NATO News

Speaking virtually at the Aspen Digital Security Forum on Saturday (24 September 2022), Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană highlighted that NATO is playing its part to keep the digital space safe.

On Monday 26 September 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will meet with the President of the European Commission, Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, at the Berlaymont building of the European Commission. There will be no media opportunity.

NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană underlined NATO's commitment to Ukraine in a keynote speech at the Budapest Forum on Thursday (22 September 2022).

On Tuesday 27 September 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will take part in a meeting of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament.

On Wednesday (21 September 2022), NATO hosted civil and military aviation experts as they addressed air safety following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Civil-Military Airspace Safety Team (CMAST) workshop at NATO Headquarters Brussels brought together leading figures in aviation to discuss how civilian flights can continue to operate safely during Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday (22 September 2022) discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine during talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York.

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Senior NATO officials met with Albanian Defence Minister Niko Peleshi in Tirana on Wednesday (21 September 2022) to assess the recent cyber attack on Albania’s national information infrastructure, and discuss further NATO support. They were joined by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Artemis Malo and representatives from the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office and national cyber security authorities.

On the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba in New York on Wednesday (21 September 2022).

Earlier this year, Allies agreed to enhance NATO’s presence in the east of the Alliance by establishing four new multinational battlegroups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia (in addition to the existing battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, which have been in place since 2017). Now, Allied troops are training together in these new battlegroups, demonstrating their ability and commitment to working together – come rain or come shine.

On Thursday, 22 September 2022, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană will deliver a keynote speech at the Budapest Forum 2022: Defending Democracies - The aftermath of the Madrid NATO Summit and the new Strategic Concept.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined world leaders in New York at the opening of the High-Level Debate of the United Nations General Assembly's 77th Session on Tuesday (20 September 2022).

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined dignitaries from around the world at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday (19 September 2022) for the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

From 16 to 18 September 2022, the Allied Chiefs of Defence gathered for their annual conference, in Tallinn, Estonia. For the first time, Finland and Sweden attended the Military Committee Conference as NATO Invitees. The agenda reflected the changed security environment as well as the implementation of the decisions taken at the NATO Summit in Madrid, last June.

From 14 to 16 September 2022, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer conducted a country visit to Estonia, ahead of the annual NATO Military Conference that will be held in Tallinn. During his visit, he met with President Alar Karis, Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur and Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Martin Herem. Admiral Bauer also travelled to Tapa to meet the 1st Infantry Brigade and NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence multinational Battlegroup.

The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to New York from Monday 19 September through Friday 23 September 2022 to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

Around 1,500 military and civilian personnel from NATO and partner countries are gathering in Portugal this month for two maritime exercises aimed at testing the interoperability of new maritime unmanned systems. Both exercises are being held in areas around the Troia Peninsula.

On Monday, 19 September 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will attend the State Funeral Service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London, the United Kingdom.