Spain Pushes for Quotas to Ensure Women’s Involvement in Peace Processes

The First Vice-president of the Spanish Government, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, speaking at the conference ‘Women, Peace and Security’, held in Brussels by the European Commission and NATO, has backed the idea of using quotas to ensure women’s...

Egypt to Meet with NATO, EU Officials Tuesday

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit will meet Tuesday in Brussels, Belgium with senior officials of the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization “NATO”.

National Program to Move Towards NATO Accession Adopted in Ukraine

Ukraine’s presidential press service has said that President Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree on Friday approving a national program for 2009 aimed at preparing the country to join NATO. The document gives the Ukrainian government one month to...

NATO Diary: Talk About Your Mood Swings!

Georgia and Ukraine had no reason to feel optimistic heading into NATO summit talks on April 3. After a long and fractious dinner the night before, member states had failed to reach an agreement on whether the two post-Soviet states should receive Membership...

Danish Prime Minister Calls an Election for 2007

The Danish Prime Minister in office, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has called an election. The parliamentary election will be held Tuesday November 13, 2007. The call follows over one month of rumours in the media.