This high-level seminar, entitled “EU-NATO Cooperation: Essential Partnership and Democratic Resilience”, will gather MEPs, NATO member state parliamentarians, European Commissioners, experts, and policy makers.
WHEN: Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 July 2025.
WHERE: Room 1A002 in the European Parliament’s Spaak building, Brussels.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will deliver a video message at the opening of the seminar on 14 July at 09:00 CEST, in the presence of Marcos Perestrello, President of the NATO PA.
The event will focus on the current state of EU-NATO cooperation. More specifically, participants will explore how the partnership can strengthen resilience against intensifying hybrid warfare, disinformation, and foreign interference, and boost defence capabilities and preparedness. In addition, discussions will address the importance of building global alliances to protect democracy, with a focus on specific regions such as Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, and the Western Balkans.
Other prominent speakers addressing those gathered include:
- NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska;
- Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen;
- Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos;
- Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius;
- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, national leader of Belarus and Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus.
Find the full programme here.
Livestreaming and photos of the meetings will be available via the Multimedia Centre.
Media accreditation
The event is only open to press and media accredited by the European Parliament. Rules for media accreditation are available here. For interview requests with NATO PA members and speakers who are not related to the European Union, please contact press@nato-pa.int.
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly
The NATO PA is a transatlantic forum that brings together 281 parliamentarians from NATO’s 32 member states. While independent from NATO, it serves as a link between the Alliance and its citizens through their elected representatives. For more information, visit the NATO PA website.
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