NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised the professionalism and dedication of the military personnel of the headquarters of 1 German-Netherlands Corps (1GNC) in Münster.
“1GNC carries the responsibility for guiding NATO armed forces in defending Estonia and Latvia,” Rutte said during his visit to the headquarters last week. Together with Netherlands Prime Minister Rob Jetten and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, he was briefed on the operational readiness of 1GNC.
End of military contribution to mission against ISIS in Iraq
The Dutch military contribution to the international mission Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) in Iraq has come to an end. The mission started in 2014 with the intention to defeat the terrorist organisation ISIS and to support the Iraqi security sector.
General Eichelsheim calls for faster and better European cooperation
“In modern warfare, the greatest sin is delivering the perfect system too late for it to be relevant. Therefore, we must bring our armed forces and defence industry closer together.” Netherlands Chief of Defence General Onno Eichelsheim spoke these words during the Euronews Defence & Space Summit in Brussels last week.
Netherlands to make financial contribution to training centres in Ukraine
Netherlands is to contribute €10 million to the modernisation of two training centres in Ukraine. Netherlands Minister of Defence Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius announced this during a meeting of EU defence ministers in Brussels last week. High on the agenda were hybrid attacks from Russia, military support for Ukraine, and the situation in the Middle East.