Berlin, where they discussed joint efforts to stop Russian aggression and ensure European security, including strengthening the defense of the European Union and NATO's eastern flank. In the evening, Kristen Michal met with German investors interested in cooperation with Estonia at the Estonian Embassy in Berlin. On 28 November, Kristen Michal participated with Minister-president of Saxony|Prime Minister of Saxony Michael Kretschmer in the opening of the Skeleton Technologies factory in Markranstädt near Leipzig.
Latvia	Riga	12 December	Michal met with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa and Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė at the Baltic Council of Ministers in Riga, where they discussed current regional security issues, the progress of the Rail Baltic project, as well as the mutual interests of the Baltic states in the European Union's next multi-annual budget.
Finland	Helsinki	16 December	Met with Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Romanian President Nicușor Dan and Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov at the Eastern Front Summit in Helsinki, where the discussion focused on Europe securing its Eastern Front at a faster pace and through joint initiatives.

Multilateral meetings

Kristen Michal participated in the following summits during his premiership:

Group	Year
	2024	2025	2026
NATO		24–25 June, The Hague	July, Ankara
Ukraine Recovery Conference		10–11 July, Rome	TBA
EPC	7 November, Budapest	16 May, Tirana	4 May, Yerevan
		2 October, Copenhagen	TBD, TBD
JEF	17 December, Tallinn	9 May, Oslo	TBD TBD
Others	None	27 March, Paris	TBA
██ = Future event.

References

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2. "Prime Minister Kristen Michal met his Baltic colleagues in Lithuania". Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
3. "Baltic Prime Ministers gathered for informal meeting in Lithuania". Pradžia - LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS VYRIAUSYBĖ (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2025-08-12.
4. https://newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/events/20241016-president-michel-meets-prime-minister-of-estonia
5. "Prime Minister Michal in Latvia: Rail Baltic must be completed by 2030 | Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus". valitsus.ee. Retrieved Sep 18, 2025.
6. "Kristen Michal in Vilnius: effective protection of critical infrastructure can only be achieved through cooperation". Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
7. "Nordic-Baltic Summit and new partnership with Poland". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
8. https://valitsus.ee/en/news/prime-minister-michal-russia-will-only-back-down-face-strength-and-resolve
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10. "Estonian PM arrives in Kyiv". European Pravda. 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
11. "Prime Minister Kristen Michal to meet Polish counterpart Donald Tusk in Warsaw". Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
12. https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/kristen-michal-prime-minister-of-estonia-arrives-at-the-news-photo/2190668878
13. https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/events/media-advisories/2025/01/10/nato-secretary-general-to-visit-finland
14. "Prime Minister Kristen Michal attends the European Council meeting on defence policy". Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
15. Visegrád 24 [@visegrad24] (27 March 2025). "List of the leaders & representatives of 31 countries gathering in Paris right now for an emergency summit on Ukraine aimed at providing military aid & setting up a coalition of peacekeeping forces" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 March 2025– via Twitter.
16. "Kristen Michal in Riga: Rail Baltica Сannot be Delayed". Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
17. "Prime Minister Michal: Ukraine cannot and must not bear the burden of reconstruction alone". Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus. 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
18. "Prime Minister Michal met with his Baltic colleagues in Latvia | Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus".
19. https://x.com/KristenMichalPM/status/1946902988246905142
20. https://valitsus.ee/en/news/michal-meeting-his-nordic-and-baltic-colleagues-and-president-zelenskyy-copenhagen
21. https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/ukrayina-j-derzhavi-pivnichno-baltijskoyi-visimki-skoordinuv-99933