"The strength of the Alliance rests not only on its military capabilities but on the political will of its parliaments to ensure sustainability and the support of its citizens." - Salvatore De Meo, Chair of the EP Delegation 🇪🇺 The @europarl_en sent a delegation of 8 MEPs, led by @salv_de_meo, to the Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly #NATOPAVilnius - the last major parliamentary gathering before the NATO Ankara Summit in July. 🔎 Read the full statement: europarl.europa.eu/delegatio… With @salv_de_meo @wbeke @MichalSzczerba Tobias Cremer @arekmularczyk @sarecmarjan @MStakis @kyllonen_merja 📷 Group photo of MEPs; Spring Session Plenary at the @LRSeimas; group photo of @KubiliusA, European Commissioner for Defence and Space; @MarcosPerestre1, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly; @IRuginiene, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania; Radmila Shekerinska, @DepSecGenNATO; @juozas_olekas, Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania; @GitanasNauseda, President of the Republic of Lithuania. #parliamentarydiplomacy #SEDE #DNAT

⚡A packed 2️⃣ day at the NATO PA Spring Session 🇱🇹 The @europarl_en delegation met the Committee Chairs to reaffirm its commitment to sustained engagement. In the bilateral with the Ukrainian delegation, both sides held a frank and important conversation. The EP del. reaffirmed its full support; financial, military and political. #Ukraine 's path to EU membership is inseparable from its security: the two are part of the same fight. The work continues. In the meeting with President Perestrello, Chair @salv_de_meo discussed the implementation of the new status, bringing EP legislative work on EU defence directly into @natopa debates. Looking ahead to Brussels 2027: EU-NATO parliamentary cooperation has never mattered more. 🤝 #parliamentarydiplomacy

An intense first day of discussions at the #NATOVilnius committee meetings. Key topics included: 🔹 Sustaining transatlantic security and deterrence 🔹 Defence spending and burden-sharing among Allies 🔹 NATO's engagement with India 🔹 Security challenges in the High North 🔹 Financing defence and economic resilience 🔹 Critical raw materials and energy security 🔹 Defence innovation, research security, and emerging technologies 🔹 Unmanned systems and directed energy weapons 🔹 Unlocking investment for the future force. A clear message emerged: security, innovation, and Allied unity remain at the heart of NATO's future - all united in support of Ukraine. with @salv_de_meo @wbeke @MichalSzczerba Tobias Cremer @arekmularczyk @sarecmarjan @MStakis @kyllonen_merja #parliamentarydiplomacy

🐺 The EP Delegation is in Vilnius 🇱🇹 for the NATO PA Spring session. It goes without saying that deepening EU-NATO relations and defence readiness will be key priorities on the agenda. Led by #DNAT Chair Salvatore De Meo, they will take part in Committee meetings on this first day; here at the Political Committee, and Economics and Security Committee meeting. with @salv_de_meo @wbeke @MichalSzczerba Tobias Cremer @arekmularczyk @sarecmarjan @MStakis @kyllonen_merja 🗓️🔎 publication.nato-pa.int/prog… #parliamentarydiplomacy