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Rasmussen became the new Secretary General despite initial fierce opposition by Turkey to his selection. Photo by EPA/BGNES
Former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen takes over as NATO's new secretary general on Monday as part of a team assembled by President Barack Obama to lead the war effort in Afghanistan.
The secretary-general is responsible for coordinating the alliance's work, leads NATO's staff and chairs the North Atlantic Council, the alliance's top political governing body.
Alliance leaders picked Fogh Rasmussen to succeed de Hoop Scheffer during their summit in April.
Rasmussen became the new Secretary General despite initial fierce opposition by Turkey to his selection over his refusal to apologize for the 2006 Mohammad cartoons affair, and the permission that a pro-PKK Kurdish TV station ROJ has to air from Danish soil.
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Thursday bid farewell to officials and the international staff at the alliance headquarters, practically ending his tenure as NATO chief.
De Hoop Scheffer, a Dutch politician, became NATO secretary general in January 2004. In the past five and a half years, he devoted his efforts mainly to the NATO-led military operations in Afghanistan and NATO's defense transformation. He also witnessed the accession of nine countries to NATO, including Bulgaria.
Bulgaria's former Foreign Minister and present Chair of the Parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee, Solomon Passy, was among the major bidders for the NATO Secretary General position.
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized NATO allies over what he described as their unwillingness to support Washington during the war with Iran, following a two-hour meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House
Keith Kellogg, who previously served as US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for Ukraine, has raised the possibility of reshaping existing security structures, including moving beyond NATO
The Council of Ministers has adopted the Report on the State of Defense and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria for 2025, which was submitted to both the National Assembly and the public, outlining an overall assessment of military readiness and
U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated he is seriously considering the possibility of withdrawing the United States from NATO, sharply escalating tensions with America’s European allies amid growing disputes over the war against Iran.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Washington may be forced to reassess the value of NATO once the war with Iran is over, warning that strained cooperation with European allies is putting pressure on the transatlantic alliance.
Bulgaria has nearly doubled its defense spending over the past decade, according to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s annual report
A shooting at a school in southeastern Turkey left 16 people injured after a former student opened fire before taking his own life, according to local authorities.
Despite the US-imposed naval blockade targeting Iranian-linked maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, several sanctioned vessels have continued to pass through the strategic waterway
The European Union has agreed on a major overhaul of its steel import regime, effectively doubling tariffs in an effort to protect domestic producers from what officials describe as a growing wave of low-cost foreign, particularly Chinese, exports
U.S. President Donald Trump has again escalated rhetoric beyond the ongoing war with Iran, suggesting that Cuba could become Washington’s next target
Hungary’s incoming prime minister Péter Magyar has signaled that his government will not obstruct the European Union’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine, while making clear that Budapest itself will not participate in the mechanism
The United States has moved forward with a major escalation in its conflict with Iran, enforcing a naval blockade on all Iranian ports as of Monday, targeting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
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