News
| Date | Title | |
| 30 Mar. 2023 |  |
NATO Military Committee visits Allied Joint Force Command Naples From 30 to 31 March 2023, the NATO Military Committee visited Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples in Italy. The Allied and Invitee Military Representatives were briefed on JFC Naples’ current and future priorities alongside the main deliverables ahead of the Vilnius Summit. The visit is part of the adoption of the Concept for the Deterrence and Defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area and the development of the Regional Plans. |
| 23 Mar. 2023 |  | From 20 to 24 March 2023, a military delegation from NATO’s Cooperative Security Division (CS), led by its Director, Lieutenant General Francesco Diella travelled to Australia and New Zealand to meet with senior military and political representatives to discuss current partnerships and opportunities to foster stronger cooperation going forward. |
| 23 Mar. 2023 |  | On 23rd March 2023, the NATO Military Committee visited Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFC Brunssum), in the Netherlands. The Allied and Invitee Military Representatives were briefed on ongoing work strands and deliverables to be presented at the Vilnius Summit in July 2023. |
| 21 Mar. 2023 |  | NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies and publishes it on a regular basis. Each Ally’s Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defence expenditure according to an agreed definition of defence expenditure. The amounts represent payments by a national government actually made, or to be made, during the course of the fiscal year to meet the needs of its armed forces, those of Allies or of the Alliance. |
| 21 Mar. 2023 |  | In 2022 NATO continued to monitor Allied citizens' perceptions on defence and security, charting support for key metrics including collective defence, the transatlantic bond and NATO membership. Each wave of Alliance-wide survey data is published in the Secretary General's Annual Report. This extended report includes trend data on familiarity with NATO, support for defence spending, and support for Ukraine. |
| 21 Mar. 2023 |  | NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday (21 March 2023) launched his annual report for 2022, covering all aspects of the Alliance’s work over the past year. |
| 24 Feb. 2023 |  |
NATO Secretary General in Tallinn to mark Estonian Independence Day NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg joined the Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas, other senior Estonian officials, as well as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Tallinn today, Friday (24 February 2023), to mark Estonian Independence Day. |
| 22 Feb. 2023 |  | From 20 to 21 February 2023, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer visited Slovenia upon the invitation of the Chief of the Slovenian General Staff, Major General Robert Glavaš. During his visit, the Chair met with Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar as well as senior Slovenian government and Armed Forces officials. Admiral Bauer delivered a speech to high-ranking government and ministry representatives, and visited Exercise LIPICANEC at the Slovenian Armed Forces Central Training Area in Postojna. |
| 22 Feb. 2023 |  |
NATO Secretary General thanks US and B9 leaders for their strong support for NATO and Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today (22 February 2023) thanked US President Joe Biden and the leaders of the Bucharest 9 (B9) countries for their strong support for Ukraine and commitment to NATO collective defence. |
| 18 Feb. 2023 |  |
NATO co-hosts side event at Munich Security Conference focused on military energy transition NATO co-hosted a roundtable discussion on Friday (17 February 2023) at the Munich Security Conference focused on opportunities to support NATO militaries’ transition to clean energy, including through technological innovation, while ensuring military effectiveness in a deteriorated security environment. The side event “Cleaner and Meaner: The Military Energy Transition by Design” was hosted by the NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division in partnership with the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS). |