Greece intends to reinforce border patrols, move asylum-seekers from its islands to the mainland and speed up deportations in an effort to deal with a resurgence in migrant flows mostly from Afghanistan, using Turkey as a transit country. Greece has decided to transfer refugees from overcrowded migrant camps and accelerate the deportation of rejected applicants for…
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Richard Johnson – NATO military artist
“While training in Norway during NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2018, soldiers in the Alliance may have glimpsed an unusual sight: , standing beside their formations with a sketch pad and pencil.”e “An illustrative journalist by trade, Johnson has sketched conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and…
NATO-Russia “fundamentally different”
The NATO-Russia Council, which brings together all 29 NATO Allies and Russia, met in Brussels on Friday July 5 to discuss Ukraine, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), and transparency and risk reduction. This was the second meeting of the NATO-Russia Council this year. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who chaired the meeting, said: “Our…
Russia monitors NATO Baltops-2019
Russia’s Baltic Fleet is monitoring the joint exercises of NATO Baltops-2019, Russia’s National Defense Control Center (NDCC) informed press on June 15. Largest exercise in the #BalticSea🌊 – #BALTOPS 2019 kicks off! ✔️16 #NATO Allies 🇧🇪🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇪🇸🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸✔️2 partners 🇫🇮🇸🇪 ✔️8600 troops👥✔️50 ships & submarines 🚢✔️40 aircraft ✈️#WeAreNATO pic.twitter.com/QSzT8vlVb3 — PLinNATO (@PLinNATO) June 9, 2019 “In order…
North Macedonia – EU rapprochement
North Macedonia is likely to gain the European Union support to start membership talks later this year, according to the EU diplomats. “The EU … must keep alive the “beautiful dreams” and maintain the prospect of a European future for WB reformers. Starting accession negotiations with North Macedonia now means providing credibility to this prospect,…
Poroshenko visits NATO HQ
The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will meet the incumbent President of Ukraine, H.E. Mr. Petro Poroshenko, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.”There will be no media opportunity” the spokesperson informs via Twitter micro blog. #NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg will meet with the President of #Ukraine @poroshenko on Monday 13 May at NATO HQ. Info for…
NATO extends Stoltenberg mandate
NATO Allies agreed on March 28, 2019 to extend the mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (60) by a further two years, until 30 September 2022. Congratulations to @jensstoltenberg on his extension as @NATO Secretary General. His exemplary leadership and the support from our Allies shows that together, we are #AlliedStrong and I look forward…
NATO under cyber attacks
The face of war is changing dramatically as cyber and electronic attacks become increasingly commonplace, and so must our allies’ understanding of defense. Of NATO 28’s member states, only five meet the goal – German defense spending is just 1,2% of GDP. President Trump has a point: NATO’s economics are clearly not working out, and this is undermining the alliance….
Mogherini to counter disinformation
At January Foreign Affairs Council participants discussed the action plan against disinformation presented earlier (5.12.018). Ministers exchanged views on the implementation of the action plan, focusing on its external aspects. They underlined the need to build a common and holistic response to the security challenges posed by foreign interference, while respecting national approaches and protecting freedom of…
NATO regrets Kosovo “ill-timed” army formation
“Today, the Institutions in Kosovo have announced the adoption of the three laws initiating the process of transition of the Kosovo Security Force“- Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO said in an issued statement. I regret that the decision to initiate a change of the Kosovo Security Force mandate was made despite the concerns…
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