NATO News

On Thursday, 9 March 2023, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană, will receive the Interior Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Ms. Ana Revenco, at NATO HQ.

On International Women’s Day (8 March 2023), experts from across the Alliance convened at NATO Headquarters to discuss the role that women and gender play in shaping future technologies and how technologies need to be adapted to empower and protect women and men equally in both civilian and military domains.

NATO sent a senior-level delegation to North Macedonia on Tuesday (07 March 2023) to help the NATO Ally cope with the consequences of recent hybrid attacks.

NATO has launched an online counter-terrorism capacity-building course open to participants from Allied and partner countries

Arriving at a meeting of EU Defence Ministers on Wednesday (8 March 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined the importance of strengthened ammunition stockpiles and more joint procurement in order to continue supporting Ukraine. He noted that NATO Allies have provided Ukraine with support worth nearly €150 billion over the past year, of which €65 billion has been military support. He added that NATO-EU cooperation continues to be vital in supporting Ukraine and protecting shared values.

For servicewomen of the Jordanian Armed Forces, lack of transport can limit their professional training and career development. To address that shortfall, two 23-seater buses were delivered to the Military Women’s Training Centre (MWTC) of the Jordanian Armed Forces in Zarqa on Sunday (5 March 2023), as part of NATO’s Defence Capacity Building (DCB) package for Jordan.

The time has come to welcome Sweden and Finland into NATO, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday (7 March 2023) at the start of a two-day visit to Stockholm. In a news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, he said the accession of the two countries “is a top priority, and we are making progress”.

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised Albania for its contributions to NATO in a meeting with President Bajram Begaj at NATO Headquarters on Tuesday (7 March 2023).

On Tuesday 21 March 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, will present his Annual Report for 2022, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. This will be followed by the annual reception for accredited journalists at the Compass Room of the NATO Restaurant.

Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană underlined the importance of NATO’s partnership with Ireland in remarks delivered online to the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) on Monday (6 March 2023). He underlined the importance of ensuring resilient societies, saying: “as an advanced, knowledge based economy, with thriving technology, pharmaceutical, and financial sectors, ensuring Ireland’s resilience will be critical in the years ahead.”

The NATO Crisis Management Exercise 2023 (CMX 2023), designed to test Alliance consultation and decision-making procedures at the strategic political-military level, will take place between 9 and 15 March 2023. This is the Alliance’s 23rd CMX since 1992.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined the need to support Ukraine for as long as it takes in an address to Christian Democratic Union, Christian Social Union and European People’s Party Group parliamentarians on Monday (6 March 2023). Speaking at the European Commission in Brussels, the Secretary General underlined that NATO Allies must remain prepared to support Ukraine for the long haul.

On Monday, 6 March 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will address the Annual meeting of the Group Chairpersons of the CDU and CSU in the Federal Parliaments, as well as the German Bundestag and the EPP-Group in the European Parliament.

On Tuesday (28 February 2023), NATO and the Republic of Moldova inaugurated a Professional Development Programme for Moldovan civil servants and institutions in the security and defence sector. The launch event brought together Moldovan officials, the NATO Liaison Office in the Republic of Moldova, NATO Allied and Partner nations, as well as civil society representatives.

On 7-8 March 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to Stockholm, Sweden.

From 28 February to 2 March 2023, the NATO Military Committee visited NATO’s Allied Command Transformation, Allied Joint Force Command Norfolk, the US Joint Staff Headquarters and the US 2nd Fleet. The visit provided an opportunity for the NATO Military Representatives and Invitees Finland and Sweden, to gain more insights in the capabilities and challenges of each of these commands, in their respective areas of responsibility.

On Tuesday, 7 March 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Albanian President, Mr. Bajram Begaj, at the NATO HQ.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Helsinki on Tuesday (28 February 2023) for meetings with senior officials, and to participate in the SAMAK Nordic Summit. In remarks alongside Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Mr Stoltenberg commended the "strong support that Finland has provided to Ukraine" at this critical moment in Russia's war of aggression. On NATO membership, he said "the time is now to ratify and to fully welcome both Finland and Sweden as members" of the Alliance.

In Helsinki on Tuesday (28 February 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in the Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Labour Movement (SAMAK) Nordic Summit, together with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and Magdalena Andersson, leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.