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European Forum Alpbach: UN SG calls for radical rethinking of approaches to peace and security

Greetings to everyone gathered in beautiful Alpbach! Since your first meeting in 1945, this Forum has become a unique space for reflection and action across generations, geographies, and disciplines. Today, you are meeting at a time of great tension and turmoil. War has returned to the European continent with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And all around the world, old and new conflicts rage on.

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28/08/2023

Most civil defence shelters in Finland are in good condition but some shelter equipment needs maintenance

Finland’s civil defence shelters are largely in good repair, but there is still some need for maintenance and repairs. A new Ministry of the Interior study shows that more than 90 per cent of civil defence shelters would provide people with good protection against the effects of conventional weapons. Shelter equipment is in most need of repair. Based on the report, the Ministry of the Interior has drawn up four

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28/08/2023

Norway will lead defence materiel cooperation in Ukraine

Norway entered into an agreement with Ukraine to support the development of a Ukrainian defence material organisation in March 2023. Norway will now also lead the work at a strategic level in NATO, which coordinates the efforts to develop the defence material work between allied nations and Ukraine. The sector will be developed in the direction of western standards and working methods.

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28/08/2023

Sweden: Finnish PM Orpo and Swedish PM Kristersson agreed to intensify cooperation

Finland and Sweden agreed to intensify their cooperation at a meeting between Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Friday 25 August. Prime Minister Orpo visited Sweden at the invitation of Prime Minister Kristersson for the first time after the appointment of Orpo’s Government. The meeting took place at the Swedish Prime Minister’s summer residence Harpsund.

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25/08/2023

Finnish and Swedish PMs to meet in Harpsund

Friday’s meeting will take place at the Swedish Prime Minister’s summer residence in Harpsund. Among other topics, the Prime Ministers are expected to discuss support for Ukraine, relations between Finland and Sweden, defence cooperation, the overall security situation, the green transition and competitiveness, topical EU matters and other international issues.

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23/08/2023

Chair of the NATO Military Committee attends Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference

From 14 to 16 August 2023, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee attended the 25th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Fiji. This year’s theme was “Preserving the Rules-Based Order to Enable Sovereignty in an Era of Strategic Competition”. On the side-lines of the conference, he met with a number of Allied, Partner and non-Partner Chiefs of Defence, including Australia, Colombia, Fiji, Japan, the Republic of

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18/08/2023

UN Security Council speakers discuss Western countries supplying arms to Ukraine

Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, speakers in the Security Council today examined the justification and consequences of arms supplies from the West to Kyiv, with many arguing that these weapons support that country’s self-defence against the Russian Federation’s invasion and others expressing concern that such military assistance makes a peaceful settlement a distant hope.

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18/08/2023

UK: £90m boost to Ukraine’s air defence capability 

It comes as delivery begins of a new package of drones to Ukraine, funded by the UK-administered International Fund for Ukraine. Three contracts to deliver air defence equipment to Ukraine worth more than £90m have been signed by the Ministry of Defence on behalf of the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU).

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18/08/2023

Yearbook of European Security 2023

The first section of the volume explores the EU’s response to the war in Ukraine and the far-reaching repercussions of this unprecedented event for Europe’s security and defence architecture. The second section assesses the implementation of the Strategic Compass, the guiding framework for the Union’s security and defence up to 2030, and the EU’s evolution as a defence actor.

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02/08/2023

Aspen Security Forum: NATO Deputy Secretary General discusses NATO Summit outcomes

The Deputy Secretary General highlighted the decisions on the most robust and detailed defence plans since the Cold War, the enduring commitment to invest more in defence, and the strong package of support to bring Ukraine closer to NATO than ever before. He also outlined that increased resilience and innovation requires closer and deeper cooperation between NATO, the private sector, and its partners around the world.

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21/07/2023

EU Council renews EU’s terrorist list for a further six months

The Council today renewed, without changes, the so-called EU terrorist list, which sets out persons, groups and entities subject to restrictive measures with a view to combatting terrorism. The 13 persons and 21 groups and entities on the list are subject to the freezing of their funds and other financial assets in the EU. In addition, it is prohibited for EU operators to make funds and economic resources available to

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20/07/2023

MEPs approve plans to provide more ammunition for Ukraine 

According to the text, agreed upon with Council last week, the Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP) aims to accelerate the delivery of ammunition and missiles to Ukraine and to help member states restock their arsenals. By introducing targeted measures, including €500 million in financing, ASAP aims to ramp up the EU’s production capacity to address the current shortage of defence products, specifically artillery ammunition, missiles and their components.

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13/07/2023

Secretary General concludes historic NATO Summit in Vilnius

Wrapping up the Summit in Vilnius on Wednesday (12 July 2023), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed that NATO leaders took major decisions to adapt the Alliance for the future. Allies agreed NATO’s most detailed and robust defence plans since the Cold War, strengthened their commitment to defence investment, agreed to bring Ukraine closer to NATO, and deepened partnerships around the world.

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12/07/2023

PESCO reports progress amid shifting European security landscape – EDA

A new report finds that the changing security environment is impacting many PESCO projects’ scope and timelines, with work on key defence capabilities being expedited and expanded. The annual Projects Progress Report finds that many projects are successfully transitioning from one phase to the next, with a marked uptick in progress in response to pressing security concerns.

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12/07/2023

NATO at its turning point: The Vilnius Summit Communiqué

“We, the Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Alliance, bound by shared values of individual liberty, human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, have gathered in Vilnius as war continues on the European continent, to reaffirm our enduring transatlantic bond, unity, cohesion, and solidarity at a critical time for our security and international peace and stability.”

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11/07/2023

NATO agrees strong package for Ukraine, boosts deterrence and defence

On their first summit day, NATO allies agreed to a package of three elements bringing Ukraine closer to NATO. This includes a new multi-year assistance programme to facilitate the transition of the Ukrainian armed forces from Soviet-era to NATO standards and help rebuild Ukraine’s security and defence sector, covering critical needs like fuel, demining equipment, and medical supplies.

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11/07/2023

NATO Secretary General: Vilnius Summit will make Ukraine stronger

The package will include a multi-year programme of assistance to ensure interoperability; upgraded political ties – with President Zelenskyy attending the inaugural meeting of a new NATO-Ukraine Council; and a reaffirmation that Ukraine will become a member of NATO, with unity on how to bring Ukraine closer to its goal.

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07/07/2023

Defence expenditures of NATO Countries (2014-2023)

NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information. Each Ally’s Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defence expenditure according to an agreed definition of defence expenditure. The amounts represent payments by a national government actually made, or to be made, during the course of the fiscal year to meet the needs of its armed forces, those of

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07/07/2023
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