Office of the President
of the Republic
The Office of the President of the Republic provides administrative support to the President in the performance of the President’s official duties. Among other functions, the Office of the President of the Republic organises the President’s domestic and foreign relations, is responsible for media and public relations and liaisons with other partners, drafts legal acts, and manages state property in the area of administration of the President.
A. Weizenbergi 39
15050 Tallinn
Tel. 631 6202
Faks:631 6250
vpinfo@vpk.ee
Interviews
"How Estonia supports wealthier countries", CNN, 21 May 2013
Estonian President Thomas Ilves talks about joining the Euro the current state of Europe's economy.
23.05.2013May
April
- 29.04.2013 "Estonia’s president: From austerity’s poster boy to Internet guru", Toronto Star
- 23.04.2013 "Estonia's Euro advice for Latvia", Financial Times
- 11.04.2013 "Cybersecurity: A View From the Front", International Herald Tribune
- 11.04.2013 "En Estonie, la revanche du président tweeteur“, Le Monde
March
January
November 2012
October 2012
- 22.10.2012 "Veidas" questions for the President of the Republic Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves
- 22.10.2012 "Estonian president wants to see Lithuania and Latvia in euro zone as soon as possible", 15min.lt
September 2012
July 2012
June 2012
- 27.06.2012 "Web Can Foment Openness as Corrupt Regimes Fall", The Wall Street Journal
- 25.06.2012 Interview to the Fareed Zakaria GPS
- 18.06.2012 "The Stuxnet Leak Was a Valuable Warning Shot", Newsweek
- 15.06.2012 "Hilfspakete „demokratisch untragbar", Die Presse
- 01.06.2012 "Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves spoke to Ieva Lešinska", Rīgas Laiks
May 2012
- 23.05.2012 Euro Survival Needs Austerity for Growth, Estonia President Says
- 08.05.2012 "Introduction to the report of the EU Task Force on e-Health: Redesigning health in Europe for 2020", Europe's Information Society
- 08.05.2012 eHealth Task Force Report: Redesigning health in Europe for 2020
April 2012
- 24.04.2012 Lawfare Podcast Episode #9: Jack Interviews the President (of Estonia) About Cyber
- 15.04.2012 "How tiny Estonia stepped out of USSR's shadow to become an internet titan", The Guardian
- 04.04.2012 "Estonian leader says Ireland faces constant cyber attacks", The Irish Times
March 2012
- 31.03.2012 "I’ll Gladly Pay You Tuesday", PolicyReview
- 22.03.2012 President Toomas Hendrik Ilves foreword to Estonian ICT Demo Center Newsletter
January 2012
December 2011
- 11.12.2011 "Estonian President Ilves: Euro introduction was a “fantastic idea”", Tiroler Tageszeitung
- 10.12.2011 "It is not sustainable if the use of deception is continued.", Der Bund
- 09.12.2011 "In Europa nehmen zu viele die Regeln nicht ernst", Die Presse
- 09.12.2011 "In Europe too many do not take the rules seriously", Die Presse
- 07.12.2011 "Toomas Hendrik Ilves - President of Estonia", Jane's Intelligence Review
November 2011
- 11.11.2011 "I Estland betalar man skatt", Dagens Industri
- 03.11.2011 "President Ilves: the man who made E-stonia", The Guardian
- 01.11.2011 "How Innovation Lifts Estonia Into Europe’s Big Leagues", Tech Europe
August 2011
- 24.08.2011 "Euro Area May Not Last in Present Shape: Ilves", Bloomberg
- 22.08.2011 Let's make Estonia greater
- 19.08.2011 "Med frihet följer ansvar", Sydsvenskan
- 14.08.2011 "President Toomas Ilves: Vi fick kraft ur måndagsrörelsen", SvD
July 2011
- 28.07.2011 "Europas neuer Musterschüler", Südkurier
- 15.07.2011 "Die Euro-Stars aus Tallinn", die Süddeutsche Zeitung
June 2011
May 2011
- 30.05.2011 Reply by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves to the question asked by the BNS news agency
- 16.05.2011 "Orientophobia: What we feel", The Economist blogs: Eastern approaches
- 13.05.2011 "A European revolutionary on the Arab Spring", The Washington Post
- 13.05.2011 "Ron", Diplomaatia
- 04.05.2011 "U.S. and Estonia forge new cyber relationship", Nextgov
March 2011
February 2011
- 17.02.2011 "Viro esittää surunvalittelut suomalaissotilaan kuolemasta Afganistanissa", YLE.fi
- 10.02.2011 "Security conference convenes in Munich", The Baltic Times
January 2011
- 18.01.2011 "The Tuesday Podcast: The Euro's Model Student", NPR
- 07.01.2011 Interview to the Croatian magazine Globus
- 03.01.2011 "Is Estonia a sign of what’s to come for the euro?", The Brussels blog
December 2010
- 31.12.2010 "Estonia's president on why he thinks his country is right to join Euro", BBC
- 16.12.2010 "Estonia still keen on single currency", Financial Times
- 10.12.2010 "Estonian president defends imminent euro-accession", EU Observer
- 09.12.2010 "The Estonian Experience in Cyber Defence", NATOChannel
- 06.12.2010 “Ufgut, ufgut, velkam ut Semberland!”*, Nabokov Online Journal, Volume IV, 2010
November 2010
October 2010
- 06.10.2010 "Estlands Präsident Ilves über Computersicherheit, den Euro und EU-Grenzen", Berlinen Zeitung
September 2010
June 2010
May 2010
- 20.05.2010 "Estonian President Eyes High-Tech for Growth", Reuters
- 17.05.2010 Bloomberg Radio's "Surveillance"
April 2010
- 22.04.2010 "Ash Turns Routine Flights Into Overland Odysseys", New York Times
- 14.04.2010 "Estonian president recalls judicial reform was not easy", Today's Zaman (Turkey)
- 01.04.2010 "Who's in town? Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the "Dean of the Balts"", The Cable (Foreign Policy)
March 2010
- 25.03.2010 "President Toomas Ilves speaks on the future of NATO and European Security", The Baltic Times
- 08.03.2010 Interview to the Russian daily "Nezavasimaya Gazeta"
February 2010
- 11.02.2010 An interview with President Ilves, for the “Share the Feeling – Vancouver 2010” information portal of the Estonian Olympic Committee
January 2010
- 14.01.2010 "President Ilves: Estonia’s future will be determined by the success of our foreign policy and diplomacy", Eesti Päevaleht
December 2009
November 2009
- 09.11.2009 "The best thing that has ever happened to me", La Libre
- 05.11.2009 The Virtual Revolution, BBC interview
October 2009
- 27.10.2009 "Cyberwar: The new global battlefield", France24
- 15.10.2009 "Interview with President Ilves: Estonia must not be turned into a national park", Maaleht
September 2009
May 2009
- 12.05.2009 "Estonian President Urges West To 'Pay Attention To What Is Going On'", RFE/RL
- 09.05.2009 "President: The Government Could Hold It Together until the Crisis Is Over", Eesti Päevaleht
April 2009
- 09.04.2009 "Toomas Hendrik Ilves: the Government must run the state, not think about election promises", Maaleht
March 2009
February 2009
December 2008
October 2008
- 16.10.2008 President Ilves to Channel 4 News
- 16.10.2008 "Estonia’s minds key, says president", WalesOnline
September 2008
- 13.09.2008 President Ilves: "We have to start thinking differently about our security after 8 August", Lääne Elu
August 2008
- 30.08.2008 "Ilves: internal security is just as important as external security", Postimees
- 28.08.2008 "Estonian President thinks the concept of European security must be changed", Le Monde
- 26.08.2008 "The Fears of the Baltic States: Giveaway Georgia", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- 25.08.2008 President Ilves on German TV channel ZDF
- 14.08.2008 "Let Georgia, Ukraine into NATO now, Estonia says", Reuters
- 14.08.2008 "Estonian President: Russia's Intentions Laid Bare", National Public Radio
- 14.08.2008 "Estonia's President Says Georgia Crisis Has Changed Everything", Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- 13.08.2008 "President Ilves: It is essential that NATO will not be shocked", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- 11.08.2008 "Baltic States turn on Russia", Financial Times
June 2008
- 30.06.2008 AP Interview: Estonian leader denies seeking Russia's breakup, says Moscow won't accept past
- 25.06.2008 President Toomas Hendrik Ilves to Interfax, a Russian information agency, 25 June 2008
- 19.06.2008 President Ilves: "Estonia Must Take Time for Serious Reflection ", interview to Maaleht 19 June 2008
May 2008
- 28.05.2008 "Going in and doing it yourself", National Post, 28 May 2008
- 23.05.2008 President Toomas Hendrik Ilves answers the questions of Eesti Elu, 23 May 2008
- 05.05.2008 Interview by President Ilves to WUSF TV
April 2008
- 23.04.2008 "From Estonia to Leonia", The Record, 23 April 2008
- 21.04.2008 "The first head of state to address USF", Fox 13, 21 April 2008
- 21.04.2008 "Internet, technology help Estonia's transformation", St. Petersburg Times, 21 April 2008
- 18.04.2008 "Moscow move on Georgia "provocative": Estonia", Reuters, 18 April 2008
- 15.04.2008 President Ilves at the Institute of European Affairs, 15 April 2008
- 14.04.2008 President Ilves to TV channel RTE on 14 April 2008
March 2008
- 31.03.2008 "Mr. President", Columbia College Today, March/April 2008
- 17.03.2008 "Estonia calls for EU law to combat cyber attacks", Reuters, 12 March 2008
February 2008
- 28.02.2008 Ilves: "We Have Too Few Surviving Men." Interview to "Eesti Päevaleht" supplement "Möte", 22 February 2008
- 28.02.2008 President Ilves' answers to the questions of Swedish news agency TT regarding the BBC interview
- 27.02.2008 "The Kremlin and the World", BBC World Service, 27 February 2008
- 27.02.2008 "Estonia's view of Kremlin 'meddling'", BBC News, February 23 2008
- 26.02.2008 "Estonia's President Sounds the Alarm", interview to Moscow Times on 26 February 2008
- 18.02.2008 President Ilves to YLE Radio 1
- 08.02.2008 Press conference of President Ilves and NATO Secretary General
January 2008
- 28.01.2008 President Ilves to Economist on 28 January 2008
- 25.01.2008 President Ilves's interview to the Georgian newspaper "The Messenger" on 25 January 2007
December 2007
- 28.12.2007 "President: Estonia has every reason to feel proud", President Ilves's interview to "Maaleht" on 28 December 2007
- 20.12.2007 "Not crawling but standing up!", President Ilves's year-end interview to Eesti Ekspress, 20 December 2007
- 14.12.2007 President Ilves to Sirp on 14 December 2007
October 2007
- 22.10.2007 "Europe’s long-term decline is alarming but not inevitable" by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves in Europe's World, autumn 2007
- 16.10.2007 "The End of the Post-Cold-War Era", by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves in Diplomaatia No. 49-50, October 2007
- 04.10.2007 "Mild mobster Toomas Hendrik Ilves", European Voice, 4 October 2007
September 2007
- 26.09.2007 "Estonian President Says Slower Growth Is Welcome", Bloomberg, 26 September 2007
- 21.09.2007 President Ilves talks about cyber security on "Dan Rather Reports"
- 20.09.2007 "Name them and remember", The Economist, 20 September 2007
July 2007
June 2007
- 28.06.2007 President Ilves to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on 28 June 2007
- 14.06.2007 President Ilves to Bloomberg radio programme "Bloomberg On The Economy" on 14 June 2007
- 05.06.2007 President of the Republic to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty on June 5, 2007
- 01.06.2007 President Ilves to TV channel France24 on 1 June 2007
May 2007
- 25.05.2007 President Ilves to TV channel Al Jazeera English, programme "Frost Over The World" on 25 May 2007
April 2007
November 2006
- 28.11.2006 President of the Republic to Washington Post on 28 November 2006
- 16.11.2006 President Ilves's interview to EuroNews channel on 16 November 2006