NATO update

 

NATO Allies train on live chemical agents NATO Allied chemical defence soldiers trained on live agents on a unique training course in Czechia.  Specialists from Italy, the United States and the NATO partner Republic of Moldova, gathered to test their ability to identify and neutralise live chemical weapons, ensuring that they have the confidence and the skills required to respond to a real-life chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) attack.  The NATO Joint CBRN Defence Centre of Excellence, located in Brno, Czechia, hosts the only facility that can train recruits on nerve and blister agents, from Sarin to mustard gas. After the five-day course, participants leave with greater trust in their skills and personal protective equipment. Click here to download the video. You can also watch the video on YouTube. Click here to download a b-roll.

28 March 2025

NATO Deputy Secretary General meets the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues On Monday, 31 March 2025, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ms Radmila Shekerinska, will meet the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues, Mr Peter Sørensen. There will be no media opportunity. Photographs will be available on the NATO website.   For more information: For general queries: Contact the NATO Press Office

28 March 2025 Update

Secretary General reaffirms transatlantic unity in Warsaw: There is no alternative to NATO NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Warsaw on 26 March 2025, where he met Polish President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski. The Secretary General then gave a speech at a public event co-hosted by the Warsaw School of Economics and the Polish Institute of International Affairs. Read more

NATO Secretary General visits Thales Herstal factory NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to Herstal, Belgium on 27 March 2025 for a meeting with the Chairman and CEO of the Thales Group, Patrice Caine. While in Herstal, Mr Rutte toured the Thales factory with the Prime Minister of Belgium, Bart De Wever. Read more NATO Allies discuss boosting defence spending and industrial capacity with the European Commissioner for Defence and Space On 26 March 2025, NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska welcomed the European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, to NATO Headquarters for a meeting with Allies in the North Atlantic Council. Read more NATO warships unite for major exercise in the Mediterranean Sea, as Dynamic Mariner 25 prepares to showcase Allied maritime power NATO has officially launched Exercise Dynamic Mariner / Flotex 25, a major multinational maritime exercise designed to enhance Allied naval cooperation, improve operational readiness, and demonstrate the Alliance’s ability to secure vital sea lanes in an evolving security environment. (Story courtesy of Allied Maritime Command) Read more NATO Youth Advisory Board programme kicks off following selection of members On 25 March 2025,, NATO announced the members of its inaugural Youth Advisory Board, who officially began their work with a visit to NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Read more NATO Allies train on live chemical agents Chemical defence soldiers gathered in Czechia for a unique training course on live agents. Specialists tested their ability to identify and neutralise live chemical weapons, ensuring that they have the confidence and skills required to respond to a real-life chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attack. Watch Video