The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established in April 1949 by the following founding members: Belgium, France, Denmark, Great Britain, the United States, Iceland, Italy, Canada, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, and Portugal.

Greece joined NATO in 1952, along with Turkey. Subsequent enlargements saw the accession of the Federal Republic of Germany, Spain, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia, Sweden, and Finland.

On the occasion of assuming his position, the Secretary General of the Alliance, Mr. Mark Rutte, visited Athens (26 November 2024). During his meeting with the Greek Prime Minister, the future priorities of NATO, the latest developments in Ukraine, and EU-NATO cooperation on European defense and on European defense industry were discussed.