Ireland’s ministers present their priorities in meetings with the relevant parliamentary committees. Ireland holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU until the end of 2026.

Priorities of Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, July - December 2026

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

SEDE - Presentation of the priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Council

Irish Presidency Ambassador Aingeal 0'DONOGHUE meet with Marie Agnes STRACK ZIMMERMANN

SEDE NATO Parliamentary Assembly - Exchange of views with Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, following the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session

SEDE - French nuclear doctrine and European Security, with Alice Rufo, Deputy Minister to the Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs of France

SEDE - GLOBSEC's Annual Battle Readiness on the Eastern Flank

SEDE- Defence Scrutiny: How will the projects selected under the European Defence Fund’s 2025 call for proposals contribute to Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 and the EU’s major defence flagships with François Arbault, Director for Defence Industrial Programme, DG DEFIS, European Commission

SEDE ITRE ENVI - Trilogue on Defence readiness Omnibus

IMCO SEDE - Trilogue on the Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects

This News item shows extracts from the presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Irish Ministers at the following EP Committee meetings: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE), Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) and Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI).

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Irish Ministers: extracts from the EP Committee meetings (LIBE, CULT, AFET, SEDE, AGRI, ENVI)

This News item shows extracts from the presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Cyprus Ministers at several EP Committee meetings. The Ministers went to the European Parliament's Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE), the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO), the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE).

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Cyprus Ministers: extracts from the EP Committee meetings (SEDE, IMCO, LIBE, AFET, ITRE)

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

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

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

The European Parliament's Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) host the first-ever Inter-Parliamentary Committee Meeting with the Defence Committees of all National Parliaments of EU Member States plus the Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. This unprecedented gathering represents a significant step in strengthening the Union’s democratic oversight of security and defence as well as a show of solidarity with Ukraine at a critical moment in the future of European security.

Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)

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