⢠NATO Secretary General calls on Allies to increase defence spending: to prevent war, NATO must spend more
⢠Video: Freedom does not come for free
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In his first major speech as NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte highlighted the critical need to ramp up defence spending and defence production in an increasingly turbulent security environment. Speaking at an event hosted by Carnegie Europe in Brussels on 12 December 2024, Mr Rutte called on Allies to âshift to a wartime mindset and turbo charge our defence production and defence spending.â
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On 12 December 2024, Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed a group of World War II veterans from the United States to NATO Headquarters.
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On 11 December 2024, NATOâs Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) announced a new cohort of innovative companies that will join its accelerator programme in January 2025.
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Military and civilian experts from across NATO met at NATO Headquarters on 10 December 2024 to ramp up further cooperation to counter threats to critical undersea infrastructure.
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Experts from Allied countries, think-tanks, academia and international organisations gathered at NATO Headquarters on 9 December 2024, for the annual roundtable on energy security hosted by NATO. They shared views on recent energy developments, including the changing critical infrastructure landscape, and their implications for our collective security.
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu to NATO Headquarters on 10 December 2024. President Sandu addressed Allied Ambassadors in a meeting of the North Atlantic Council.
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From 5 to 13 December 2024, 30 representatives from 20 partner countries visited NATO Headquarters and SHAPE for the NATO Partner Staff Officers' Familiarization Programme. The eight-day event, jointly organised by the NATO IMS Cooperative Security Division and SHAPEâs Partnerships Directorate, introduces participants to NATOâs structure and opportunities for cooperation.
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Our society is currently facing an unprecedented number of threats to freedom and security, including cyber attacks, hybrid threats, terrorism and the war raging at our doorstep. What is happening in Ukraine could happen on NATO territory, and while NATO stands ready to defend against these threats now, we need to be ready to safeguard our freedom and our security in the future as well.
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