NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke with Donald Trump, President of the United States. He thanked the President for his commitment to a strong NATO Alliance and a lasting peace in Ukraine. The President and Secretary General discussed the critical need for a settlement on Ukraine to be enduring. They …

The president of the Atlantic Council of Serbia, Vladan Živulović, was a guest on the NewsMax Balkans channel yesterday (Monday, 24/02/2025) in the show “Three years of war: Special show about the conflict between Ukraine and Russia”. You can watch Vladan Živulović’s guest appearance in its entirety on the Newsmax …

NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte travelled to Slovakia on Thursday (20 February 2025) for meetings with President Peter Pellegrini, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Mr Robert Kaliňák, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Mr Juraj Blanár and Minister of Finance Mr Ladislav Kamenický. While in Slovakia Mr Rutte …

Secretary General Mark Rutte attended the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Friday and Saturday (14-15 February 2025). He stressed the need for a strong NATO, urging European Allies to increase their defence spending and take on more responsibility while calling for industry on both sides of the Atlantic to ramp …

Defence Ministers will meet in Brussels today (13 February 2025) to begin preparations for the NATO Summit in The Hague in June. Previewing the meeting today, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte highlighted the ongoing progress in defence spending. He announced that “in 2024, NATO Allies in Europe and Canada invested …

The president of the Atlantic Council of Serbia, Vladan Živulolović, visited the Euro-Atlantic Club in Kragujevac on Friday (February 7), where he was hosted by the president of the Euro-Atlantic Club, Mr. Vlatko Rajković. At the meeting, the presidents of the two organizations exchanged information on activities, future plans and …

On Monday (3 February 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participated in an informal meeting of EU leaders in Brussels to discuss European defence. During the meeting the Secretary General stressed the importance of the NATO-EU partnership, highlighting the transatlantic bond as the foundation of European security. Mr Rutte also …

The EU needs to invest €500 billion over the coming decades to shore up its defence and kickstart its defence industries but member states remain divided over what and where to buy crucial equipment and how to finance it all. EU leaders will on Monday convene in Brussels to start …

On Wednesday (29 January 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Minister of Justice, Ms Olha Stefanishyna, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, where she also took part in a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC). Discussions with the Deputy …

Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to Lisbon and Madrid on Monday (27 January) for discussions on the security situation in Europe, the need to increase defence spending, and the importance of continued support to Ukraine. In Lisbon, the Secretary General met with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister, Luís …