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Defence Minister @Yuriko_Backes received 🇺🇸 Ambassadors Matthew Whitaker @USAmbNATO & Stacey Feinberg @USEmbLuxembourg
Ahead of next month’s NATO Summit in Ankara they discussed priorities, defence spending, turning investments into capabilities & the role of the industrial base
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Directorate of Defence retweeted
Jun 11
Great opportunity at the Transatlantic Defense Industry Access Forum to address representatives of the US & Luxembourg defense industrial base. The industry is key to meet our military capability targets.
Let us move forward, together. 🤝
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Collective security relies on strong partnerships - working visit of Minister of Defence of Lithuania @robertas_kaunas in Luxembourg.
Lithuania is a close Ally & trusted partner of Luxembourg. Currently, 7 🇱🇺 soldiers are part of the NATO Multinational Battlegroup in Lithuania.
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Ministers Robertas Kaunas and Yuriko Backes discussed European defence readiness, NATO, military support to Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, bilateral defence cooperation and the growing role of space in Defence.
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Luxembourg and Lithuania are stepping up defence cooperation in Space 🛰️
With the signature of a Letter of Intent Minister of Defence of Lithuania, @robertas_kaunas, and Minister @Yuriko_Backes confirmed their ambition to elevate the already existing cooperation to a new level.
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Directorate of Defence retweeted
Jun 2
Productive meeting with Faruk Kaymakcı, Ambassador of Türkiye to Luxembourg, ahead of the upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara, 7-8 July 2026. We discussed ways of strengthening defence & defence industrial cooperation, as well as our shared priorities in mobility and connectivity.
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EXCLUSIVE: Luxembourg Defence Minister @Yuriko_Backes on women in security, NATO’s future and why Europe must do more than spend.
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Luxembourg stands in full solidarity with its Ally Romania after a Russian drone involved in the bombing of Ukraine hit a residential building in Romania, leaving two civilians wounded. We fully condemn Russia’s reckless and irresponsible behaviour.
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Investing in our defence – a necessary response in a challenging context
Over the next three years, Luxembourg's defence investments will gradually increase by 0.1% of GNI each year from today's 2% to 2.3% by 2029.
Today, Minister @Yuriko_Backes presented our plan to Parliament
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Directorate of Defence retweeted
May 12
Great first meeting with Lithuania’s Minister of Defence @robertas_kaunas, at the Foreign Affairs Council on Defence in Brussels. I am looking forward to deepen our already strong military cooperation and to welcome you soon in Luxembourg.
🇱🇹 🤝 🇱🇺
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Happy Europe Day 🇪🇺⭐️
#europe #eu #europeday #unitedindiversity
@Yuriko_Backes @luxembourgmega @Defense_lu
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Luxembourg is back in full force in Romania
Today, after a one year transformation period, soldiers of the Luxembourg Armed Forces re-deployed in full force to the NATO Forward Land Forces @NATOBGRomania in Romania.
🇱🇺🇫🇷🇧🇪🇪🇸🇷🇴
#WeAreNATO
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Directorate of Defence retweeted
Apr 29
De Regierungsrot huet haut d’Nominatioun vum Lieutenant-Colonel Tom Schons als Chef d’état-major adjoint vun der Arméi ugeholl. Zesumme mam Colonel Claude Robinet wäert hien d’Arméi an Zukunft féieren. Meng Félicitatiounen!
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Directorate of Defence retweeted
📍 Romania | Video recap of the major allied exercise EAGLE SPEARHEAD
Day and night engagements for units from @NATO🇫🇷, 🇷🇴, 🇵🇹, 🇮🇹, 🇲🇰, 🇵🇱, 🇪🇸, 🇧🇪, and 🇱🇺, who demonstrated their ability to operate together in near-real conditions.
🎥 Watch the highlights of this exercise in the video!
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Directorate of Defence retweeted
Apr 28
Diplomatie & Defense si keng Géigesätz. Si gehéieren zesummen. D’Defense schaaft d’Fundament fir d’Sécherheet, d’Diplomatie fërdert d’Stabilitéit - zwee Pilieren, een Zil: Fridden.
Haut hunn ech op der Conférence diplomatique d’Prioritéite vun eiser Defensepolitik skizzéiert.
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Directorate of Defence retweeted
Apr 24
🇱🇻🤝🏻🇱🇺 Thank you, Minister of Defence @Yuriko_Backes, for a productive visit and warm welcome in Luxembourg
Excellent discussions on regional security, support for Ukraine 🇺🇦, the Middle East, #NATO, #EU, bilateral defence cooperation, and the growing role of space in defence.
Latvia highly values Luxembourg as a trusted ally and strategic partner. We continue strengthening our cooperation for a safer and stronger Europe.
📷 By Stefanie SIMONELLI
#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether
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Minister @Yuriko_Backes, together with Minister of Defence of Latvia @AndrisSpruds, visited @SES_Satellites & LuxGovSat headquarters in Betzdorf.
Through the joint-venture of @gouv_lu & SES, Luxembourg is providing secure satellite communications capabilities to Allies.
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Directorate of Defence retweeted
Apr 24
Happy to welcome my friend and colleague @AndrisSpruds, Minister of Defence of Latvia in Luxembourg.
Both our countries are already cooperating in defence, bilaterally and within EU & NATO. I am looking forward to deepen this connection, including in the field of Space.
🇱🇻🤝🇱🇺
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Directorate of Defence retweeted
Apr 24
Today, on this @UN 🇺🇳 International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace 🕊️ let’s reinvigorate the spirit of cooperation and dialogue to tackle global challenges.
Luxembourg 🇱🇺 remains firmly committed to multilateralism.
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Directorate of Defence retweeted
Apr 22
Happy to welcome the PESCO Military Mobility Project representatives in Luxembourg today.
As Minister of Defence and Minister for Mobility and Public Works, military mobility is a political priority, and lies at the intersection of my portfolios.
#PESCO #MilMob
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