📋 Tender Overview
On June 24 and 25, 2025, Prime Minister, Luc Frieden, Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, and Defense Minister Yuriko Backes, participated in the NATO summit in Hague. Gallery 1 (from G. to Dr.) Yuriko Backs, Minister of Defense; Luc Frieden, Prime Minister; Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (c) Me Yuriko Backes, Minister of Defense, and Xavier Bettel, Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, during the NATO (c) Me summit (from g. To dr.) Xavier Bettel, Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade; Yuriko Backes, Minister of Defense; Donald Trump, President of the United States of America (c) Me Group photo (c) Me Group Photo (c) Me General View (c) Me (in the middle) Xavier Bettel, Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (c) Me (from G. to Dr.) Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; Luc Frieden, Prime Minister; Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the Organization of the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) (c) Me Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (c) Me (Right) Luc Frieden, Prime Minister (c) Me (Left) Yuriko Backes, Minister of Defense (c) Me (from G. to Dr.) Dovile Sakaliene, Minister of National Defense ; Yuriko Backes, Minister of Defense (c) Me Yuriko Backes, Minister of Defense (c) Me Group Photo (c) Me (from g. To dr.) Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic; N.C .; Luc Frieden, Prime Minister (c) Me Luc Frieden, Prime Minister (c) M group of Group (c) Me Group Photo (c) Me in the face of threats and the deterioration of the security environment, in particular the war of Russian aggression which continues in Ukraine, the 32 allies decided a new and ambitious defense investment plan. In a spirit of solidarity and unity, NATO members are committed to consensus to invest 3.5% in essential defense needs and 1.5% in terms of civil security by 2035. This commitment will allow allies to carry out packages of capacity objectives within the framework of the NATO planning process and to have the necessary forces to ensure the defense and collective deterrent, and at the same time national resilience. The fixed calendar guarantees the necessary flexibility, while respecting the sovereignty of the Member States. The review of objectives by the end of the decade is important to take into account technological and geopolitical developments. In this context, the Prime Minister said: Ensuring our common security is essential to maintain our peace, our freedom and our way of life. The decision of today, carried by all the allies, will have to be implemented in a flexible manner and at a progressive rate during the coming decade. It will be a question of strengthening our security while ensuring economic and social benefits in favor of Luxembourg citizens and companies. During the work dinner of the NATO-Ukraine Council within the framework of the session of foreign ministers, Deputy Prime Minister Bettel said: What is happening in Ukraine directly impacts the security of our continent and the protection of our fellow citizens. It is not a distant crisis, it is a war in Europe. Our support is motivated by a common interest: to defend Ukraine, to defend the fundamental principles that assume our own peace and prosperity. Yuriko Backes, at the NATO Ministers of Defense Ministers, stressed: Increasing our defense effort is an investment in our security. It is a question of investing in a targeted manner in added value capacities by valuing the respective advantages of the allies. This is how we strengthen the European pillar of NATO.
