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Press stake-out with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte after his meetings at the White House24 Apr. 2025 of the meeting was on the NATO Summit coming up in The Hague. And we are really all very excited about the fact that we will see a NATO which is spending so much more on defence, particularly European and Canadian side, more and more making sure that we equalize | Opinion |
Sharing the burden: How Poland and Germany are shifting the dial on European defence expenditure14 Apr. 2025 The trend of boosting defence spending has been witnessed across the Alliance, however, it has been especially strong in the countries closer to NATO’s eastern flank, as Europe has recognised its obligation to share more fairly the financial burden | NATO Review |
Speech by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte followed by a moderated conversation on the topic “NATO and Japan – Strong Partnerships in an Interconnected World”, at the Keio University, in Tokyo.09 Apr. 2025 force to achieve his aims, it will not go unnoticed. It's Ukraine today, it could be East Asia tomorrow. In dangerous times, NATO and Japan are also both very focused on building stronger defences. This is about spending more on defence and producing | Opinion |
Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska meets with CEOs of the German Chemical Industry09 Apr. 2025 . Against this background, she said, the NATO Secretary General has set out three key priorities for the NATO Summit in The Hague, spending a lot more on defence, producing more capabilities, and doing more together for our security. Ms Shekerinska said | News |
Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the Minister of Defence of Japan, Gen Nakatani08 Apr. 2025 Rutte with the Minister of Defence of Japan, Gen Nakatani 08 Apr. 2025 - | Last updated: 08 Apr. 2025 15:41 | Opinion |
Press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs04 Apr. 2025 more responsibility for our shared security and continue to ramp up defence spending. The consensus from the discussions these two days is that as the world grows more dangerous, we need NATO more than ever. And we are united in our commitment | Opinion |
Secretary General reaffirms security through strength and support to Ukraine, as NATO Foreign Ministers lay groundwork for The Hague Summit04 Apr. 2025 commended “the biggest increase in defence spending on the European side of NATO since the end of the Cold War.” He welcomed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to his first ministerial, thanking him for his tireless diplomacy and support for NATO. The North | News |
Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs03 Apr. 2025 , but particularly, of course, focusing on ramping up defence spending. And here, great things are happening. Over the last couple of months, we literally see hundreds of billions of euros / dollars rolling in. Look at what the Germans have announced, Europeans | Opinion |
Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha at the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels03 Apr. 2025 . It cannot be ignored. And of course, we expect a strong response. Today at the NATO Ukraine Council, I will focus on self-sufficiency of Ukraine and Europe. Ukraine now spends 26% of its budget on defence. Our defence industry produces millions of drones | Opinion |
Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels03 Apr. 2025 at the hundreds of billions of euros/dollars now rolling in, in the last couple of months, this is probably the biggest surge in defence spending we have seen in Canada and Europe since the Cold War, since the Berlin Wall came down. So that is good news, but still | Opinion |
