The Berlin Security Conference / 22th Congress on European Security and Defence will be held from 29 November to 30 November 2023.
The Behörden Spiegel – the most important monthly newspaper for the Public Services in Germany – has been organising the Berlin Security Conference for 22 years now. It is supported by an Advisory Board composed of key international personalities. The President of the BSC in 2023 is Wolfgang Hellmich MP, Chairman of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the Defence Committee, German Bundestag.
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz | Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway | Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General, NATO | Christine Lambrecht, Federal Minister of Defence, Germany | Bjørn Arild Gram, Defence Minister of Norway | Antti Kaikonen, Minister of Defence, Finland | Dr Pål Jonson, Minister of Defence, Sweden | Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, Minister of Defence, Hungary | General Christian Badia, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Norfolk, NATO | General Robert Brieger, Chairman EU Military Committee | Admiral Joachim Rühle, Chief of Staff SHAPE
As every year, the Berlin Security Conference 2023 (BSC) is accompanied by a partner country. The Netherlands is closely involved in the organizational process and will contribute centrally to the program. But even beyond that, military cooperation between the Netherlands and the Federal Republic is close. It is a prime example of a successful common…
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The parachute platoon of the Parachute Regiment 31 practiced parachuting near the small town of Barth in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. A converted Luftwaffe A400M transport aircraft was used for this purpose. In parachuting, the soldiers jump from the aircraft from a great height far ahead of their destination. The parachute is opened already at high altitude.…
The German and Norwegian defense ministers attended the start of production of the 212 CD program. Under the project, 212 CD-class submarines will be built. These will enter service with both armed forces as a joint program of the Royal Norwegian Navy and the German Navy. The order was placed in June 2021. The 212CD…
Senior Advisor on European matters of the French Institute of international relations (Ifri), former French Ambassador to Belgium, former Chief Executive of the EDA
Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy NATO, former Director for Security Policy at the Federal Foreign Office, former Ambassador of Germany to Georgia
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, Germany
MEP, EPP Group Foreign Affairs Coordinator, European Parliament
MP, Chairman of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the Defence Committee, German Bundestag, Congress President 2022
former MEP, former Vice-President of the European Parliament, former Defence Minister of Romania, Congress President BSC 2018
Chairwoman of the German Section of Women in International Security, WIIS.de
President of the Assembly of the WEU 2008 – 2011, President of the European Security and Defence Association (ESDA), Congress President BSC 2012 – 2014
Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany
For some years now nations have been invited to become partners of the Berlin Security Conference. In 2012, Russia was the first partner country, followed by the United Kingdom, Turkey, the United States of America, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy and in 2020, the Czech Republic. In 2021 international agencies at EU and NATO level were partner of the BSC namely OCCAR,EDA and NSPA followed by Norway in 2022.
: This year The Netherlands are partner of the 22nd Berlin Security Conference. The Netherlands will contribute to the programme and will participate with high-ranking delegations and will organise the Pre-event Reception at the Dutch Embassy in Berlin on special invitation only. Our conference partners from industry and business will also participate in BSC 2023 as in previous years with specified contributions and an exhibition.
In addition to over 130 distinguished speakers including political, military, business and civil society leaders the conference draws an ever larger number of members of national parliaments and the European Parliament, as well representatives of the European institutions and NATO. Foreign and Defence Ministers, Ambassadors, Generals, Admirals and industry representatives see the conference as an invaluable forum for addressing a wide range of topics related to security and defence policy. Members of the armed forces, representing all ranks and a wide range of European countries and multinational staffs, as well as representatives of security organisations and industry, contribute to the lively exchange of views and hence to the success of the conference.
