Senior military officials from NATO and the European Union met at NATO Headquarters for the 23rd conference between the directors general of the NATO International Military Staff and the EU Military Staff. The meeting took place on 23 May and was led by Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak and Lieutenant General Michiel van der Laan.

The discussions covered support for Ukraine, military mobility, space, capability development, medical cooperation, digital transformation and cyber defence. Officials also considered EU military exercises, defence readiness and closer defence industry cooperation.