Mark Rutte, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands and future Secretary General of NATO, called for continued support for Ukraine in his farewell speech to Dutch lawmakers on Sunday. Rutte said that the shooting down of the passenger flight MH17 by a Russian missile over eastern Ukraine in the summer of 2014 made him […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Long-serving Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged his country to support Ukraine and international cooperation in his final address to his compatriots Sunday, as an inward-looking new government is set to take over the Netherlands in two days. “It is crucial that our country is embedded in the European Union […]
WARSAW (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who will be NATO’s next secretary-general, was criticised by other European Union leaders at a summit for his opposition to joint EU funding of defence projects, Poland’s prime minister said on Friday. Defence was high on the agenda at a European Union summit in Brussels that started […]
(Bloomberg) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will become NATO’s next secretary general, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg who steps down later this year, the military alliance said in a statement. Most Read from Bloomberg All 32 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies agreed that Rutte, 57, will take over from Stoltenberg on Oct. 1 when […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general on Wednesday, 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. Rutte’s appointment was sealed by NATO ambassadors during a meeting at the 32-nation alliance’s headquarters in […]
Nato has appointed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as its next secretary general. The outgoing leader of the Netherlands will take charge of the world’s biggest security organisation at a critical time for European security as war rages in Ukraine. Mr Rutte’s appointment was sealed by Nato ambassadors during a meeting at the 32-nation alliance’s […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday thanked Romania for its president withdrawing from the race to lead NATO, saying the move would help ensure the Western military alliance stays properly focused. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered the message to his Romanian counterpart Luminița-Teodora Odobescu. Their meeting Friday at the State Department came […]
The Biden administration got its way when outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte secured the support of all 32 NATO allies for the alliance’s top political post. Though the secretary general of NATO is often described as more of a secretary than a general, former NATO officials and U.S. diplomats said the alliance may need […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary on Tuesday lifted its veto on Mark Rutte becoming the next head of NATO after the outgoing Dutch prime minister gave written guarantees that he would not force the country to take part in the military alliance’s new plans to provide support to Ukraine. Rutte’s assurances, contained in a letter to […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday that he is willing to endorse Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte‘s bid to become the next secretary general of NATO. “Hungary is ready to support PM Rutte’s bid for NATO Secretary General,” Orbán said on X, alongside a copy of a letter from Rutte promising to respect […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he could support outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for the post of NATO’s secretary general – if certain conditions were met. Rutte must apologize for “insulting remarks” he made against Hungary, Orbán said in an interview with the government-funded Mandiner news portal, which was published on Wednesday night. […]
Estonia and Lithuania say they support Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s candidacy to become the next NATO secretary general. “After thorough discussions, we are certain that Mark Rutte is prepared to take measures to strengthen the alliance and that Estonia can support his ambitions,” the Foreign Ministry in Tallinn announced on Tuesday. Prime Minister Kaja […]