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9 May 2025 Update NATO Secretary General welcomes Germany’s new Chancellor to NATO Headquarters NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz to NATO Headquarters on 9 May 2025, for bilateral talks also in preparation of the NATO Summit in The Hague. Read more NATO Deputy Secretary General reaffirms NATO’s support for Ukraine at the Kyiv Security Forum On 8 May 2025, NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska addressed the Kyiv Security Forum in a video message, expressing solidarity and reaffirming NATO’s full support for Ukraine. Read more Ahead of the NATO Summit, Allies meet to discuss logistics for collective defence In order to ensure NATO’s collective defence, it is necessary to have not only military plans, forces and capabilities but also food, fuel and other essentials in order to project and sustain combat power. Logistics includes the supply, movement and maintenance of equipment, personnel and services. It is crucial for any military undertaking, from early planning to execution and drawdown. Read more NATO’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood wraps up his visit to Kuwait NATO’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, Mr Javier Colomina, travelled to Kuwait on 8 May 2025, for the first time in his new capacity. He met with high-level officials from Kuwait, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya. He also participated in an event organised by the NATO-Istanbul Cooperation Initiative Regional Centre on “Security cooperation, partnerships, and NATO in light of an evolving geopolitical landscape in the Gulf.” Read more NATO addresses electromagnetic interference threats to civil aviation safety Civil aviation is increasingly affected by jamming and spoofing. The NATO Aviation Committee continues its work to address these threats, in close cooperation with other international organisations, including the International Civil Aviation Organisation and EUROCONTROL. Read more NATO releases strategy to use data for enhancing collective defence On 30 April 2025, NATO published a public version of its first Data Strategy. Agreed by Allies in February 2025, the strategy aims to accelerate how the Alliance uses data to help achieve interoperability and integration across all operational domains. Read more NATO 2025 annual conference on gender perspectives On 5-7 May, senior NATO military and civilian leaders, gender advisors, policymakers and civil society representatives from Allied and partner nations gathered for the 2025 Annual Conference of the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The conference celebrated a milestone year for the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, celebrating 25 years since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, a foundational framework for the inclusion of women in all aspects of peace and security. Read more Sixth meeting of the community of interest of intelligence and security-related Centres of Excellence On 5 May 2025, the Joint Intelligence and Security Division held its annual meeting with experts gathering from NATO’s intelligence and security-related Centres of Excellence and the NATO Intelligence Enterprise. The annual meeting focuses on areas of common interest and best practices in order to further the intelligence capabilities of the Alliance. Read more Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defence exercise under way From 1 to 31 May, a multinational live-fire Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) exercise is executed from Norway and the United Kingdom.  NATO exercise Formidable Shield 2025 focuses on maritime operational and tactical interoperability between participating Allies. The scenarios include a series of Ballistic Missile Defence and Air Defence missions in a complex operating environment. Read more The European Union, a unique and essential partner for NATO NATO and the European Union have been strong partners since the early 2000s. The two organisations share the same values and strategic interests. They also face the same challenges and work side by side in many domains, including crisis management, military mobility, maritime security and cyber defence, just to name a few – with the common goal of supporting international peace and security. Watch Video Fortifying the Baltic Sea - NATO’s defence and deterrence strategy for hybrid threats Klaudia Maciata SUBSCRIBE

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