NATO announces dates for 2018 Brussels Summit
“I am pleased to announce that the next NATO Summit will be held on 11 and 12 July 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. We will further strengthen the bond between Europe and [...]
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EU launched new civilian mission in Iraq
The Council appointed Markus Ritter from Germany as Head of mission. He will lead a team of up to 35 EU experts. The Council launched a new civilian Common Security and [...]
NATO on North Korea threat
On 3 September, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted another nuclear test, demonstrating again its reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons. This [...]
Stoltenberg on ‘essential’ dialog with Russia
“Dialogue can be difficult, but it is also essential and in times of raised tensions, such as now, it is particularly important to keep channels of communication open. [...]
Juncker: EU defence agenda launch
“As you know, the Commission was launching a defence agenda in the recent weeks, and last Wednesday we decided to put into place a European Defence Fund. This Defence [...]
EU defence work delivery
The European Union is already delivering concretely on the very ambitious security and defence work, but is also looking beyond the current implementation of decisions, with [...]
Stoltenberg debates NATO with MEPs
Addressing the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and Sub-Committee on Security and Defence on Wednesday (3 May 2017), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg [...]
Defence: MEPs to upgrade EDA
Increasing defence cooperation in the EU now depends more upon the political will to make it happen than upon legal considerations, say MEPs in a resolution approved by [...]
Is Pence pessimistic about EU?
While “unwavering” in its support for Nato, vice-president Mike Pence was silent about the European Union at the Munich Security Conference. #MSC2017 VP Pence [...]
NATO: Mattis shifts accents
NATO HQ: Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis at his press conference read carefully worded statement, with accents on the unity of the Alliance. He also softened the message on [...]
NATO hub in Naples
NATO is aiming at establishing a new anti-terrorism hub in Naples, Italy, which will serve as a base for monitoring threats growing along the alliance’s southern [...]
Gen.Mattis dual-track approach towards Russia
NATO HQ, Brussels. In his frist speech to NATO allies US Defense Secretary Gen.Mattis defined the strategy towards Russia, reminiscent of the end of Cold War, and hopes [...]
Gen.Mattis: NATO stays a bedrock of security
NATO HQ, Brussels: US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis reconfirmed the US engagement in NATO, as a “bedrock” of the Transatlantic security, however the issue of [...]
NATO in stalemate
NATO Defence Ministers began two days of talks in Brussels on Wednesday,15 February 2017, focusing on ensuring NATO’s strength and flexibility in the face of evolving [...]
Stoltenberg: NATO focus on budget
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg press-conference on upcoming meeting of NATO Defense ministers in Brussels HQ, opening remarks: ‘Over the next two days, NATO [...]
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