In Brussels [Belgium], Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was named the next head of the transatlantic military alliance NATO on Wednesday, a development that comes at a critical time for European security amid Russia's war in Ukraine. Al Jazeera reported.Ambassadors from the alliance's 32...
The statement said Rutte will take over as NATO Secretary General on October 1, when Jens Stoltenberg's tenure at the helm of the alliance ends after 10 years, Xinhua news agency reported.On June 19, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis officially announced his withdrawal from the race for...
Iohannis had applied for the position, but "informed his NATO allies late last week that he had withdrawn his candidacy for the position," according to the press release.On Thursday, Romania's Supreme Council of National Defense "declared itself in favor of Romania's support for the candidacy...
“Hungary is ready to support PM Rutte’s bid for NATO Secretary General,” Orbán said on Tuesday on X. Orbán accompanied a copy of a letter from Rutte to an agreement between Orbán and the current Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg. While promising to respect, Hungary would not do so. It would be...
“Hungary is ready to support PM Rutte’s bid for NATO secretary general,” Orbán said on X, accompanied by a copy of a letter from Rutte promising to honor an agreement between Orbán and the current secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg Providing that, Hungary would not be required to contribute to...