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Press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the Informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Antalya15 May. 2025 allowed us to dive into some of the key issues we will need to address at our Summit in the Hague just six weeks from now. Our main focus was on boosting defence spending. This is the core deliverable for the Summit. And will be a key area | Opinion |
NATO Foreign Ministers meet to prepare the Summit in The Hague15 May. 2025 requirements as well as additional broader defence-related investments, including infrastructure and resilience” the Secretary General said, stressing that this made both economic and strategic sense. “We have to make sure that we spend enough money all over | News |
Opening remarks by Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chair of the NATO Military Committee14 May. 2025 and welcome. Today marks a significant milestone, not only because it is my first meeting with you as Chair of the NATO Military Committee, but also because our gathering of Allied Chiefs of Defence is a testament of our Alliance's enduring unity | Opinion |
Keynote speech by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the fourth annual NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence conference in Riga, Latvia12 May. 2025 our multinational forward land forces, which I visited in Ādaži last November. But also because you plan to spend 4 percent of GDP on defence this year. And you are pledging to move to 5 percent in the coming years. This is an important | Opinion |
NATO Secretary General welcomes Germany’s new Chancellor to NATO headquarters09 May. 2025 collective security are substantial." He commended Germany’s increased defence spending as we "build a stronger, fairer and more lethal NATO." "We need to ensure our militaries have the capabilities they need to deter and defend – and keep our one | News |
Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz09 May. 2025 allowing for higher defence spending. A truly historic agreement. This kind of decisive action is exactly what we need to build a stronger, fairer and more lethal NATO. We need to ensure our militaries have the capabilities they need to deter | Opinion |
Speech by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the ceremony marking the 70th Anniversary of Germany in NATO28 Apr. 2025 . Already investing 2 percent of its GDP – for the first time now in three decades. And boosting its defence industry. Just recently, the German parliament changed the constitution to massively increase its defence spending. This is remarkable | Opinion |
NATO Secretary General visits United States in preparation for The Hague Summit25 Apr. 2025 described a very good meeting focused primarily on the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague as well as ongoing efforts to bring a just and lasting end to the war against Ukraine. He noted the growing consensus around a significant increase in defence spending | News |
Setting the scene: conversation with NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska at the 2025 NATO Youth Summit25 Apr. 2025 the focus on The Hague Summit will be very much in continuing with the trend of increased defence spending. You know when, when security is threatened, nothing else matters. I mean, I come from this region. When I was your age, most of Europe was enjoying | Opinion |
NATO Deputy Secretary General addresses young leaders at NATO Youth Summit25 Apr. 2025 . Ms Shekerinska highlighted priorities in the run-up to the NATO Summit in The Hague, including increased defence spending. She underlined that, “We have seen a number of Allies not just reaching 2% which was the pledge that NATO did more than 10 years | News |
