News
| Date | Title | |
| 09 Apr. 2025 |  | NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, made his first trip to the Indo-Pacific in this capacity this week (8-9 April 2025) where he was hosted by the Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, in Tokyo, on Wednesday. They took stock of the long-standing partnership between NATO and Japan, agreeing a joint statement that aims to boost this relationship even further. |
| 19 Mar. 2025 |  |
NATO Innovation Hackathon recognises advanced technologies for defence From 11 to 18 March 2025, NATO and the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) brought together more than 60 companies from across the Alliance to compete in the first NATO Innovation Hackathon. The aim was to uncover new technological solutions to improve intelligence gathering and Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAV) and electronic warfare system detection, including in degraded visual environments, such as at night. |
| 27 Feb. 2025 |  | On 25 February (Tuesday), NATO’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme held a high-level launch of a multinational scientific research project, “Operational Energy Efficiency.” |
| 18 Dec. 2024 |  |
NATO Secretary General commends Lithuania for defence production, support to Ukraine NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda to NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (18 December 2024), to discuss NATO’s deterrence and defence and support to Ukraine. |
| 17 Dec. 2024 |  | Allies agreed NATO’s common-funded budgets for 2025 at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council on Tuesday (17 December 2024). These budgets enable a range of NATO structures and activities, from ensuring a well-functioning command structure and improving interoperability and readiness to supporting cooperation with partners and more. |
| 11 Dec. 2024 |  |
Over 70 companies chosen to join NATO’s 2025 accelerator programme for defence innovation On Wednesday (11 December 2024), NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) announced a new cohort of innovative companies that will join its accelerator programme in January 2025. |
| 14 Nov. 2024 |  |
NATO quantum experts gather in Copenhagen for annual conference On Wednesday (13 November 2024) the plenary meeting of NATO’s Transatlantic Quantum Community finished in Copenhagen. Led by Denmark, its inaugural chairing nation, the two-day conference brought together experts from industry, academia, funding bodies and government to work together, exchange and create a trusted quantum platform for the Alliance. |
| 23 Oct. 2024 |  |
In Estonia NATO Secretary General visits a multinational battlegroup protecting the Eastern Flank During his first trip to the Eastern Flank of the Alliance since taking office, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with Estonian President Alar Karis, Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, and visited Allied troops at Tapa Army Base. |
| 16 Oct. 2024 |  |
Secretary General welcomes Sweden’s plans to boost defence spending On Wednesday (October 16), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson met at NATO Headquarters in Brussels to discuss the strengthening of NATO’s deterrence and defence and NATO’s increased support to Ukraine. |
| 16 Oct. 2024 |  |
Secretary General praises Latvia for its contributions to NATO On Wednesday (16 October 2024), at his official residence in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with the Prime Minister of Latvia, Evika Siliņa, to discuss further strengthening NATO’s defences and NATO’s continued support to Ukraine. |