I don’t know of any problems countries in Europe are facing – environment, infrastructure, markets, market development, the fifth freedom being digital freedom, border security, terrorism, migration – that can be better solved alone. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
Digital society is born when your people refuse to use paper. And in our country, we know that our people refuse to use paper. If you arrive at such a point in your development, you have to make your digital state always secure. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
Estonians are much more used to Internet banking rather than an online credit card. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
Our people are willing to work with the government on new technologies. Now, it’s a habit; every Estonian looks at it as part of our national identity. We understand that this allows us to provide better services to our people than our money would allow. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
In 2008, when Russia attacked Georgia, Western countries took it as an isolated incident, but probably this was the start of the push against our underlying international security architecture. And this push then started a landslide which in 2014 resulted in Crimean occupation. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
Every state aspiring to be part of the free world, able to decide its own destiny, deserves its chance. They may, in a not too distant future, contribute to all of us in ways we cannot imagine today. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
We want to be sure that both NATO’s territory and NATO soldiers are well protected. We need to make sure that there is the air defense and the air support for these forces in case that is necessary. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
Estonia is proud of the fact that the country today has a flourishing and happy Jewish life. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
I am very worried about politicians who know that their countries are greatly benefiting financially and at the same time are saying that the European Union is not good for us. The message has to be coherent. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
Cyber attacks rain down on us from many places. You have to make your systems secure and safe and teach your people cyber hygiene. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote