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On Monday (16 December 2024) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed Montenegro's Prime Minister Milojko Spajić to NATO Headquarters. The Secretary General thanked the Prime Minister for his country's support to NATO’s military presence in Latvia and Bulgaria, its peacekeeping mission in Kosovo and training mission in Iraq. He also praised Montenegro's commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defence this year.

On Monday, 16 December 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will meet with the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Mr Milojko Spajić, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels.

In 2024, photographers from across the Alliance took thousands of pictures documenting NATO’s historic 75th anniversary year. They captured the magnitude of landmark political events like the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington D.C., the grit and cooperation of Allied troops conducting NATO exercises, and other moments of beauty, unity and humanity. We chose four of our favourite photos and put them to a vote on social media, asking the public to choose NATO’s photo of the year for 2024. And the winner is...

On Thursday (12 December 2024), Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed a group of World War II veterans from the United States to NATO Headquarters.

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 defence spending.”

Experts from Allied countries, think-tanks, academia and international organisations gathered at NATO Headquarters (on 9 December 2024), for the annual roundtable on energy security hosted by NATO. They shared views on recent energy developments, including the changing critical infrastructure landscape, and their implications for our collective security. They also discussed the energy transition and the use of innovative energy technologies and sources for the military, as part of NATO’s Energy Transition by Design. This initiative aims to strengthen coordination amongst Allies, as they continue to adapt their armed forces and further improve their effectiveness.

On Wednesday 11 December, NATO published a list of 12 defence-critical raw materials essential for the Allied defence industry. These materials are integral to the manufacture of advanced defence systems and equipment.

On Wednesday (11 December 2024), NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) announced a new cohort of innovative companies that will join its accelerator programme in January 2025.

On Thursday, 12 December 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will deliver a speech followed by a conversation moderated by Dr. Rosa Balfour, Director of Carnegie Europe.