A look at the Defence news 13 – 19 January
Switzerland is a new candidate for membership of the EU Military Mobility Project, which is coordinated and chaired by the Netherlands.
The aim of the project is to remove obstacles during military movements in order to speed up travel times within the EU. This applies to road, rail, air and inland waterway transport. Twenty-nine countries are taking part in the project.
Baltic ministers unanimous in The Hague: “Ukraine is also fighting on our behalf”
‘Be prepared, because deterrence is the best defence.’ That was the central message conveyed by the ministers of defence of the three Baltic states during their visit to The Hague last week. Hanno Pevkur (Estonia), Andris Sprūds (Latvia) and Dovilė Šakalienė (Lithuania) were welcomed by the Netherlands Minister of Defence, Ruben Brekelmans.
Bauer hands over baton as most senior NATO officer
Last Friday, 17 January, Admiral Rob Bauer passed on the baton as Chair of the NATO Military Committee, a role he had held for the past 3.5 years. In this role, the naval officer was the principal military adviser to the Secretary General. He also chaired all NATO meetings at the military level. Bauer handed over his position to the Italian naval officer, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone.