⢠NATO Secretary General at B9 and Nordic Allies Summit in Bucharest: We need a stronger Europe in a stronger NATO
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On 13 May 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participated in the Bucharest Nine (B9) and Nordic Allies Summit, co-hosted by President NicuÈor Dan of Romania and President Karol Nawrocki of Poland.
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Assistant Secretary General for Defence Industry, Innovation and Armaments, Tarja Jaakkola, visited the Republic of Korea and Japan for discussions to strengthen NATOâs defence industrial cooperation.
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On 12 May 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Montenegro and met with Prime Minister Milojko SpajiÄ and President Jakov MilatoviÄ. They discussed transatlantic security, stability in the Western Balkans, and preparations for the upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara.
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On 12 May 2026, the Netherlands succeeded the United Kingdom in leading NATOâs Transatlantic Quantum Community (TQC).
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On 7-8 May 2026, Ambassador Kevin Hamilton, the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, paid a visit to Georgia. He met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maka Botchorishvili, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Irakli Chikovani, and Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia.
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NATO ships took part in an international mine countermeasures exercise off the coast of Latvia between 1 and 13 May 2026. (Story courtesy Allied Maritime Command)
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The deadline to apply is 31 May 2026.
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