Trade and defence are the two big ticket items on the Prime Minister's itinerary on her trip to Europe.
She's on a mission to get a long-awaited free trade deal with the European Union, to allow greater access for our dairy, lamb and beef producers.
Before Brussels, she will be stopping at Madrid, where she will become the first New Zealand leader to attend a NATO leaders' summit.
RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson spoke to Morning Report.
