• NATO Foreign Ministers agree measures to help coronavirus response
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NATO Foreign Ministers directed NATO’s top commander, General Wolters, to coordinate the necessary military support to combat the coronavirus crisis and to start using fast-track paths through Europe’s airspace for military flights carrying medical supplies, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday (2 April 2020).
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NATO Allies have joined efforts with private companies and academic institutions in the fight against the global pandemic of the coronavirus.
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NATO is supporting Luxembourg’s efforts to tackle COVID-19, providing around 1200 m² of field hospital tents to increase the capacity of the Centre Hospitalier du Luxembourg (CHL).
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Allies are receiving medical supplies and equipment, including protective medical suits, respirators and facemasks, to help combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the appointment of a group of experts on Tuesday (31 March 2020) to support his work in a reflection process to further strengthen NATO’s political dimension.
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The flag of North Macedonia was raised at NATO Headquarters on Monday (30 March 2020), in a special ceremony to mark the country’s accession to NATO.
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NATO’s EADRCC has received requests for international assistance from North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina in their response to the global pandemic of the coronavirus COVID-19.
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As an international organisation, NATO is characterised by diversity. People from different backgrounds and cultures, work styles and ways of thinking work here.
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This animation shows the steps it takes for a candidate country to become a full member of NATO, recognised both nationally and internationally.
Now, with the most recent addition of North Macedonia, NATO has grown from an original group of 12 to 30 member states.
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