On 14-15 February 2018 NATO Defence Ministers again met in Brussels to discuss the main threats the world now faces. NATO consists of 29 member states, but 22 of them are simultaneously EU member states. Speaking in general, the decisions taken by NATO are binding on the EU. On one hand, NATO and the U.S., its main financial donor, and the EU very often have different goals. Their interests and even views on the ways to achieve security often differ, with the majority of differences existing inside the EU. Read More