This high-level seminar, entitled “EU-NATO Cooperation: Essential Partnership and Democratic Resilience”, will gather MEPs, NATO member state parliamentarians, European Commissioners, experts, and policy makers.

WHEN: Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 July 2025.

WHERE: Room 1A002 in the European Parliament’s Spaak building, Brussels.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will deliver a video message at the opening of the seminar on 14 July at 09:00 CEST, in the presence of Marcos Pestrello, President of the NATO PA.

The event will focus on the current state of EU-NATO cooperation. More specifically, participants will explore how the partnership can strengthen resilience against intensifying hybrid warfare, disinformation, and foreign interference, and boost defence capabilities and preparedness. In addition, discussions will address the importance of building global alliances to protect democracy, with a focus on specific regions such as Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, and the…