Lennart Meri Conference, meeting place of people and of ideas is always among year’s highlights. It was good to see voices from Germany well represented, incl Bundestag, Government, leading analysts.
#LennartMeriConference@botschaftestber@icds_tallinn@janlcscheer
Today, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is visiting Ukraine for the seventh time. Thank you for supporting our state and for all of Germany’s assistance since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale aggression – more than EUR 28.6 billion over this period. This is a significant strengthening of our defense.
We discussed the development of joint defense production. We can already count on six projects. Ukraine’s proposal to work with Germany in the Drone Deal format is also on the table. We expect that we will be able to make this happen. We also value our agreements on strengthening Ukraine’s air defense, which were signed in April. This is important for protecting our energy infrastructure. Europe must be self-sufficient in defending against any threats, especially ballistic ones. We discussed how we can move forward in this direction.
Special attention was given to the diplomatic process for achieving peace and to Europe’s place in it. A lot depends on Europe, both in the peace process and in the reconstruction of our country.
NATO Mission Iraq has adjusted its posture, safely relocating all its personnel from the Middle East to Europe.
Read more here:
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INCIDENT: We are currently monitoring an unidentified flying sleigh entering NATO airspace. The track originates from the North Pole and is flying an erratic path🎅 No NATO jets have been scrambled.
EDA chief, André Denk, joins ministers at FAC/Defence for talks on #Ukraine ahead of pivotal Steering Board chaired by Head of Agency @kajakallas.
Germany's @sebast_hartmann said: “EDA is a crucial step that enables the pooling of Member States’ capabilities.”
#StrongerTogether
Arrival and doorstep by @sebast_hartmann, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Defence of #Germany, at the Foreign Affairs Council ( #FAC#Defence) taking place on 1 December 2025 in #Brussels.
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🇩🇪 is going to fulfill the 5% of GDP commitment to NATO while continuing the strong support of 🇺🇦, State Secretary Hartmann stated very clearly. The panel underlined the urgent need for coordinated measures against the hybrid threat and ongoing provocations from Russia.
State Secretary Hartmann debated together with 🇱🇻Minister of Defence Andris Sprūds and high-level experts from 🇫🇷and 🇬🇧. He underlined the German efforts to increase the capabilities of the German Bundeswehr in both areas personnel and equipment.
“🇩🇪will strengthen its defense capabilities & fulfill NATO’s 5% commitment” - Parliamentary State Secretary to the 🇩🇪Minister of Defence Sebastian Hartmann took part in the panel “Increasing Europe’s Capabilities to Uphold the Transatlantic Link” on the #RigaConf2025 today.
Club of Three dinner at the French Embassy in Berlin with German State Secretary @sebast_hartmann, discussing prospects for strengthening our defence and security at a critical time for Europe. Warm thanks to @FranzBotschaft and @Amb_Delattre for welcoming us on 25 September.
Sicherheit braucht klare Investitionen.
Sebastian Hartmann stimmt dem Koalitionsvertrag zu - weil er Sicherheit als Kernaufgabe des Staates versteht. Der Vertrag ermöglicht massive Investitionen in die öffentliche Sicherheit: mehr Personal, bessere IT-Strukturen, moderne Ausrüstung und eine konsequente Bekämpfung von Extremismus - online wie offline.
Heute ist die letzte Chance, sich aktiv zu beteiligen: Bis Mitternacht können alle SPD-Mitglieder über den Koalitionsvertrag mit der Union abstimmen. Alle Informationen zur Abstimmung findest Du in dem Brief, den Du per Post erhalten hast.
Für eine starke Demokratie und ein sicheres Zusammenleben. @sebast_hartmann @DirkWieseSPD @spdde@spdbt
Der Alterspräsident #Gysi eröffnet die konstituierende Sitzung des Bundestages in der 21. Wahlperiode.
In seiner ausufernden Eröffnungsrede werden in loser Reihe zahlreiche Themen eher angeschnitten und um Positionen ergänzt. Es fehlte ein Schwerpunkt oder zentrales Thema.
@FlorianvonBrunn Es wird doch nicht sein, dass Bayern im Bundesrat - nicht - zustimmt und möglicherweise deswegen die Verfassungsänderung scheitert. Obendrein wäre es der Beweis, dass der CSU Einfluss aufgrund der mehrfachen Koalitionsregierungen in Bayern eher einen Einfluss von 0 hat.