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

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

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]
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. [4]
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. [5]
Sweden	Harpsund, Stockholm	26–27 November	Attended Nordic-Baltic Summit hosted by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. [6]
Ukraine	Kyiv	9 December	Met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Ukrainian parliament [7] [8]
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. [9]

2025

Country	Location(s)	Dates	Details
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. [10]
Ukraine	Kyiv	24 February	Michal travelled to Kyiv to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
France	Paris	27 March	Michal attended a meeting of the "Coalition of the willing" hosted by President Macron. [11]
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. [12]
Netherlands	The Hague	24–25 June	Michal attended the 2025 NATO summit
Italy	Rome	10–11 July	Participation in the Ukraine Recovery Conference. [13]
Latvia	Riga	20 July	Michal met with his Lithuanian counterpart Gintautas Paluckas and his Latvian counterpart Evika Siliņa, who hosted the meeting. [14] [15]

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	TBD, TBD
		2 October, Copenhagen	TBD, TBD
JEF	17 December, Tallinn	9 May, Oslo	TBD TBD
Others	None	27 March, Paris	TBA
██ = Future event.

References

1. "Prime Minister Michal in Finland: We are united by common challenges in security and the economy". Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
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. "Prime Minister Michal in Latvia: Rail Baltic must be completed by 2030 | Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus". valitsus.ee. Retrieved Sep 18, 2025.
5. "Kristen Michal in Vilnius: effective protection of critical infrastructure can only be achieved through cooperation". Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
6. "Nordic-Baltic Summit and new partnership with Poland". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
7. "Estonian PM arrives in Kyiv to meet Zelensky". The Kyiv Independent. 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
8. "Estonian PM arrives in Kyiv". European Pravda. 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
9. "Prime Minister Kristen Michal to meet Polish counterpart Donald Tusk in Warsaw". Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
10. "Prime Minister Kristen Michal attends the European Council meeting on defence policy". Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
11. 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.
12. "Kristen Michal in Riga: Rail Baltica Сannot be Delayed". Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
13. "Prime Minister Michal: Ukraine cannot and must not bear the burden of reconstruction alone". Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus. 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
14. "Prime Minister Michal met with his Baltic colleagues in Latvia | Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus".
15. https://x.com/KristenMichalPM/status/1946902988246905142