NATO News

On Monday (5 August 2024) NATO published a summary of the new NATO-Ukraine Innovation Cooperation Roadmap, previously endorsed by NATO and Ukrainian leaders at the Washington Summit. This agreement is a significant step forward in increasing NATO-Ukraine cooperation in the field of innovation in line with its five key objectives:

In 1985, at the age of 15, Violeta Nikonovė jumped out of a plane for the first time. Seven years later, she was recruited to join the paratrooper branch of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Now, almost 40 years and over 5,000 jumps later, Master Sergeant Nikonovė serves as a senior instructor at the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ Parachute Training Centre. We caught up with Violeta to ask about her experience as a “Parachute Master” and what it means to her to train the next generation of paratroopers.

On Tuesday, (23 July 2024), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the appointment of a Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, Javier Colomina. He is the Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy and has served as the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Following decisions taken at the Washington Summit, national armaments directors have agreed on a strategy to enhance NATO’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Force (NISRF) with additional capabilities. The agreement taken on 09 July 2024 by the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) will provide more Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to better support the NISRF.

In 2024, NATO is celebrating its 75th anniversary. At this key milestone, the NATO Defense College (NDC) is looking ahead to 75 years in the future, imagining what NATO – and the world – will look like in 2099.

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined the enduring significance of NATO at a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) hosted by the UK government on Thursday (18 July 2024), stating that the “transatlantic Alliance is the cornerstone for European security.”

On Wednesday 17 July, the North Atlantic Council approved the 2025-2029 Common Funding Resource Plan (CFRP). The gravely altered security environment since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has led NATO to reset the strategic direction of the Alliance, and these decisions have direct resource implications for NATO common funding. The 2025-2029 CFRP gives an overview of the common-funded resource demands over the next five years, confirming the medium-term feasibility and affordability of previously endorsed and future common-funded programmes and requirements.

Supporting Ukraine’s right of self-defence against Russia’s violent aggression was one of the key priorities for Allies at the Washington Summit (9-11 July 2024).

On Wednesday (17 July 2024), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the appointment of a Senior Representative to lead the NATO Representation in Ukraine (NRU). Patrick Turner will take up the role in Kyiv in September 2024. He previously served as NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations and as Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning, as well as in a range of senior civil service positions for the United Kingdom.

On Thursday, 18 July 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will participate in a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC), at the Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

On Thursday (11 July 2024), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol at NATO’s 75th anniversary Summit in Washington DC. They signed an agreement on mutual recognition for military airworthiness certification which ensures the safety and airworthiness of all air assets used by NATO Allied countries and partners. This marks NATO’s first such deal with an Asian country.

On Thursday (11 July 2024), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrapped up NATO’s 75th Anniversary Summit in Washington, D.C. At the Summit, Allies made decisions to further strengthen deterrence and defence, bolster long-term support to Ukraine and deepen global partnerships.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed President Zelenskyy to a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the Washington Summit on Thursday (11 July 2024). He underlined NATO’s “robust package of practical support for Ukraine, including a pledge of long-term security assistance” agreed on Wednesday (10 July 2024). “Today, we will take further decisions together with Ukraine, making clear that NATO’s support is built to last, and affirming that Ukraine’s future is in NATO,” he added.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined the “strong and deepening cooperation” between NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners - Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand - and the European Union at its Summit in Washington on Thursday (11 July 2024).

At the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., Heads of State and Government endorsed the Alliance’s updated Policy Guidelines on Counter-Terrorism. These Guidelines reflect the evolution of the threat of terrorism and of NATO’s work to combat terrorism over the last decade.

Emphasizing the evolving regional and global security landscape, Allies at the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington D.C. adopted an action plan for a stronger, more strategic and result-oriented approach towards its southern neighbourhood. The plan clearly demonstrates NATO’s commitment to reinforcing engagement and cooperation with its partners in the Middle East and North Africa, including through the establishment of its first-ever liaison office in the region, in Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Allied Heads of State and Government endorsed a new NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion pledge at the Washington Summit on Wednesday (10 July 2024). The Pledge aims to accelerate defence industrial capacity and production across the Alliance, and underscores the strategic importance of transatlantic defence cooperation.

NATO Allies today (10 July 2024) agreed to establish a new centre to better protect against ever more sophisticated cyber threats.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed the first day of the NATO Public Forum in Washington D.C. on Wednesday (10 July 2024). In a conversation with Frederick Kempe, President & CEO of the Atlantic Council, the Secretary General said that at the Summit, Allied leaders will make critical decisions for NATO’s future security, including on deterrence and defence, support to Ukraine and global partnerships.

issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. 10 July 2024