Intergovernmental organisations need money to finance their activities, realise their goals and maintain their own structures. But where does this money come from? How big are the budgets? And how much do citizens of different countries contribute? Let’s try to answer these questions by comparing the numbers of three of the world’s largest intergovernmental organisations: The United Nations, the World Trade Organization and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

EPRS policy podcast - Understanding the financing of intergovernmental organisations: A snapshot of the budgets of the UN, NATO and WTO

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte engages in an exchange of views with Members of the Committees on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Foreign Affairs (AFET) as well as in association with the Delegation for relations with the NATO PA (DNAT). Discussion topics include the significant challenges facing the EU and NATO in today's complex geopolitical environment, efforts to strengthen Europe's defence also in view of Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, the state and prospects of transatlantic relations, as well as issues of burden-sharing, political cohesion and strategic adaptation.

SEDE/AFET/DNAT Joint meeting - Exchange of views with NATO Secretary General Mark RUTTE

EP President addresses the Riga Conference and meets with the Prime Minister of Latvia, Evika Siliņa.

The Rīga Conference is an annual meeting of regional and international experts in foreign policy and defense, academics, journalists, and business representatives, promoting the discussion and assessment of issues affecting the transatlantic community. Convening in the Latvian capital since 2006, the conference has become a recognized annual tradition in the region.

The Rīga Conference 2025 will be taking place from 9th till 11th of October, 2025.  Conference will be organised in a hybrid format: with a limited number of participants in person and a wider audience online in order to ensure maximum safety and flexibility for all participants and speakers.

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Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia)

AFET SEDE - Exchange of views with Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO

Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly - Election of the new Chair

Inter-Parliamentary Meeting.European Parliament - NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Countering new threats together - A new era of EU-NATO cooperation.

AFET/SEDE Exchange of views on the security situation in the Western Balkans

Tech and foreign policy: Bridging the gap

SEDE Committee meeting on ' NATO Summit in Warsaw ' :  outcome and main decisions

Joint meeting of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) : Security post-2014: what role for the EU and NATO?

Arnaud DANJEAN, Claude-France ARNOULD, General Jean-Paul PALOMEROS

SEDE - Building European military capabilities, Exchange of views with Chief Executive Director, European Defence and Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, NATO

Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN (Renew, DE), SEDE Chair, David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair, close the exchange of views with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Exchange of views with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with SEDE, AFET, DNAT Committees: closing remarks by Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN (Renew, DE), SEDE Chair, David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair

Mark RUTTE, NATO Secretary General, answers the questions by SEDE and AFET Coordinators, followed by Catch the Eye, at the meeting of Security and Defence (SEDE) and Foreign Affairs (AFET) Committees in association with the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (DNAT).

Exchange of views with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with SEDE, AFET, DNAT Committees: answer by Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Questions to Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by SEDE and AFET Coordinators, followed by Catch the Eye, at the meeting of Security and Defence (SEDE) and Foreign Affairs (AFET) Committees in association with the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (DNAT).

Exchange of views with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with SEDE, AFET, DNAT Committees: questions by SEDE and AFET Coordinators, followed by Catch the Eye

Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN (Renew, DE), SEDE Chair, David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET chair, Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Salvatore DE MEO (EPP, IT), DNAT Chair, open the meeting of the Security and Defence (SEDE) and Foreign Affairs (AFET) Committees in association with the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Mark RUTTE, NATO Secretary General. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Exchange of views with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with SEDE, AFET, DNAT Committees: opening statements by Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN, David McALLISTER, Mark RUTTE

This News items presents extracts from the joint meeting of Security and Defence (SEDE) and Foreign Affairs (AFET) in association with the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, at which Members had the opportunity to exchange views with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Together, they mention Ukraine and the military assistance from the EU and the US. The main topic of the conversation remains the latest deal discussed between Mark RUTTE and American President Donald Trump regarding Greenland's security and sovereignty. The transcription is the result of an automated transcript, please check against delivery.

Exchange of views with Mark RUTTE, NATO Secretary General: extracts from the joint AFET/SEDE meeting

Ahead of his visit to the European Parliament and his participation to a meeting with AFET (Foreign Affairs), SEDE (Defence) Committees along with the Delegation for relations with the NATO PA (DNAT), Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of NATO is welcomed by Roberta METSOLA, EP President. This News item shows extracts from the arrival and the meeting with Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN, chair of SEDE (Defence) and David MCALLISTER Chair of AFET (Foreign Affairs).

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): arrival and meeting

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister, visit to the NATO multinational base at Camp Ādaži during President Metsola's visit to Latvia. This news item shows extracts from President Metsola visiting the NATO multinational base at Camp Ādaži.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Riga (Latvia) - Visit to the NATO multinational base at Camp Ādaži with Evika SILIŅA, Latvian Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and the political group Chairs invite Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and Antonio COSTA, European Council President to participate in the EP Conference of Presidents (CoP), in Brussels.

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents in the presence of Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of NATO and Antonio COSTA, European Council President: extracts from the arrivals and roundtable

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