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Siim Kallas: Schäuble was one of the de facto leaders of Europe
27 Dec 2023 13:39 GMT
Former European Commissioner and Estonian PM Siim Kallas remembers German politician Wolfgang Schäuble, … and already influential in the EU and of course Germany,… Schäuble when serving as European commissioner and the two stayed in …
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Siim Kallas: President Karis should not take sides and interfere in politics
05 Oct 2023 06:01 GMT
… have resigned over the matter.
Siim Kallas, since 2019 an MP at … has served as a European Commissioner across three different stints and … portfolios, most recently as the commissioner for transport, 2010-2014. He was …
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Siim Kallas: Car tax should be higher — €1,000 a year
01 Aug 2023 17:33 GMT
"A million vehicles, €1,000 on each — a billion for balancing the budget and restoring financial credibility," Kallas said in Tuesday's piece (link in Estonian). "If our society is going to hold on for dear life to benefits it gets from …
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EU transport chief should step aside over free Qatar flights, insiders say
22 Mar 2023 04:10 GMT
… artificial intelligence.
The EU's embattled top transport official, Henrik Hololei … investigation.
A spokesperson for the EU executive said the IDOC, the … 's former boss, ex-Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas, "a person holding a …
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Siim Kallas to run for Riigikogu again
28 Oct 2022 02:12 GMT
… ," he said.
In 2018, Siim Kallas, who has also previously served … prime minister of Estonia, European commissioner as well as vice-president …
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Brussels Playbook: Will big oil pay for Ukraine? — Transport chief’s hard landing — EU-US deal
30 Mar 2023 05:15 GMT
… the world’s tiniest violin.
EU TRANSPORT CHIEF’S HARD LANDING
TAKING … for former Commission Vice President Siim Kallas — who was a former Estonian … of State Antony Blinken and EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager among those …
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The EU’s Mr. Aviation seeks emergency exit
30 Mar 2023 03:18 GMT
… , the European Commission’s transport policy department. He was … head of the EU's transport lawmaking apparatus. He … head of Cabinet for then-Commissioner Siim Kallas, the father of Estonia… .
Before becoming the EU's transport chief, Hololei helped …
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Taavi Rõivas concurs on Andrus Ansip's European Commissioner vision
14 Mar 2023 14:46 GMT
… 's predecessor as European Commissioner] Siim Kallas were significantly more visible in … would have experience of how EU decision-making processes work.
Kaja … anti-fraud (2004-2010) and transport (2010-2014) portfolios.
He also …
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EU reforms travel rules after transport chief’s free flights to Qatar
07 Mar 2023 17:11 GMT
… revelations that the EU's top transport bureaucrat signed … of the Commission’s transport department, took free flights … of cabinet to former Commissioner Siim Kallas (father of current Prime … cabinets or commissioners comes a day after EU Ombudsman Emily …
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Nepal Plane Crash: Why Europe banned Nepali Airlines in EU nations? Explained
16 Jan 2023 05:57 GMT
… time quote Siim Kallas, European Commission Vice-President responsible for transport in 2013 … of its carriers on the EU air safety list. We do …