4 days ago · On Monday (3 February 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participated in an informal meeting of EU leaders in Brussels to discuss European defence. During the meeting the Secretary General stressed the importance of the NATO-EU partnership, highlighting the transatlantic bond as the foundation of European security.

Jan 31, 2025 · NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participated in a gathering of the EU College of Commissioners today (31 January 2025) hosted by the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at La Grande Abbaye de La Ramée in Belgium. The Secretary General welcomed the opportunity to join the conversation, highlighting the value of increased cooperation between NATO and the EU.

Jan 14, 2025 · NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Good to see you, and thanks for all the questions. Let me try to deal with as many as possible. ... The EU is strong on all the soft power, including the internal market, ramping up defence production, and when it comes to, let's say, industry standards - so from the NATO standards, the more industry specific ...

Mark Rutte (Dutch: [ˈmɑr (ə)k ˈrʏtə] ⓘ; born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician who serves as the 14th secretary general of NATO since October 2024. [ 1 ] . He previously served as prime minister of the Netherlands from 2010 to 2024 and leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 2006 to 2023.

Jan 13, 2025 · The EU needs to rethink its spending priorities to boost defense budgets, NATO's new Secretary-General Mark Rutte told the European Parliament on Monday.

Jun 26, 2024 · NATO has appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general, putting the outgoing Dutch prime minister in charge of the world’s biggest security organization at a critical time for European security as war rages in Ukraine.

Jun 18, 2024 · BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary on Tuesday lifted its veto on Mark Rutte becoming the next head of NATO after the outgoing Dutch prime minister gave written guarantees that he would not force the country to take part in the military …

Jul 11, 2023 · An apparently salvageable gap in immigration policy — a discrepancy regarding family reunification for asylum seekers – has brought an abrupt end to the consolidated political career of Mark...

Jun 28, 2024 · Mark Rutte has made it! NATO finally appointed the outgoing Dutch prime minister as its next boss. This move became a formality after his only rival for the post, Romania’s president Klaus...

4 days ago · The Prime Minister met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels this afternoon. The leaders had a constructive discussion about the scale of the defence and security challenge facing Europe ...