Secretary-General of the @eu_eeas since September 2026
Joined January 2025
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As Secretary-General of the @eu_eeas, my role is to support HR/VP @kajakallas and turn EU priorities into action. The EEAS must be part of the solution to make sure that EU foreign policy delivers better results.
So let’s get to work and stay in touch!
Merci pour vos aimables mots, cher Ambassadeur Walid Haidar, et notre échange. À la suite de la visite de @kajakallas dans votre pays, nous sommes prêts à poursuivre nos efforts de coopération, notamment via notre future mission PSDC de soutien au Liban. 🇪🇺🇱🇧
@mofalebanon1 @EUinLebanon
Following last week's FAC & EUCO, I continued my 'Tour des Capitales', this time at the heart of Europe in 🇦🇹🇸🇰🇭🇺. While discussing urgent European affairs, I noted calls for strong coordination of EU foreign policy and appreciation expressed for our EU delegation network.
Many thanks to you and to your team at the @MFAHungary for such a warm welcome and the good exchange on key foreign policy files. Very soon you will mark the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution fighting for freedom & democracy - values that we all cherish in Europe today.
@HungaryintheEU @EC_Budapest
Thank you, dear @KajsaOllongren, @EEAS_SecGen for visiting Budapest and for our constructive exchange.
I look forward to maintaining a direct and pragmatic dialogue as we work together on the security and foreign policy challenges facing Europe.
Stronger EU external action draws on the support of all Member States. Thank you, @MarekEstok_SK, for the warm welcome and the very good exchange in Bratislava.
@SlovakiaMFA
🇸🇰🇪🇺 Good discussion with @EEAS_SecGen Kaja Ollongren on stronger Slovak representation in EU diplomacy, energy security and practical support for Ukraine.
Slovak diplomats have a lot to offer, including at senior levels. We also need concrete action on high energy prices and competitiveness, while continuing targeted support for Ukraine ahead of winter.
Two days of #EUCO have shown again how much internal & external policies are intertwined: on macroeconomic imbalances, as well as on enlargement, MFF, the Middle East and migration. HR/VP @kajakallas underlined why we need to help Ukrainians defend their country
Follow the European Council press conference #EUCO ↓ xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1lJQRWpPk…
Watch and read HR/VP @kajakallas press remarks ahead of today's #EUCO meeting ↓
EU leaders are meeting in Brussels today for the two-day European Council #EUCO.
On the agenda: European security and defence, EU enlargement, European competitiveness and Ukraine, among other topics.
Watch HR/VP @kajakallas’ doorstep ahead of the meeting.
Read the HR/VP's full press remarks here: link.europa.eu/93YTjb
Kajsa Ollongren retweeted
The #EUCO meeting has started!
Welcoming @EP_President Roberta Metsola to take stock of progress on our “One Europe, One Market” agenda.
We are turning commitments into action. We need to maintain our ambition and move faster.
To deliver more jobs, stronger businesses and better lives for Europeans.
With some interlocutors, it is impossible to agree more. Thank you, Vice-FM Funakoshi, for our enriching exchange. Shared values are our foundation and translate into practical cooperation - from maritime security to strengthening our resilience and that of our partners. 🇯🇵🇪🇺
Today's Foreign Affairs Council is over - which also happened to be my first FAC in my new capacity. 🇪🇺
See below and read also here the press remarks by HR/VP @kajakallas delivered after the ministerial meeting: link.europa.eu/TPJ8yg
The Foreign Affairs Council has concluded.
In addition to adopting new sanctions listings targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex, 60 countries pledged to oppose tolls and fees on international shipping routes by joining the “No Fees, No Tolls” global pledge. EU Ministers also approved the new EU Support Mission in Lebanon, among other decisions.
Read the full conclusions here: link.europa.eu/TPJ8yg
The EU reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the rules-based international order, of which the ICC is a fundamental part, based on respect for international law.
Following the announcement of US sanctions against the International Criminal Court, the EU reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the rules-based international order and international criminal justice.
Read the full statement by HR/VP @kajakallas: link.europa.eu/HV6DtT
Pleased to meet with @eucopresident António Costa after taking up my post. Valuable to exchange views and strengthen cooperation.
Next stop - Foreign Affairs Council and EUCO, to advance on our joint priorities. Stay tuned.
We are getting ready for the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit later this month - more info: bit.ly/4yeMefT
Grateful to our @GCCSG colleagues for hosting our delegation for the 3rd EU-GCC Regional Security Dialogue in Riyadh, ahead of the Leaders Summit later this month. Fruitful exchanges on issues pertaining to our interconnected security and the ways to strengthen our cooperation.
Fourty years after joining the #EU, Spain is one of the key players in Team Europe. 🇪🇺 In Madrid on my tour of EU capitals, we spoke on European security, Ukraine, freedom of navigation & our southern neighbourhood. ¡Muchas gracias y vamos, Europa!
Kajsa Ollongren retweeted
The 7 October attacks were a barbaric act of terror. Today, we stand with Israel in remembering every life taken and destroyed at the hands of the Hamas terrorists.
Our thoughts are with the victims, the survivors, their families and all those who continue to carry the pain of that terrible day.
We must firmly reject any form of antisemitism across Europe. Jewish communities must be able to live openly, safely and without fear.
Hamas brought unspeakable suffering to the Israeli people and left devastation in its wake. Hamas must disarm so that the Gaza Peace Plan to move forward.
We stand in full solidarity with our Member States on the Eastern flank. Black Sea security is one of the many security issues on the agenda of my Tour des Capitales.
The situation in the Black Sea is increasingly concerning.
Commercial ships – and innocent crews – are being targeted, with lives already lost at sea.
Today, two commercial vessels were hit in Bulgaria’s economic zone in Black Sea.
This comes just one day after a Turkish ship carrying Ukrainian grain was struck and sunk off the Romanian coast.
While exact circumstances of these incidents are still being established, the developments are very concerning.
Attacks on civilian shipping are unacceptable.
We stand in full solidarity with our Member States on the Eastern flank.
The EU's relations with the Republic of Moldova have never been closer. 🇪🇺🇲🇩
See below @kajakallas' remarks after yesterday's Association Council.
And read here the full press statements: link.europa.eu/3WPqrm
Today, 5 October, the EU and the Republic of Moldova held the 10th meeting of their Association Council.
The meeting focused on Moldova’s EU accession process, political dialogue and reforms, as well as cooperation on foreign and security policy.
HR/VP @kajakallas also highlighted the recent violations of Moldova’s airspace by Russian missiles and drones and the need to further strengthen Moldova’s resilience and defence capabilities.
Read the full press remarks by the HR/VP and Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, @Vasile_Tofan: link.europa.eu/3WPqrm
What I take away from my visit to Warsaw: Poland is taking a leading role, not only providing the EU's Eastern Shield but also being Europeans at heart and by conviction. Thank you for the inspiring conversations! 🇪🇺🇵🇱
We continue to stand in solidarity with Ukraine as it persists to face Russia's war of aggression. My sincere appreciation to @kmathernova and all EU colleagues on the ground for their dedication and keeping the EU flag flying high in Kyiv despite the relentless Russian attacks.
It is very symbolic that today, on Pokrova, we met with all EU ambassadors to Ukraine. We discussed many issues. Of course, first and foremost, the readiness to support Ukraine. Air defense and joint production, financial resilience, EU accession, and sanctions pressure on Russia for its war are the key tracks we are working on. There will be more such coordination formats on foreign policy. Thank you for your support.
"We want Syria to take its rightful place in the international family, and we are ready to help turn this into lasting progress." ↓
The success of Syria’s transition matters greatly to Europe.
The EU is using its political and economic tools to help Syria on the path to an inclusive and peaceful transition.
EU-Syria relations have come a long way since Assad's fall. We want Syria to take its rightful place in the international family, and we are ready to help turn this into lasting progress.
My press remarks in Damascus with Foreign Minister al-Shaibani ↓