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Former Estonian Prime Minister, European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas dead at 77

Estonian politician Siim Kallas, a former prime minister, foreign minister and vice president of the European Commission who also held several other senior positions, died overnight Friday into Saturday.

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Former Estonian Prime Minister and long-time European Commissioner Siim Kallas has died at the age of 77. His death was confirmed by his daughter, current EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Former Estonian Prime Minister and European Commissioner Siim Kallas has died at the age of 77. “It is with great sadness that I must announce that my beloved father, Siim Kallas, passed away last night,” said EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas. The Estonian politician was the country’s first European Commissioner, starting in 2004. He took up the post of Economic and Monetary Affairs under then-European Commission President José Manuel Barros…

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He is also the father of the head of Eurodiplomatics, Kai Callas.

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Former Estonian Prime Minister and European Commissioner Siim Kallas died at the age of 77, announced on Saturday his daughter, Kaja Kallas, the current head of European diplomacy. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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Kallas held important posts: European Commissioner for Transport, Commissioner for Administration, Audit and Anti-Fraud; and, previously, President of the Central Bank of Estonia.

·Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
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Eesti Rahvusringhääling broke the news in Tallinn, Estonia on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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