Brussels 04.06.2025 Ahead of the NATO Defence ministers meeting in Brussels on June 5 the Secretary General Mark Rutte held a press-conference in the Alliance headquarters in Brussels. The major issues of the upcoming meeting include the increase of the defence spending, related investments which will be the major focus of the Summit in The…
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NATO top diplomats to honor 5% commitment
13.05.2025 Belek, Turkey. Today the NATO top diplomats convened in Antalya to discuss a deal on increase of the defense spending, as members have to meet the new U.S. administration new target, suggested by President Trump, who aims at 5% GDP to be agreed next month during the North Atlantic Alliance Summit in The Hague….
Ukraine prepares for Franco-British contingent
Brussels 04.04.2025 During the press-conference, concluding two day meeting of the NATO Foreign ministers, the Secretary General Mark Rutte described the complexity of task of attaining peace in Ukraine. “The Americans are trying to get peace in Ukraine in a way that it is fair, that it is enduring”, in a way that Russian President…
Rutte: invest more in defence
Brussels 13.02.2025 “…Here at NATO, I was glad to welcome the new US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth to NATO for the first time” said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the meetings of NATO Defence Ministers in Brussels. NATO Defence Ministers concluded the #DefMin meeting in Brussels, where they discussed: 🔹 Keeping NATO strong🔹…
NATO-EU: Rutte aims at 5% defense spending
Brussels 03.02.2025 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged the EU member states of the Alliance to increase the defence spending beyond their common goal of 2% of national output set in 2014, insisting this was now too low because of new challenges, namely Russian war in Ukraine. .@SecGenNATO participated in an informal meeting of…
Mark Rutte: “Putin is not interested in peace”
Brussels 03.12.2024 Ahead of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels 3-4 Dec 2024 the Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed press representatives. “Today, as you know, and tomorrow, NATO Foreign Ministers will meet and we have many urgent security issues to discuss. “This afternoon we will welcome His Majesty King Abdullah II…
NATO: Blinken visits Brussels headquarters
Brussels 13.11.2024 Today the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is engaged in emergency talks with European allies in Brussels to clarify how to continue military support to Ukraine in the new frame of the Republican presidency. During the short visit the Secretary of state’s will meet with NATO chief Mark Rutte, European Union top…
EU budget Summit marathon
The European Union leaders continue the marathon negociation at Summit in Brussels on a coronavirus recovery package, and the seven year budget of the 27 members bloc. Update 4pm is new timing for #EUCO plenary meeting https://t.co/nFMbwjQNv3 — Barend Leyts (@BarendLeyts) July 20, 2020 The Leaders left the marathon summit early Monday morning hours and…
Dutch Rutte is «not opitimistic»
«Hard work» lies ahead said the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the doorstep of the European Summit (#EUCO) on recovery and long-term budget. However he underlined that due to prepararty period the positions of everyone became clear, and it also became more visible where the «bridges can be built», but of paramount importance is…
MFF: Michel committed to political talks
“…I am totally committed to start immediately real negotiations with the Member States. We intend to have a physical summit around the middle of July in Brussels. We will have the occasion to focus on some concrete proposals. Before this summit, I will put on the table some concrete proposals in order to try to…
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