• North Atlantic Council approves NATO-funding for upcoming years, agrees Fuel Supply Chain Plan
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24 July 2026

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North Atlantic Council approves NATO-funding for upcoming years, agrees Fuel Supply Chain Plan

North Atlantic Council approves NATO-funding for upcoming years, agrees Fuel Supply Chain Plan

On Wednesday, 22 July, the North Atlantic Council approved NATO’s 2027–2031 Common Funding Resource Plan, setting out how the Alliance will invest in shared priorities over the next five years.

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NATO’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood visits ACT to discuss ICI Flagship Projects

NATO’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood visits ACT to discuss ICI Flagship Projects

On 15 and 16 July 2026, NATO’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, Javier Colomina, visited Allied Command Transformation (ACT) in Norfolk, Virginia. He met with Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), Admiral Pierre Vandier, to discuss the implementation of a new set of Flagship Projects with NATO’s Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) partners Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

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NATO SPS Programme demonstrates applications of uncrewed and autonomous systems

NATO SPS Programme demonstrates applications of uncrewed and autonomous systems

On 16 July 2026, the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme convened researchers – along with national representatives and NATO subject-matter experts – to demonstrate security-related applications of uncrewed and autonomous systems, and to chart future cooperation in the field.

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Secretary General welcomes Japan’s Minister of Defence to NATO Headquarters

Secretary General welcomes Japan’s Minister of Defence to NATO Headquarters

On Wednesday (22 July 2026), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed Japan’s Minister of Defence Shinjirō Koizumi to NATO Headquarters in Brussels. They discussed the current security environment, defence industrial cooperation and support for Ukraine.

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Request for assistance by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: emergency response

Request for assistance by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: emergency response

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has issued a request for international assistance via NATO’s emergency response mechanism, the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre.

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IBAN expands its cooperation with Allied Supreme Audit Institutions

IBAN expands its cooperation with Allied Supreme Audit Institutions

The International Board of Auditors for NATO (IBAN) continues to strengthen its network of cooperation with Allied Supreme Audit Institutions through the signature of three new Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Supreme Audit Institutions of Belgium, the Netherlands and Türkiye.

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Mission North: Why the Arctic Matters to NATO

Mission North: Why the Arctic Matters to NATO

The Arctic is changing — and so is NATO's posture in the High North. As melting ice opens new sea routes and strategic competition intensifies, NATO has launched Arctic Sentry: a new initiative to synchronise all Allied activities across the region into one unified operational approach.

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