[80] [81] Rutte stated that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) should be added to the EU's terrorism blacklist. [ 81 ] Rutte's government authorized Ukraine to use Dutch-supplied F-16 fighters to strike targets inside Russia in May.

3 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 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 ...

On Tuesday (1 October 2024), Mark Rutte took office as the NATO Secretary General. He was welcomed to NATO Headquarters in Brussels by the outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term ends after ten years. Mr Rutte and Mr Stoltenberg laid a wreath during a ceremony at the NATO Memorial to the Fallen.

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 · Hungary has lifted its veto on Mark Rutte becoming the next head of NATO. The move came after the Dutch prime minister gave written guarantees that he would not force Hungary to take part NATO's new plans to provide support to Ukraine.

Oct 1, 2024 · Rutte is a genuine transatlanticist and more familiar with EU processes than his predecessor: but he only has a short window to advance NATO’s defence priorities as the EU develops its plans.

3 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 ...

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...