NATO will go through a series of extensive transformation processes thanks to the Madrid Summit that has just ended, the allied countries agreeing on a series of extremely important decisions that will have an impact for many years to come, and below you have explained the most important of them.
Madrid Summit ends with broad decisions to transform #NATO #NATOSummit in Madrid 🇪🇸 concluded on Thursday (June 30, 2022) with decisions to transform and strengthen the Alliance.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: “The decisions we took in Madrid will ensure that our Alliance continues to preserve peace, prevent conflict and protect our people and values. Europe and North America, standing together in NATO. ” Allied leaders agreed on a fundamental change in NATO's deterrence and defense, with the strengthening of forward defenses, increased battle groups in the eastern part of the Alliance and the increase in the number of high readiness forces to more than 300.000.
The leaders also agreed to invest more in NATO and increase joint funding.At the summit, NATO's closest partners Finland and Sweden were invited to join the Alliance, a significant boost to Euro-Atlantic security. Allies further agreed on long-term support for Ukraine through an enhanced comprehensive assistance package.
Leaders endorsed a new NATO #StrategicConcept, the Alliance's blueprint for a more dangerous and competitive world. It sets out NATO's approach to Russia and other threats, including terrorism, cyber and hybrid. For the first time, the Strategic Concept addresses the challenges posed by China.
leaders they agreed on measures to combat climate change, including targets for reducing NATO's greenhouse gas emissions and moving towards Ne A new NATO Innovation Fund to help the Alliance sharpen its technological edge was also launched at the Summit . NATO leaders met with key partners to address global challenges, and Indo-Pacific partners Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea attended a NATO summit together for the first time.
Allies also engaged in the fight against terrorism and addressed NATO's response to threats and challenges in the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel. At the closing press conference the NATO Secretary General stated: “We are facing the worst security situation in decades. But we rise to the challenge with unity and determination. He thanked Spain for hosting the historic summit and said a NATO summit would be held in Vilnius, Lithuania next year.
