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NATO Secretary General: Vilnius Summit will make Ukraine stronger, reinforce NATO’s deterrence and defence Previewing the Vilnius Summit at NATO Headquarters on Friday (7 July 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the meeting of Allied leaders “will send a clear message: NATO stands united, and Russia’s aggression will not pay.” Click here to download the press conference by the NATO Secretary General. Q&A session will be available as soon as possible under the same link.  The webstory is available here and the transcript here.  2023 NATO Vilnius Summit Programme is here.  NATO Secretary General hosts meeting of senior officials from Finland, Türkiye and Sweden NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg hosted a meeting of senior officials from Finland, Türkiye and Sweden on Thursday (6 July 2023) at NATO Headquarters, focused on Sweden’s membership in NATO. Click here to download the press point by the NATO Secretary General following the meeting between Finland, Türkiye and Sweden. The webstory is available here and the transcript here.  NATO Allied fighter jets stand ready to secure Allied skies Every day, NATO Allies’ fighter jets are on alert to secure Allied skies against external aggression or unpredictable behaviour. NATO Air Policing mission is on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. If unidentified air traffic passes through or near NATO airspace, fighters assigned to this mission can scramble to intercept and verify its identity. This is a standing peacetime task that has been carried out for decades. At NATO Air Policing mission in the Baltics, for example, Allies regularly scramble to intercept Russian military traffic transiting the Baltic Sea. When these jets don’t respond to hails from air traffic controllers, NATO’s Combined Air Operations Centres order jets to scramble from Estonia and Lithuania to verify their identity. Currently, Portugal and Romania are covering this mission with F-16 Fighting Falcons flying from Šiauliai Airbase in Lithuania. Since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Allies have stepped up patrols in the eastern part of the Alliance to ensure that NATO can defend its skies on short notice. Some of these patrols are supported by aerial refuelers like the A-330 Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport, an asset collectively owned by a handful of NATO Allies. Click here to download the b-roll. Footage includes Allied fighter jets from Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and the United Kingdom, and fighter jets from NATO invitee Sweden conducting airborne operations. With soundbites from the commander of the Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) Uedem, and from the commanders of the Portuguese and Romanian F-16 detachment in Lithuania.

Welcome to Lithuania Welcome to Lithuania! A land of rich history, beautiful scenery, blazing-fast internet, and in July 2023, the NATO summit in Vilnius. Since the end of the Soviet occupation, Lithuania has blossomed into an economically vibrant nation, full of deep forests, blue lakes and rolling hills. The country joined NATO in 2004 and quickly became an indispensable part of the Alliance’s exercises and operations. Here to introduce us to his country is Aurimas Valujavičius, a Lithuanian traveller and vlogger famous for completing a four-month journey across the Atlantic Ocean in a single rowing boat. Lithuania’s capital Vilnius will host the NATO summit on 11-12 July 2023. Click here to download the video. More information on the 2023 NATO summit is available on our website.  Secretary General: Vilnius Summit will make Ukraine stronger, reinforce NATO’s deterrence and defence Previewing the Vilnius Summit at NATO Headquarters on 7 July 2023, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the meeting of Allied leaders “will send a clear message: NATO stands united, and Russia’s aggression will not pay.” READ MORE NATO Secretary General hosts meeting of senior officials from Finland, Türkiye and Sweden Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg hosted a meeting of senior officials from Finland, Türkiye and Sweden on 6 July 2023, focused on Sweden’s membership in NATO. READ MORE North Atlantic Council extends mandate of the NATO Secretary General NATO Allies agreed on 4 July 2023 to extend the mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg by a further year, until 1 October 2024. The decision will be endorsed by NATO Heads of State and Government at the Vilnius Summit. READ MORE NATO stresses need for de-escalation for lasting security in Kosovo and stability in the Western Balkans NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Operations, Tom Goffus, reiterated NATO’s steadfast commitment to promoting regional stability during a visit to Kosovo on 5 July 2023. READ MORE Deputy Secretary General welcomes President of the Moldovan Parliament to NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană welcomed the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Igor Grosu, to NATO Headquarters on 4 July 2023. READ MORE Chair of the Military Committee and SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff Operations brief on integration of NATO and national military planning In a briefing with journalists on 3 July 2023 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, and the SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Major General Matthew Van Wagenen, presented an overview on the integration of NATO military planning and national military planning. READ MORE NATO and Mauritania strengthen cooperation General Dah Sidi Mohamed El Agheb, Commander of the Joint Military Academy of Mauritania, visited NATO Headquarters on 26 June 2023, where he met with several Allied representatives and members of NATO’s International Staff and International Military Staff. He shared views with them on the latest security developments in the Sahel region and on opportunities to enhance NATO’s cooperation with Mauritania. READ MORE ...

Defence Expenditures of NATO Countries (2014-2023) NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information. Each Ally's Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defence expenditure according to an agreed definition of defence expenditure. The amounts represent payments by a national government actually made, or to be made, during the course of the fiscal year to meet the needs of its armed forces, those of Allies or of the Alliance. In the figures and tables that follow, NATO also uses economic and demographic information available from the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission (DG ECFIN), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In view of differences between both these sources and national GDP forecasts, and also the definition of NATO defence expenditure and national definitions, the figures shown in this report may diverge considerably from those which are quoted by media, published by national authorities or given in national budgets. Equipment expenditure includes expenditure on major equipment as well as on research and development devoted to major equipment. Personnel expenditure includes pensions paid to retirees. The cut-off date for information used in this report was 23 June 2023. Figures for 2022 and 2023 are estimates. Download the full document in PDF Download the tables in Excel format   Les dépenses de défense des pays de l'OTAN (2014-2023) L'OTAN recueille régulièrement des données sur les dépenses de défense des Alliés et les présente sous la forme d'agrégats et de sous-ensembles. Le ministère de la Défense de chaque pays membre communique les données relatives aux dépenses de défense actuelles et futures selon une définition agréée des dépenses de défense. Ces montants représentent les paiements qu'un État a réellement effectués ou devra effectuer au cours de l'exercice pour satisfaire les besoins de ses forces armées, de celles d'autres Alliés ou de l'Alliance elle-même. Dans les graphiques et tableaux qui suivent, l'OTAN recourt également à des informations économiques et démographiques mises à disposition par la direction générale des affaires économiques et financières de la Commission européenne (DG ECFIN) ainsi que par l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE). Du fait des différences entre ces sources et les prévisions de croissance du PIB établies par les pays, mais aussi entre la définition OTAN des dépenses de défense et les définitions nationales, les chiffres présentés peuvent s'écarter considérablement de ceux qui sont cités par les médias, publiés par les autorités nationales ou inscrits dans les budgets nationaux. Les dépenses d'équipement englobent les dépenses afférentes aux équipements majeurs et les dépenses de recherche et développement consacrées à ces équipements. Les dépenses de personnel incluent les pensions de retraite. Les informations utilisées dans le présent rapport ont été arrêtées à la date du 23 juin 2023. Les chiffres pour 2022 et 2023 sont des estimations. Télécharger lle doucment complet en format PDF Télécharger les tableaux en format Excel

2023 NATO Summit Vilnius - Media programme

Lithuania will host a NATO Summit in Vilnius on 11-12 July 2023. The meetings will be chaired by the NATO Secretary General and will take place at LITEXPO – Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Center, at Laisvės av. 5, 04215, Vilnius. The event programme is now available on the NATO website. Detailed media programme (PDF) Information for accredited media

Press point of the NATO Secretary General following meeting between Türkiye, Sweden and Finland

The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will brief the media at NATO Headquarters on Thursday 06 July 2023, after the meeting of senior officials from Türkiye, Sweden and Finland. The briefing will begin immediately after the meeting of senior officials. Media advisory Immediately after the meeting around 16:30 (CEST)     Press point of the NATO Secretary General, Press Theatre   Media coverage The press conference is open to media representatives who have annual accreditation to NATO for 2023. This event will be streamed live on the NATO website. A transcript of the Secretary General's remarks, as well as pictures taken by a NATO photographer, will be posted there shortly. The video will be available for free download from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event.   For more information: Contact the NATO Press Office