NATO News

On Monday, 16 January 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will meet with the Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr Denis Bećirović, at NATO Headquarters.

Fighting 21st century terrorism is a complex task that requires full and active cooperation of both civilian and military institutions. On 8-12 January 2023, NATO trained Jordan Armed Forces to further the development of a whole-of-government approach to counter-terrorism.

NATO and the EU agreed to create a taskforce on resilience and critical infrastructure protection, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday (11 January 2023) in Brussels.

On Wednesday 11 January 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will participate in a discussion on defence and security with the College of European Commissioners.

NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană welcomed Ambassador Fu Cong, Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU, to NATO Headquarters in Brussels for the first time on Tuesday (10 January 2023). The Deputy Secretary General and Ambassador Fu discussed priorities for NATO-China engagement, including dialogue on climate change and arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, met on Tuesday (10 January 2023) at NATO Headquarters to sign the third Joint Declaration on NATO-European Union cooperation.

Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană welcomed US Deputy Assistant Secretary Gabriel Escobar and the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues, Miroslav Lajčák, to NATO Headquarters on Monday (9 January 2023). Their meeting was part of regular consultations on the situation in Kosovo and developments in the broader Western Balkans region.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was awarded the Sønsteby prize on Monday (9 January 2023) at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway.

On Tuesday, 10 January 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark, Mr. Lars Lokke Rasmussen, at NATO Headquarters.

In a speech at the Folk och Försvar Security Conference in Sälen, Sweden on Sunday (8 January 2023), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined that in a more dangerous world, “it is even more important that Sweden and Finland become NATO members”.

On Monday 9 January 2023, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană will meet with Mr Gabriel Escobar, US Deputy Assistant Secretary, and Mr Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues.

On Tuesday, 10 January 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the European Council, Mr. Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Mrs. Ursula von der Leyen, will meet at NATO Headquarters to sign the third Joint Declaration on NATO-EU Cooperation.

On Sunday 8 January 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to Sälen, Sweden.

On Monday 9 January 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will be awarded the Sønsteby Prize 2023 in Oslo, Norway.

On Thursday (5 January 2023), the NATO-led KFOR mission completed the removal of several vehicles blocking roads in northern Kosovo, through the deployment of engineer units to the areas of Duda’s Rock and Srbovac arterial route.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed the importance of supporting Ukraine, including with more weapons, in a speech to the Annual Conference of the Norwegian Confederation of Enterprises in Oslo on Thursday (5 January 2023).

On Thursday 5 January 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will participate in the Annual conference of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. The Secretary General will deliver a speech outlining NATO’s role in turbulent times and security as a shared responsibility.

NATO’s highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will meet in person on 18-19 January 2023, in Brussels, Belgium. Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the Military Committee, will preside over the meeting, which will be attended by the Allied Chiefs of Defence and their counterparts from Invitees Finland and Sweden. They will be supported by General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), and General Philippe Lavigne, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), who will each lead a session.

On Sunday (1 January 2023), Germany takes the lead of NATO's highest-readiness military force, placing thousands of troops on standby and ready to deploy within days.

On Wednesday (21 December), NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, joined other international landmarks and switched off lights at 20.00 local time in solidarity with Ukraine.