He was working with Finnish member of the European People's Party, Alexander Stubb, on a report into the "Baltic Sea Strategy for the Northern Dimension" when he was elected as President by Estonian MPs.
Viņš nesen arī tika iecelts par „ēnu” ziņotāju ( shadow reporter ) Alexander Stubb ziņojumam „Baltijas jūras stratēģija Ziemeļu dimensijai”.