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Mark Rutte

NATO Chief Mark Rutte Visits Croatia

Rutte toured a military base showcasing Croatia’s modern equipment such as Rafale jets, Black Hawk helicopters, and Bayraktar drones, and commended Croatia’s rapid defence...

NATO in Slovenia: Members Must Boost Defence Spending

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, visiting Slovenia for the occasion, praised the country’s “credible” plan to gradually raise defence spending to 3% of GDP...

Radmila Šekerinska Appointed NATO Deputy Secretary General

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has appointed Radmila Šekerinska, former Minister of Defense of North Macedonia, as his new deputy. “I am pleased to announce...
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BiH

Bosnia and Herzegovina Advances Armed Forces Modernization

The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina has approved several multi-year modernization projects for the Armed Forces, including...
North Macedonia

North Macedonia to Welcome Two Major High-Tech Foreign Investments

North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski announced two major foreign high-tech investments, one from Turkey and one from Germany,...
Opinion

The Year Tech Became the System

AI stopped being a clever add-on and became the backbone—of power grids, regulation, capital, and national strategy. For years, artificial...
Slovenia

New Online Tool Makes Learning Slovenian More Accessible

The textbook, Naslon, is available in seven languages and focuses on practical language skills needed in everyday and official...
Croatia

Croatia Unveils €2.18 Billion Defence Modernisation Plan

Croatia has approved a €2.18 billion military modernisation package, marking one of the country’s most significant defence investments to...
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