• NATO Secretary General: “Our most urgent task at the Summit will be support to Ukraine”
• 2024 Washington Summit

5 July 2024

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NATO Secretary General: “Our most urgent task at the Summit will be support to Ukraine”

NATO Secretary General: “Our most urgent task at the Summit will be support to Ukraine”

On 5 July 2024, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previewed next week’s Washington Summit, stressing that support to Ukraine will be NATO’s “most urgent task”.

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Pre-Summit polling results show strong support for NATO and increased defence spending

Pre-Summit polling results show strong support for NATO and increased defence spending

Ahead of the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, NATO commissioned a public opinion survey across all 32 NATO member countries. The survey asked over 30,000 respondents to share their opinions in several areas, including support for their country’s NATO membership, commitment to collective defence of their country’s Allies and agreement with increased defence spending. Overall, support for NATO remains strong, as does support for increased defence spending.

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Denmark chairs the inaugural meeting of NATO’s Transatlantic Quantum Community

Denmark chairs the inaugural meeting of NATO’s Transatlantic Quantum Community

On 2 July 2024, the Transatlantic Quantum Community (TQC) held its inaugural virtual meeting in Brussels. Last September, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called for the development of a dedicated network which would enhance Allied cooperation and harness the benefits of quantum technologies to strengthen deterrence and defence.

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Spain takes command of NATO’s battlegroup in Slovakia

Spain takes command of NATO’s battlegroup in Slovakia

On 1 July 2024, Spain took command of NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Slovakia. Spain succeeds Czechia, who had been leading the battlegroup since its establishment in 2022. Troops from Czechia, Slovakia and Slovenia are deployed alongside the 700 Spanish troops as part of the battlegroup, bolstering Allied deterrence and defence on NATO’s eastern flank.

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DIANA, NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator, launches new challenges

DIANA, NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator, launches new challenges

On 1 July 2024, NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) launched its second set of defence and security challenges in need for innovative deep-tech solutions.

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2024 Washington Summit

2024 Washington Summit

Seventy-five years ago, 12 countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C. to ensure their collective defence in an unpredictable world.
This year, 32 NATO Allies will meet again in Washington, D.C. to make key decisions on how to continue to protect their one billion citizens as the world faces the most dangerous security environment since the Cold War.

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