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 21 countries during his tenure as prime minister. The number of visits per country where Michal has traveled are:

One visit to Albania, Armenia, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Turkey Two visits to Denmark and Lithuania Three visits to France, and Poland Four visits to Germany and Latvia and Ukraine Five visits to Finland Thirteen visits to Belgium

2024 Country Location(s) DatesDetailsHelsinki14 AugustMichal met with his Finnish counterpart Petteri Orpo and President Alexander Stubb.Klaipėda, Palanga17–18 AugustMet 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.Brussels16–18 OctoberAttended the European Council Meeting. Met with President of the European Council, Charles Michel.Riga1 NovemberMichal 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.Budapest7 NovemberMichal attended the 5th European Political Community Summit.Vilnius22 NovemberMet 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.Harpsund, Stockholm26–28 NovemberAttended the Baltic-Nordic Heads of Government Summit hosted by Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson. He met with Finnish prime minister Petteri Orpo, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen, Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Icelandic prime minister Bjarni Benediktsson, Lithuanian prime minister Ingrida Šimonytė, Latvian foreign minister Baiba Braže and also invited Polish prime minister Donald Tusk at the official summer residence in Harpsund, 94 km from Stockholm, where the security situation in the Baltic Sea region and Ukraine and transatlantic relations were discussed. On the evening of 26 November, Kristen Michal met with local large investors in Stockholm to give them an overview of her government's activities and priorities in stimulating the Estonian economic environment.Paris5–7 DecemberKristen 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.Kyiv9 DecemberMet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Ukrainian parliamentWarsaw11 DecemberMet 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.Brussels18–19 DecemberAttended the European Council Meeting.Berlin19–20 DecemberLate 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.

2025 Country Location(s) DatesDetailsHelsinki14 JanuaryMichal 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.Brussels3 FebruaryAttended 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.Kyiv24 FebruaryMichal travelled to Kyiv to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Brussels6–7 MarchParticipate in the extraordinary meeting of the European Council20 MarchParticipation in the European Council working sessionParis27 MarchMichal attended a meeting of the "Coalition of the willing" hosted by President Macron.Oslo9 MayMichal attended the 2025 Joint Expeditionary Force summit.Tirana16 MayMichal attended the 6th European Political Community Summit.Riga30 MayMet 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.The Hague24–25 JuneMichal attended the 2025 NATO summitBrussels26 JuneParticipation in the European CouncilZagreb8 JulyKristen 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.Rome10–11 JulyParticipation in the Ukraine Recovery Conference.Riga19–20 JulyMichal met with his Lithuanian counterpart Gintautas Paluckas and his Latvian counterpart Evika Siliņa, who hosted the meeting.29 AugustKristen 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.Copenhagen3 SeptemberMet with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders. Attended the Nordic-Baltic Eight summit.2 OctoberAttended the 7th European Political Community Summit.Brussels22–24 OctoberAttended the 252nd European Council summit.Berlin27–28 NovemberOn 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 Michael Kretschmer in the opening of the Skeleton Technologies factory in Markranstädt near Leipzig.Riga12 DecemberMichal 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.Helsinki16 DecemberMet 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.Brussels17–18 DecemberAttended the European Council and European Union-Western Balkans Leaders' Summit. The discussion focused on the strength of the strategic relationship between the EU and the Western Balkans and the benefits it offers to their citizens and on the next day when the next EU multiannual budget, security and defense, and economic challenges were discussed, including the use of frozen Russian assets in the Ukraine support plan.

2026 Country Location(s) DatesDetailsParis6 JanuaryMichal attended the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris with fellow leaders.Brussels22 JanuaryKristen Michal met at an extraordinary meeting of the European Council in this evening with other leaders. Discussion was on developments in transatlantic relations, their impact on the European Union and the situation related to Greenland, and the continued relentless pressure on Russia.Antwerp, Rijkhoven11-12 February Michal attended the 3rd European Industry Summit. Next day participated in the informal meeting of EU heads of state and government.Munich13–16 February Michal attended the first day of the 62nd Munich Security Conference.Kyiv24 FebruaryMichal travelled to Kyiv to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and join Nordic-Baltic leaders in the coalition of the willing to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.Brussels25-26 FebruaryMet with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, they opened a high-level conference on supporting the EU's border regions in Brussels. At the high-level conference on the EU's eastern border countries in Brussels, met with European Council president António Costa, Latvian prime minister Evika Siliņa and Lithuanian prime minister Inga Ruginienė, where she highlighted the central role of the countries in ensuring Europe's security, resilience and stability and highlighted the importance of the countries in ensuring their security, resilience and stability. At the end of the conference, a declaration of intent to establish the EastInvest Facility, a financing platform for the countries of the eastern border region, will be signed.https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/eastern-border-regions-high-level-conference-in-brussels/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX1JDMlBUSkFHNzlBVw19–20 MarchMichal attended the European Council. discussion was to strengthen the internal security of the European Union. To impose a uniform entry ban on Russian fighters who fought in Ukraine into the Schengen area.Helsinki26 MarchMichal attended the 2026 JEF Leaders’ Summit.Nicosia23–24 April Michal attended an informal meeting of the European Council summit, where the conflict in Iran, the Middle East, Ukraine and energy prices and the financial framework for 2028–2034, i.e. the EU's long-term budget , were discussed. Kristen Michal with the heads of state and government at Agia Napa Marina for dinner. He met with invited leaders President of Lebanon Nawaf Salam, President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria Ayman Safadi, President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Crown Prince of Jordan Hussein bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan Ayman Safadi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi, discussing the situation in the Middle East, common challenges and emerging opportunities for cooperation.Yerevan3–4 MayMichal attended the 8th European Political Community Summit.Kotor, Tivat4–6 JuneOn the evening of June 4, Michal attended a working dinner hosted by the president Jakov Milatović, in Kotor.