Eva-Maria Liimets

Today in #Kyiv I affirmed that #Estonia´s 🇪🇪 support to #Ukraine is resolute. We´ll continue to aid 🇺🇦 with all means necessary & that includes emergency assistance that allows Ukrainians to start rebuilding. @ZelenskyyUa @DmytroKuleba #StandWithUkraine️ #StopWarInUkraine

🇫🇮 FM Elina Valtonen: Ukraine should be integrated into NATO as quickly as possible. It's in our own interest. Ukraine has one of the strongest armies, a robust defense industry, and advanced modern technologies. Ukraine now holds the strongest cards, even in the American sense.

Prioritizing mental health is especially important during times of high stress. During May’s #MentalHealthMonth, @WHO shares tips to care for your well-being & support others who may need it too: who.int/news-room/feat…

Women must have equal opportunities — in education, employment, leadership and decision-making. When women thrive, communities and economies do too. @UN_Women works worldwide to uphold their rights and help build a better future for all. unwomen.org/en

It was great talking to Stephen and the inspiring young people we’ve worked with at the @ObamaFoundation on the @ColbertLateShow. When the Obama Presidential Center opens this June 19, my hope is that this will be a place where people can come together to meet, learn, and work with each other to create change in their communities. Learn more at tickets.obama.org.

Just Remember when Giants Strode the World. Ted Turner created an unstoppable media revolution for the BENEFIT of all humankind. Throughout nearly 43 years at CNN, working for Ted and his vision has been the proudest achievement of my lifetime. RIP

Attacks on journalists are attacks on freedom of expression. More than ever, we need reliable sources of information and press freedom. On Sunday's #WorldPressFreedomDay and every day, join @UNESCO in defending journalism and standing up for democracy. unesco.org/en/days/press-…

Composer Arvo Pärt will become the first Estonian to receive Germany’s Goethe Medal, a powerful recognition of his global influence and timeless voice in contemporary music. Such a proud moment 🇪🇪 news.err.ee/1610008732/est…

> Europe’s youngest billionaire didn’t come from Silicon Valley 🤯 > Meet Markus Villig. > Born in Estonia. A country of just 1.3 million people. > Grew up watching Skype get built in his tiny home country. > Dreamed of building a tech company since he was 12. > Graduated high school in 2013. Skipped university after one semester. > Had zero experience. Zero connections. Zero investors. > Borrowed €5,000 from his parents money they'd saved for his studies. > Went on the streets of Tallinn. Talked to taxi drivers one by one. Alone. > Built a ride-hailing app called Taxify. > Uber had billions. He had €5,000 and a laptop. > Didn't fight Uber directly. Went where Uber wasn't. > Quietly dominated Eastern Europe and Africa while Uber fought in the West. > Uber burned $19.8 billion before going public. > Bolt reached $10 million in revenue on almost nothing. 💀 > COVID hit. Wiped out 85% of their revenue overnight. > Instead of mass layoffs — entire team took pay cuts. Founders went to zero salary. > Pivoted to food delivery. Survived. > Built to 200 million customers. 600+ cities. 50+ countries. > Valued at $8.4 billion. > Became Europe's youngest self-made billionaire at 27. 🚀 > Said "You don't need Silicon Valley. You don't need billions. You just need to start." > €5,000 vs $19 billion. He still won. Absolute legend. 🔥

Congratulations to the winners of the Goldman environmental prize! For the first time ever, all of its six winners are women activists. Each fighting for a greener, cleaner world.

Today we celebrate 5 years of #ESTDEV! 🌍🎉 Over the 5 years, ESTDEV has: ✅ implemented 300+ projects in Europe and Africa ✅ passed the European Commission Pillar Assessment to directly manage EU funds ✅ been at the forefront of #RebuildingUkraine: by opening a kindergarten in Ovruch already in 2023, delivering 5 family-type small group homes, renovating apartment building for IDPs, etc. ✅ opened project management office in Kenya to support human-centric digital transformation ✅ and secured over 30 million euros in foreign funding 🙏 Thank you to everyone in #teamESTDEV who has been part of this journey. Together we have demonstrated that even a small country can have a meaningful global impact. 🌐 #FromThePeopleOfEstonia

The Baltic perspective on European security must be heard clearly. Over the past month, I had the privilege of speaking with three distinguished leaders from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania for exclusive interviews on my non-monetised digital media platform, The Prode. Three conversations. Three nations. One consistent message: Baltic security is central to the future of European stability. 🇪🇪 @eliimets Former Foreign Minister of Estonia Full interview: youtu.be/klNXVBQmo-w?si… 🇱🇹 @GGDaugirde Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Lithuania Full interview: youtu.be/uZO-pIDTuKA?si… 🇱🇻 @EglitisGatis Former Minister of Welfare of Latvia Full interview: youtu.be/FeLwGxBJjZM?si… Our discussions explored what the war in #Ukraine means for countries that share both borders and history with Russia. We examined NATO’s eastern flank, the logic of Baltic deterrence, and why security debates must reflect realities on the ground in Tallinn, Vilnius, and Riga. For the Baltic states, these are not abstract geopolitical questions. They are lived experiences shaping national security policy and public consciousness. If you want to understand European security from a frontline perspective, these conversations offer valuable insight. Explore all three episodes on The Prode, available worldwide, exclusively and free of charge. #BalticSecurity #TheProde

I appreciated the opportunity to speak with @R_Ritwij on Estonia’s approach and wider European security challenges.

Estonia is increasing development funding despite a global decline 📉➡️📈 In 2025, ODA reached €79.37M (+2,9%), with 🇺🇦 Ukraine as the top priority (€19.6M, +30.8%). ESTDEV also secured €25.6M in external funding, expanding impact globally. Learn more: estdev.ee/en/articles/es… @MFAestonia @OECD @OECDdev @MargusGering @Tsahkna @MariinRatnik @MathiasCormann @DACchairOECD #FromThePeopleOfEstonia

On this day in 2022, Russia targeted the train station in Ukraine's eastern city of Kramatorsk, where families had been gathering amid evacuation. A missile marked “for children” tore through the crowd, killing 61 people, among them seven children. The target was intentional, a train station filled with civilians. The meaning of this strike needed no interpretation. Today, we remember every life taken and carry their names forward with solemn resolve. And justice, however long it takes, will prevail.

Want to know more about why 🇪🇪 does so well in these tables? I wrote a whole chapter on it!

Welcome UK 🇬🇧 and Norwegian 🇳🇴 operations against Russian submarines in the High North. These efforts to disrupt Russian surveillance of our critical undersea infrastructure protect us all. NATO continues to constantly monitor Russian military activity in the region

Even wars have rules. The Geneva Conventions protect civilians in conflict and help ensure assistance reaches those in need, without discrimination. ohchr.org/en/instruments…

Odesa tonight… russia is killing our children every single day. Don’t get used to these pictures from Ukraine. Ukraine needs air defence, weapons to save our children #StopRussia #StandWithUkraine

Working for peace, security and freedom for 7️⃣7️⃣ years

Today is NATO’s anniversary. The values and principles it stands for have always been fundamental to us. On the day of NATO’s founding in 1949, 🇪🇪 diplomat Johannes Kaiv wrote to the 🇺🇸 Secretary of State expressing Estonia’s wish to join the Alliance—a goal unattainable at the time under Soviet occupation, and realised only in 2004. Knowing that freedom is never free, we mark 77 years and counting — #StrongerTogether