News and announcements

North Atlantic Council honours victims of Polish air crashThe North Atlantic Council (NAC) met today to honour the victims of the Polish tragedy. The Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Dean of the Council, Ambassador Per Poulsen-Hansen, and the Chairman of the Military Committee, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, expressed their condolences to the Polish people on behalf of the NAC, the Military Committee and the entire NATO community.12.04.2010. | Press releases

PM Kosor met US president ObamaThere are no old and new members of NATO, all of us are NATO, all of us have equal rights, U.S. President Barack Obama said at a dinner he hosted for 11 Central and Eastern European leaders in Prague on Thursday, Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said.08.04.2010. | Press releases

President Josipović holds talks with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Croatian President Ivo Josipovic holds talks with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Saturday, 27 March during the Brussels Forum.27.03.2010. | Press releases

Video debates on empowering women in conflict zones, 8 MarchThis 8 March, NATO is marking International Women's Day with the start of a series of video debates on empowering women in conflict zones, with the first session airing at 16:00 on NATO's website.06.03.2010. | Press releases

NATO Crisis Management Exercise 2009 (CMX 09) from 4 to 10 March 2010NATO will conduct its regular Crisis Management Exercise (CMX) between 4-10 March 2010. The exercise is designed to practice Alliance crisis management procedures at the strategic political level and will involve civilian and military staffs in national capitals, at NATO Headquarters, and in both Strategic Commands. Unlike a live exercise, however, no forces are actually deployed for the purpose of these exercises.04.03.2010. | Press releases

15. CAF Continget in ISAF15th Croatian Armed Forces-CAF Contingent was sent to the area of ISAF peacekeeping operation in Afghanistan on Friday, February 26. The majority of 15th HRVCON was deployed in the Regional Command North in Mazar-e Sharif, while the rest were deployed in the Regional Command in Kabul.26.02.2010. | Press releases

Third CAF contingent left for KFOR mission in KosovoThird Croatian contingent of 20 members of the Croatian Armed Forces, mostly from the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence with two transport helicopters Mi-171-Sh, left for the NATO KFOR (Kosovo Force) peacekeeping operation in Kosovo, on Wednesday, January 20, for a period of four months.20.01.2010. | Press releases

donation to Iraqi security forces (NTM-I), Dec 2009Croatian MOD delegation led by the MOD State Secretary Pjer Simunovic donated six official dogs with all the equipment to Iraqi security forces on Wednesday, December 16, on the Baghdad airport, and thus officially completed the project of training of Iraqi security forces for the guides of official dogs for detection of explosives.16.12.2009. | Press releases

training of Iraqi security forces for official dog guides for the detection of explosives completedThe ceremony upon the completion of training of members of Iraqi security forces for official dog guides for the detection of explosives was held on Wednesday, December 9, in "Satnik Kredimir Ivosevic" Training Centre in Dugo Selo.09.12.2009. | Press releases

training of Iraqi security forces for official dog guides for the detection of explosives completedThe ceremony upon the completion of training of members of Iraqi security forces for official dog guides for the detection of explosives was held on Wednesday, December 9, in "Satnik Kresimir Ivosevic" Training Centre in Dugo Selo.09.12.2009. | Press releases