NATO News

On Thursday 22 May, Major General Christophe Hintzy from France assumed command of NATO Mission Iraq, at a change of command ceremony in Baghdad. He succeeds Lieutenant General Lucas Schreurs from the Netherlands, who had been in post since May 2024. The ceremony was attended by Iraqi officials, Ambassadors from Allied and partner countries, NATO officials, and other representatives from the international community in Baghdad.

On Wednesday (21 May 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Dick Schoof to NATO Headquarters. The leaders held productive discussions on boosting defence spending, support for Ukraine and the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed Czech President Petr Pavel to NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (21 May 2025) to discuss preparations for the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague.

On Tuesday (20 May 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attended the Foreign Affairs Council with EU Defence Ministers. He highlighted the importance of closer NATO-EU relations, in light of the threats from Russia, China’s military build-up, and terrorism.

On Tuesday, 20 May 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will meet the Minister of Defence of Latvia, Mr Andris Sprūds, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels.

On Wednesday, 21 May 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will receive the President of Czechia, Mr Petr Pavel, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels.

On Tuesday, 20 May 2025, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will participate in a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Defence Ministers’ format. The meeting will take place at the Europa building, Brussels.

On Wednesday, 21 May 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will receive the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mr Dick Schoof, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels.

On Thursday, 22 May 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will visit Norway.

On Friday (16 May), NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska travelled to Estonia.

On Friday 16 May (2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte joined European leaders at a meeting of the European Political Community in Tirana, Albania to discuss shared security concerns.

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On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 May, NATO Foreign Ministers met in Antalya, Türkiye to discuss strengthening Allied deterrence and defence, and to move forward preparations for the Summit in The Hague in June.

On Friday, 16 May 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will visit Tirana, Albania, to participate in a meeting of the European Political Community.

On Friday, 16 May 2025, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ms Radmila Shekerinska, will visit Tallinn, Estonia.

Brussels, NATO Headquarters, 7 to 11 May 2025 – 29 representatives from 19 partner nations participated in the 26th iteration of the NATO Partner Staff Officers' Familiarization Programme. The eight-day event, jointly organized by IMS Cooperative Security (CS) Division and SHAPE’s Partnership Directorate, introduced participants to NATO’s structure and opportunities for cooperation.

Brussels, 14 May 2025 – The 193rd NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session took place at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, today. Thirty two Allied Chiefs of Defence discussed NATO’s vigilance & deterrence, continued support to Ukraine, and preparations for the NATO Summit in The Hague in June. The final meeting of the day saw the Ukrainian Chief of Defence, General Sikyrsky, join the NATO-Ukraine Council virtually from Kyiv.

NATO’s highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will meet on 14 May 2025, at the Chiefs of Defence level. The Chair of the Military Committee (CMC), Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, will preside the meeting, with the participation of the 32 Allies, along with the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), and Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT).

On Tuesday (13 May), the United Kingdom succeeded Denmark as the annual Chair of NATO’s Transatlantic Quantum Community (TQC).