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	Siim Kallas at AllExperts
		Siim Kallas (born 2 October 1948 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud.
		Kallas is a former Prime Minister of Estonia, Estonian Minister of Finance, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and member of the Riigikogu.
		Kallas, one of the first architects of Estonia's European policy, was foreign minister when Estonia applied for membership in the European Union, established its EU co-ordination structures and developed its first Action Plan for EU membership.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/si/siim_kallas.htm (757 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Siim Kallas
		Siim Kallas (born 2 October 1948 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud.
		Kallas is a former Prime Minister of Estonia, Estonian Minister of Finance, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and member of the Riigikogu.
		Kallas, one of the first architects of Estoniaâs European policy, was foreign minister when Estonia applied for membership in the European Union, established its EU co-ordination structures and developed its first Action Plan for EU membership.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Siim_Kallas (684 words)

	Reminiscing with the "Father of the Kroon": Interview with Siim Kallas Demokratizatsiya - Find Articles
		Siim Kallas was appointed the governor of the Bank of Estonia in 1991.
		Since the time this interview was conducted, Kallas chose to return to the Riigikogu as a member of parliament, despite his party's strong showing in the March 2003 elections and its participation in the current ruling coalition.
		Siim Kallas: From the inside, it is probably a difficult task to explain and analyze them, but some points are really substantial.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3996/is_200310/ai_n9310164 (894 words)

	NGOWatch \| Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The initiative, spearheaded by Siim Kallas, vice president of the European Commission, aims to increase the accountability and transparency of the European Union's (EU) institutions and lobbyists in Brussels, including corporate representatives, professional public affairs consultants, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
		Kallas did not spare NGOs from his criticism, decrying the fact that over 2 billion euros per year are channeled through them, with little attention paid to how the funds are spent (Washington Times, 3/8/05).
		Some NGOs, according to Kallas, receive funding from the European Commission, despite the fact that their main task is described as "lobbying the Commission", leading to the paradox that "the Commission is paying lobbies, in order to be lobbied" (EU press release, 3/3/05).
	www.ngowatch.org /articles.php?id=275 (414 words)

	BUCHAREST DAILY NEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Kallas said that OLAF is satisfied with the involvement of the institution that manages EU funds, in solving these cases.
		Kallas believes that the transparency of the decisions made by clerks should be guaranteed, in order to avoid conflicts of interest.
		Kallas said that the people recruited to manage structural funds must be very well prepared; otherwise there is the danger that, because of poor management, some of the money in these funds would need to be returned.
	www.daily-news.ro /article_detail.php?idarticle=24920 (672 words)

	European Commission - Siim Kallas - Profile
		Mr Kallas, one of the first architects of Estonia’s European policy, was foreign minister when Estonia applied for membership in the European Union, established its EU co-ordination structures and developed its first Action Plan for EU membership.
		In 1999, Mr Kallas was elected to the Estonian Parliament for the second time and was appointed as the Minister of Finance in the new government.
		Mr Kallas was closely involved in the final stage of the talks, which came to a successful result thanks to his ability to find the best possible compromises.
	ec.europa.eu /commission_barroso/kallas/profile_en.htm (892 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Kallas, EU Commissioner in charge of administrative affairs, audit and anti-fraud, discussed common goals with senior executives of TI, the leading global non-governmental organisation engaged in the fight against corruption.
		After the meeting, Kallas, one of the chief architects of Estonia’s accession to the EU, said that he was “very much looking forward to working with TI and appreciated the constructive criticism and civil society perspective that the organisation offered”.
		Kallas and TI representatives, including TI Chairman Peter Eigen, found common ground on a number of issues, such as the promotion of broader disclosure rules, including a public registry, disclosure of all recipients of EU funding in member states, and a more transparent regulation of lobbying.
	www.transparency.org /layout/set/print/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2005/2005_02_09_kallas_meets_ti (391 words)

	CEO meets Commission Vice-President Kallas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Kallas explained that the European Commission is studying the possibilities for clarifying the current situation, including what can be learned from the US legislation.
		Commissioner Kallas concluded that more discussion is needed to determine what is the most effective approach and that the first step should be to "get the full picture of the landscape".
		Kallas announced that he will launch an initiative during a speech in Nottingham on March 3rd.
	www.investmentwatch.org /meetingwithkallas.html (187 words)

	theparliament.com - Siim Kallas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Siim Kallas: We have had good contacts with different parties and different lobbying organisations, from the business side and the NGO side.
		Siim Kallas: What I meant by fictitious is when NGOs, for example there was a case in my own country, which are lobbying are just interested in having their part of the cake.
		Siim Kallas: Yes, we are very happy about this agreement It is a step forward, it creates a framework.
	www.eupolitix.com /EN/Interviews/200605/241510f4-7dc3-4a74-9f18-4c5fbe0e03bf.htm (1722 words)

	Estonian Review No 6 - Global Affairs Forum, Politics, Law, Science, Health
		But Kallas also added that in a European Union with 25 member countries it would be very difficult to achieve consensus in the implementation of foreign policy aims.
		Kallas did not support those critics of the European Union's consensual voting mechanism, who claim that some countries would start taking advantage of the consensus, impeding the activity of the EU and using flmail tactics.
		Kallas said that he did not by any means support the idea that the European Commission's president should in the future be elected by the European Parliament, and not by member countries as it is done at present.
	www.globalaffairs.org /forum/showthread.php?t=9178 (3469 words)

	Central Europe Review - Estonia News Review
		Kallas, the previous week, was acquitted of the charge of providing false information in a lower court, but the prosecutor in the case had decided to appeal.
		Siim Kallas has fought the courts for over four years over the so-called "Ten Million Dollars" affair, where such a sum of money was lost in a shady deal involving the central bank when Kallas was its president.
		Kallas was later charged with all sorts of crimes, such as abuse of power and fraud, but was acquitted on all counts.
	www.ce-review.org /00/37/estonianews37.html (1333 words)

	Reformierakond \| Erakonnast \| Ajalugu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Kahe struktuuri juhtkonnad ühendati, erakonna esimeheks valiti Siim Kallas.
		Erakonna esimeheks valiti järgmiseks kaheks aastaks Siim Kallas.
		Kuna Siim Kallas asus tööle Brüsselisse, on Andrus Ansip vastavalt Reformierakonna juhatuse otsusele alates 2004.aasta suvest Reformierakonna esimene aseesimees, kes vajadusel täidab erakonna esimehe ülesandeid.
	www.reform.ee /erakond/ajalugu.html (1298 words)

	NCSJ - Banker is Estonia's New Prime Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Siim Kallas, who headed the central bank before becoming finance minister, replaces Mart Laar, who resigned after squabbling in his coalition.
		Mr Kallas told parliament he would try to lead the country towards EU and Nato membership.
		Mr Kallas' business-orientated Reform Party will share power in a new coalition with the left-of-centre Centrist Party, which was previously in opposition.
	www.ncsj.org /AuxPages/012202Estonia.shtml (224 words)

	NewsBrief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		SPEECH/07/115 Siim Kallas Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud Remarks on the Draft Report on the 2005 budget discharge COCOBU Brussels, 1 st March 2007 I am pleased to be here for the presentation of the rapporteur's draft report....
		Commissioner Siim Kallas has renewed pressure for a public lobbyists' database and intends to reassess the viability of mandatory disclosure of financing, both key sections of the European Transparancy Initiative launched in 2005....
		SPEECH/06/796 Siim Kallas Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud Assurance for proper and effective use of EU funds in Member States Conference of Presidents of EU national Supreme Audit Institutions Warsaw, 11 th December 2006 Mr....
	press.jrc.it /NewsBrief/alertedition/en/SiimKallas.html (2071 words)

	Estonian government to nominate former PM Kallas for EU post: report - EUbusiness - EU law, politics and finance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Estonian Prime Minister Juhan Parts is to nominate former prime minister Siim Kallas as his choice to become a European commissioner, the Postimees newspaper reported Wednesday.
		Parts replaced Kallas, leader of the liberal Reform Party, as prime minister after last March's elections.
		Kallas, who launched the Baltic country's currency after it regained its independence from Moscow in 1991, was finance minister before becoming prime minister, and also served as foreign minister.
	www.eubusiness.com /Estonia/040114145721.hfqndnli (275 words)

	Siim Kallas \| Picture Gallery \| Deutsche Welle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Kallas first entered into the world of politics during the Soviet era.
		Born on Oct. 2, 1948, in Tallinn, Estonia, Kallas became a member of the Estonian Communist Party in 1972.
		In 1994, Kallas returned to politics and became deputy prime minister after a year.
	www.dw-world.de /popups/popup_imagegalleryimage/0,2180,1341620_gid_1341589_lang_2_page_2,00.html (117 words)

	Estonia - print
		The new government, led by the former finance minister Siim Kallas (RP), was confirmed by the Riigikogu, or parliament, on January 22.
		These last moves represented a concession on the part of RP, since Siim Kallas himself had just helped to approve the first version of the budget in December 2001 when he was still finance minister.
		This placed the Kallas administration on a somewhat delicate footing, although it was also clear that if RP and CP remained united, it would be a relatively strong minority government.
	www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol11num1_2/constitutionwatch/estonia_print.html (1656 words)

	EU economic policy 'protectionist, hostile' to new members - Siim Kallas - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Economic growth is spartan, the free movement of labour has not started to function, the services market is closed to competition,' Kallas, who is a former prime minister and central bank governor of new EU member Estonia, wrote in Diplomaatia monthly.
		Kallas said in the journal, which was published Friday, that there is 'a strengthening of the mood of state protectionism, which can be seen in the shaping of trade relations with China as well as within the EU.'
		According to Kallas, EU economic policy-making is characterised by 'real economic difficulties, fear, uncertainty, unreasonable argumentation, demagogy, the short-term view of todays political leaders of Europe because of constant elections and votes'.
	www.forbes.com /work/feeds/afx/2005/05/06/afx2006377.html (435 words)

	Kallas supports merger
		TALLINN - European Commission Vice President Siim Kallas has publicly approved the merger Pro Patria Union and Res Publica, calling it a ‘positive move’ despite the strong competition it will create for the Reform Party, which he used to chair.
		Kallas added that, because there are too many parties in Estonia, most of Parliament’s energy is spent on settling political arguments.
		However, the Reform’s new leadership, after Kallas left to fill his post in the EC and Andrus Ansip took over as party chairman, was rejected.
	www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/15146 (289 words)

	NATO Speech: Statement by Mr. Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia, at the EAPC summit meeting in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia, at the EAPC summit meeting in Prague, 22 November 2002
		Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia,
		These decisions on the partnership, along with the NATO's decisions on enlargement and capabilities, form a solid basis to address collectively the challenges of the 21st century.
	www.nato.int /docu/speech/2002/s021122u.htm (713 words)

	Open Estonia Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		On 15 March, Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas presented the 2005 EULobby Citizen Award to Ms.
		Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas responded by supporting a greater involvement of civil society in EU Affairs and complimenting EULobby for the creation of this Award.
		The Award was conceived by a Slovakian artist in Kosice and this magnificent glass artwork is in the form of a tree that stands as a symbol of our European roots, our sense of place, of belonging to a family, a community, a nation, a European Union and most of all a place called home.
	www.oef.org.ee /en/sisu/info/info/ava (279 words)

	Toespraak Kallas tijdens presentatie jaarverslag 2005 (en)
		Toespraak Kallas op het eerste RETI Seminar (en)
		Toespraak Siim Kallas ter gelegenheid van het 50-jarige jubileum van de Europese integratie (en)
		Commissaris Kallas geeft toelichting bij beoordeling Rekenkamer op besteding EU-gelden (en)
	www.grondweteuropa.nl /9326000/1/j4nvgjok6iwsea9_j9vvgjnazrhmix9/vhfih68y5jt5?nctx=vgo02ttuyfzj (821 words)

	Siim Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission visits Kyiv to discuss administrative and judicial reforms with ...
		Siim Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission visits Kyiv to discuss administrative and judicial reforms with Ukraine’s leadership
		European Commissioner Siim Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission visits Kyiv from 26-28 June.
		Since November 2004, Mr Kallas is a Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Administration, Audit and Anti-fraud.
	www.delukr.ec.europa.eu /page35630.html (286 words)

	President Jiang Zemin Met With Estonian Prime Minister Siim Kallas
		Kallas, on the part of the Estonian government, first extended a warm welcome to President Jiang for his visit.
		Kallas recalled China's immediate recognition of and support for Estonia when it regained independence a decade ago.
		Kallas said that he agrees with Jiang on the opinion about further developing bilateral trade and economic cooperation.
	www.fmprc.gov.cn /eng/wjb/zzjg/dozys/gjlb/3165/3167/t16656.htm (516 words)

	EUROPEAN COMMISSION: SIIM KALLAS KEEN TO IMPROVE THE IMAGE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE EU.(European union)(Brief ...
		Siim Kallas insisted the image of public administration in the EU must be improved, acknowledging that much remains to be done if public opinion is to have full confidence in the management of EU spending.
		He is keen to address the appointment of senior officials according to political affinities and to ensure their selection is based on professionalism and individual merit.
		Mr Kallas thus pledged to ensure there is no parachuting in the administration during his mandate.
	www.highbeam.com /doc.aspx?DOCID=1G1:123151028&ctrlInfo=Round20:Mode20d:DocG:Result&ao= (188 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		The maiden visit of Estonia's new prime minister, Siim Kallas, to Brussels on 6-7 March ended in controversy as EU officials suggested Estonia needed to tighten its tax regime.
		Specifically, some EU member states appear to be unhappy with Estonia's practice of not taxing reinvested corporate profits, citing fears of "unfair" tax competition.
		Estonia's new prime minister, Siim Kallas, on his first visit to Brussels, said EU Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen and Taxation Commissioner Frits Bolkestein told him the EU would like to see Estonia modify its current practice of charging no income tax on reinvested corporate profits.
	www.rferl.org /features/2002/03/08032002102008.asp (687 words)

	EXCHANGING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND DEVELOPING A GLOBAL APPROACH TO FIGHTING FRAUD AMONG INTERNATIONAL ...
		European Commission Vice President Kallas has just finalised a two-day visit in Washington, DC, and New York on 12-13 December to discuss synergies and cooperation with major international donor organisations.
		The visit enabled Vice President Kallas to learn more about the anti-fraud activities of the World Bank and the IADB, as well as to explore the possibilities for closer co-operation with these international bodies and the UN in this field.
		Kallas met the head of the UN’s internal oversight office, Mrs.
	www.eurunion.org /News/press/2005/2005126.htm (535 words)

	The U.S. - Baltic Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		U.S. ambassador to Estonia Joseph DeThomas, and National Security Council Director Walter Andrusyszyn also spoke at the reception, which was attended by Ambassadors from Bulgaria, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovakia, and Senate and House staff.
		During his visit, Prime Minister Kallas also visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial, participated in a dinner with the U.S. Committee on NATO, and will attend a National Press Club Newsmaker event today.
		Siim Kallas became the Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia on January 28, 2002.
	www.usbaltic.org /estonian.html (284 words)

	WEEKLY MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR JOHN BRUTON
		This week we are welcoming the Vice President of the European Commission, Siim Kallas [pictured below, left] to Washington.
		Siim has been Prime Minister (2003-2004), Finance Minister (1999-2002) and Foreign Minister (1996-1999) of his native country, Estonia.
		Siim has played a key role in modernizing and liberalizing the Estonian economy.
	www.eurunion.org /welcome/ambassadorscorner/AmbWklyMess/2005/20051212jbwklymessage.htm (601 words)

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