NATO appoints outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as its …
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.
Mark Rutte takes office as NATO Secretary General
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.
NATO chief warns that Putin wants long-term ... - Associated Press News
Dec 12, 2024 · BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “wipe Ukraine off the map” and could come after other parts of Europe next, as he urged Europeans to press their governments to ramp up defense spending. “It is time to shift to a wartime mindset,” Rutte told security experts and analysts at the Carnegie Europe think ...
Nato must switch to 'wartime mindset', warns secretary general
Mark Rutte called the current security situation the "worst in my lifetime" Nato members have pledged to spend at least 2% of the value of their economies - measured by GDP - on defence per year ...
NATO - News: NATO Secretary General calls on Allies to increase …
Dec 12, 2024 · In his first major speech as NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte highlighted the critical need to ramp up defence spending and defence production in an increasingly turbulent security environment. Speaking at an event hosted by Carnegie Europe in Brussels on Thursday (12 December 2024), Mr Rutte called on Allies to “shift to a wartime mindset and turbo charge our defence production and ...
NATO's new chief makes Ukraine support a top ... - Associated Press News
Oct 3, 2024 · “There can be no lasting security in Europe without a strong, independent Ukraine,” new NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in his first speech on taking office, and he affirmed a commitment made by the organization’s leaders in 2008 that …
Dutch PM Mark Rutte to leave politics after government collapses
Jul 10, 2023 · Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Monday he would step down as leader of the country’s ruling party and leave politics, after his government collapsed over immigration policy, Dutch...
Mark Rutte, next NATO secretary general, after Romania drops …
Jun 20, 2024 · Mark Rutte, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, is now set to become the next NATO secretary general. Romania, the only member of the alliance holding out on his candidacy,...
Mark Rutte Moves From Leading Netherlands to Heading NATO
Jun 26, 2024 · Mark Rutte, the long-serving Dutch prime minister, was formally named the new secretary general of NATO on Wednesday, putting an experienced, strongly pro-Ukraine leader with a reputation...
Mark Rutte takes over as new NATO chief, dismisses Trump …
Oct 1, 2024 · One of NATO’s longest serving top officials, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, stepped down on Tuesday, handing over the reins to former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the military...